FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Computer requirement? Yes
Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes
Students must complete a business plan? No
School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No
Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 60 Credit hours
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TEACHING METHODS
Teching Methods:
| Case study | 40% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | n/a |
| Lecture | 20% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | 30% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Corporate Finance
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Investments
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Technology
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Leadership
Marketing
Strategy
Average number of students in a core course: 50
Average number of students in an elective course: 42
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 105
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 95%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Corporate Governance
Game Theory for Business Managers
Managing Service Operations
Corporate Responsibility and the Law
Managerial Perspectives on the Law and Workplace
Introduction to Consulting
Strategic HR Management
Companies in Crisis
Dev. Business Unit Strategy in a Competitive Environment
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months | 75 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 25 |
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| Tenured professors | 38 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 11% |
| Underrepresented minorities: (1) | 0% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 29% |
| Have owned a business | 26% |
(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian
Americans are not included in the minority percentage.
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
STUDENT LIFE
Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Buyside Club
Consulting
Energy Club
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Real Estate Club
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Cox MBA Diversity Association
Cox MBA Student Ambassadors
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Social Club
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Cox Fellowship (non-denominational)
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No
MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
| Event | Month | Location |
MBA Rugby
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Mar. |
Duke University |
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