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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Fordham Business
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113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
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B-school Web site |
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
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| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 35 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 28 |
Graduation requirements:
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 4% |
| Experiential learning | n/a |
| Lecture | 55% |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | 6% |
| Description: Field Study Projects & Simulations
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Communication & Media Management
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Personal Financial Planner
Tax
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Communication & Media Management
Finance
Marketing
Tax
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 192
New electives added in the past academic year:
Strategic Mgmt Global Supply Chain
Persuasion & Influence in Media Mgmt
Communication & Leadership
Investment for Individuals
Info Technology in Financial Services
Data Mining Application in Marketing
International Neg Skill Global Mgmt
Dynamic Strategic Mgmt II
Strat Mgmt the Entrepreneurial Mind Set
Direct Marketing
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/BS
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
Tax & Accounting (MTA)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS in Communications & Media
MS in Information System
MS in Taxation
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 82 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 91 |
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| Tenured professors | 47 |
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| | Female | 25% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 17% |
| 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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $700,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Over the past three years the business school has made many technology improvements and they are as follows:
1-Continue to expand and enhance wireless network.
2-Continue to expand and improve technology enhanced classrooms.
3-Continue to develop intranet and extranet communications systems for students, faculty and administrators.
4-Continue to develop and expand academic research and instructional technology support, including additional faculty servers, databases, and end user computers.
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