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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business

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Address: MBA Program Office, McCombs School of Business
University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, B6004
Austin, TX 78712
E-Mail: mccombsmba@mccombs.utexas.edu
Web site: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? Yes

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: 60 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility
Customer Insight
Energy Finance
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Real Estate
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 65

Average number of students in an elective course: 33

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 122

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 11%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Corporate Governance
Community Development Practicum
Business Case Writing Practicum
Global Electronic Business
Innovations in Business to Business Marketing
Standing Start Practicum
Marketing and Consumer Insights Practicum
Global Marketing Studies-South America
Global Marketing Studies-China
Global Marketing Studies-Europe



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 153
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 9
 
Tenured professors 88
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 17%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 7%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
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:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Meng (Master of Engineering (manufacturing management))
Master of Communications
Master of Latin American Studies
Master of Public Affairs


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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Energy Finance; Hedge Fund
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
Operations; Private Equity
Real Estate
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Armed Forces Alumni Association
Black MBA Association
Brazilian American Business Group
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
Indian Graduate Business Association
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Rugby
Running/Track
Soccer
Triathlon

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
Soccer

n/a various
Rugby

n/a various



 
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