PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 48 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 29 |
Graduation requirements:
n/a
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 75% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 5% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 5% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
International Business
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 118
New electives added in the past academic year:
Bio-Pharma: Mastering the Business of Science
EPS Technology Commercializing Screening
Project Management
Intellectual Property Law
EPS Property Licensing
Selling and Buying a Business
Making Markets for Profit
Tech Entrepreneurship
The Coaching Manager
Financial Services: Design & Marketing
Electives course catalog
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
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 130 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 65 |
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| Tenured professors | 93 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 24% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 2% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 13% |
| Have owned a business | 9% |
(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian
Americans are not included in the minority percentage.
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:
Asia Business Forum
Babson European Group, Babson Latin Forum, MBA Social Club
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Graduate Real Estate Association at Babson College
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Babson Barbeque Forum
Buffoonery Committee
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer
Softball
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $25,368,296 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
72 improvements made, including, 8,000 network points installed; 100% campus now equipped with switched Ethernet; mail files available anytime, anywhere through local ISP; introduced traffic prioritization, bandwidth management, and packet shaping; all student dorms fully equipped with wireless service and service also available in six campus buildings; new IT Service Center opened; 100% multi-media classrooms equipped, completed multi-media upgrades for 30 classrooms; 24-hour lab updated
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