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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University College Dublin
Smurfit School of Business, UCD— Full-Time One-Year MBA
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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? n/a
Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 2100 Credits
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TEACHING METHODS
Teching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | n/a |
| Other | 40% |
| Description: Seminars 30%(including team projects)
10% on either:
Consulting projects
Internships
Field studies
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Due to the number of electives, there are opportunities to specialise in a range of areas from entrepreneurship, marketing, e-commerce, to strategy
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Business Policy
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Leadership
Average number of students in a core course: 40
Average number of students in an elective course: 37
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 22
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 50%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Planning and Decision Making Techniques
Modern Retailing and Distribution Management in EU Market
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business to Business Marketing
Business Strategy Simulation
Decision Analysis
Consulting Process
Strategically Focussed Competitor Analysis
Technology Strategy
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months | 62 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 12 |
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| Tenured professors | 62 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 24% |
| Underrepresented minorities: (1) | n/a |
| 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 Business Studies (13 specializations); Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (for non business graduates)
Master of Science in Marketing Practice
Master of Science in Quantitative Financez
Master of Management Science
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
Corporate Governance
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Networking
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Partners/Family
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Rugby
Sailing
Soccer
Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes
MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
| Event | Month | Location |
MBA Rugby World Cup
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Apr. |
Duke University, NC USA |
MBA Sailing Regatta
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July |
Isle of Wight, UK |
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