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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas A&M International University
College of Business Administration

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Address: 5201 University BLVD
College of Business Administration
Laredo, TX 78041-1900
E-Mail: coba@tamiu.edu
Web site: http://www.tamiu.edu/coba
Directions to school


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? No

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

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 30 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 10%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 70%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
International Banking
International Business
International Trade
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 25

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 18

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 16%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Seminar in Ethics for Accounting
Advanced Accounting Research
Seminar in Financing Business Ventures



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 32
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 7
 
Tenured professors 34
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 11%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 40%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

(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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems


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:
Information Technology

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Volleyball

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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