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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
ESADE
ESADE Business School
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Av. Esplugues, 92-96
Barcelona E-08034
Spain |
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n/a |
| Web links: |
B-school Web site |
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 40 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 25 |
Graduation requirements:
- Students must write a complete business plan
- Students are required to complete international experience
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | 10% |
| Description: The school reports that its MBA has an innovative curriculum, including the leading edge "LEAD" Program (Leadership Assessment and Development), a Coaching Program for all MBA participants. http://www.esade.edu/mbalead
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 80
New electives added in the past academic year:
Georgetown Global Residency Week
International Macroeconomics and Finance
Impact of Religions on Marketing
European Business
Analysis and Forecast of the economic situation
Knowledge Management in the networked company
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/ Master in Europe Human Resources
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Executive Master in Public Administration (EMPA)
International Master in Tourism & Leisure
Master in Operations Management
Master of Finance
Master of Marketing
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 85 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 66 |
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| Tenured professors | 70 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 19% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | n/a |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 60% |
| Have owned a business | 37% |
(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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Coffee Club
Cultural Club
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
Partners/Family
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Scuba diving
Ski
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball
| Event | Month | Location |
MBA games or sports contests against rival B-schools:
HEC MBA Tournement
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n/a |
Paris, France |
Mini Tournement
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n/a |
Barcelona, Spain |
Marathon Competition
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n/a |
Barcelona, Spain |
Cranfield Regatta
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n/a |
UK |
Bocconi Regatta
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n/a |
Venice, Italy |
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $3,500,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Wave LAN around all our student campus. New intranet services in Career Services, Library and Academic Services. Access to disks server space through Internet. Access to qualifications through WAP. Information to students by SMS. New Online Résumé platform. Computer-based TV-Screens all around campus, with up-to-the-minute info. on day schedules.
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