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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas A&M University
Mays Business School

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: 4117 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4117
E-Mail: MaysMBA@tamu.edu
Web site: http://mba.tamu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: n/a undefined



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

Average number of students in a core course: 30

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 128

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 23%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Telecommunications Management
Law for Small and Family Owned Businesses
Business Application Modeling
Control and Audit of Information Systems
Supply Chain Management
Purchasing
E-services
Business Information Security
Business Data Mining
Auctions, Contracts, and Exchanges



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 135
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 12
 
Tenured professors 103
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 26%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 5%
Have owned a business 5%

(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/DVM
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSM (Master of Science in Management)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS-Accounting, MS-Finance,MS-Human Resource Management
MS-Management Information Systems, Master of Land Economics and Real Estate,
MS-Marketing


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 Law
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Nonprofit

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Indoor Hockey
Lacrosse
Outdoor Activities
Polo
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Triathlon
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
Central Charity Challenge

Mar. varies



 
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