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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Graduate School of Business — International MBA
Address: 11200 SW 8th Street
MARC 210
Miami, FL 33199
E-Mail: n/a
Web links: B-school Web site

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Core MBA curriculum last revised

Before 2000
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 49
Average number of students in an elective class 24

Graduation requirements:
n/a


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Banking
International Business
Marketing


AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-commerce
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 2

New electives added in the past academic year:
none

Electives course catalog


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA-MS-Finance


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Executive Master of Science in Taxation
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Master of Science in Management-HR Management


B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 106
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
 
Tenured professors 45
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 18%
Underrepresented minorities: 1 24%
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.


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:
Chapman Graduate Student Association
Finance
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization
National Society Hispanic MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main B-school buildings Yes
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a

 
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