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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management

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Address: P. O. Box 7659
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7659
E-Mail: admissions@mba.wfu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.wfu.edu
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1997

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: 54 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Integrated Product Management
International Marketing Management
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Service Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 38

Average number of students in an elective course: 27

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 46

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 17%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Managing Information in a Competitive Environment
System Analysis and Design



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 41
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 12
 
Tenured professors 29
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 7%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 34%
Have owned a business 24%

(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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MSA (Master of Science in Accountancy)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


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:
APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society)
Babcock Operations Club
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Honor Council
Information Technology
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Babcock Leadership Series Committee
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Student Government Association
Toastmasters International -Speakin' Deacons Chapter
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Bowling
Football
Indoor Hockey
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Tennis, Racquetball & Table Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo

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
Babcock Elevator Competition

Mar. Winston-Salem, NC
Marketing Case Competition

Jan. Winston-Salem, NC
KACE National Case-Writing Competition

Feb. Winston-Salem, NC



 
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