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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE

Harvard University

Harvard Business School

Address:		Soldiers Field Boston, MA 02163
E-Mail:		admissions@hbs.edu
Web links:		B-school Web site
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Core MBA curriculum last revised

2004

Full-time program curriculum

Accelerated MBA program offered?	No
Average number of students in a core class	89
Average number of students in an elective class	63

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

80%

Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning)

n/a

Experiential learning

n/a

Lecture

10%

Simulations

n/a

Team projects

n/a

Other

10%

Description: An increasing complement to the case method are simulations, team projects, and experiential learning.

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
n/a

AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
General Management
Leadership
Strategy

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 87

New electives added in the past academic year:
Building Businesses in Turbulent TimesBuilding Businesses in Turbulent Times
Designing Organizations for Performance
Dynamic Markets
Field Study Seminar: Evaluating the Entrepreneurial Opportunity
Analytical Methods for the Vigilant Leader
International Managerial Finance
Managing in the Financial Information Environment
Social Marketing
Leadership in a Multi-cultural World: Building Relational Competence through Self-Knowledge
Managing Health Care Technology & Operations

Electives course catalog

JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MPA (concurrent program with Kennedy School of Governement)
MBA/MPP (concurrent program with Kennedy School of Governement

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year		193
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year		20

Tenured professors		87
Of those, what percentage are:
	Female	15%
	Underrepresented minorities: ¹	n/a
	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:
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Business and Environment
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Healthcare
High Tech
Information Technology
International Business
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
New Media
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Armed Forces
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
HBS Show
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
She-E-Os and Heard on the Street (a cappella groups)
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Catholic
Christian
Islam
Jewish
Latter-Day Saints
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Hockey
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Ski
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball

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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2004:	5	1994:	5
2002:	3	1992:	3
2000:	3	1990:	3
1998:	5	1988:	2
1996:	4

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2003:	1	1997:	--
2001:	1	1993:	--
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