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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Vanderbilt University
Owen Graduate School of Management

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Address: 401 21st Avenue, S.
Nashville, TN 37203
E-Mail: admissions@owen.vanderbilt.edu
Web site: http://mba.vanderbilt.edu
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1996

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: 61 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Real Estate
Strategy
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 45

Average number of students in an elective course: 29

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 130

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 8%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Doing Business in China
Corporate Information Strategy
Managing the Customer Chain
Media and Digital Future
Environmental and Social Responsibility
Human Resource Training and Performance



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 42
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 17
 
Tenured professors 26
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 31%
Have owned a business 6%

(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/BA (5 year undergraduate/graduate program
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MALAS (Latin American Studies)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a


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 Ethics
Business Law
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Club
Marketing
Operations Club
Strategy Club
VC/ Private Equity

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Lacrosse
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

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


 
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