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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Carolina
Moore School of Business— International Master of Business Administration

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Address: Moore School of Business
1705 College Street
Columbia, SC 29208
E-Mail: imba@moore.sc.edu
Web site: http://mooreschool.sc.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

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: 48 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management

Average number of students in a core course: 40

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 70

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 3%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Financial Statement Analysis
Introduction to the European Union
Global Business Issues
Derivative Products & Analysis
Financial Service Markets & Institutions
Foreign Market Entry & Growth
Cross-Border Alliances & Joint Ventures
Managing Cross-Border Teams
Consulting & Org. Dev. - MNCs
Seminar/Marketing Strategy II



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 126
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 40
 
Tenured professors 72
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
Have owned a business 3%

(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)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts in Economics
Master of Human Resources


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:
Consulting

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Softball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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