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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Notre Dame
Mendoza College of Business
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 62 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 37 |
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
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 22% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 0% |
| Experiential learning | 9% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 4% |
| Team projects | 15% |
| Other | 20% |
| Description: Class participation / discussion, professional speakers w/Q&A, site visits, field research, and problem solving
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Business to Business Marketing
Consulting
Consumer Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Portfolio Management
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: 8
New electives added in the past academic year:
Commercial Banking
Real Estate Investment
Customer Relationship Mangement
Topics in Brand Management
Family Business
Facilitating Change in Organizations
Business Intelligence
Venture Capital Fundamentals
Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/Engineering
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
MBA/Science
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Science - Administration
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 113 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 30 |
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| Tenured professors | 65 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 10% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 3% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 8% |
| Have owned a business | 5% |
(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
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate Investment; Toastmasters
Sports Business
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Academic and Student Affairs; Graduation
Alumni/Career Development
Asian MBA Students
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Non-Denominational: Faith Development
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Boxing
Football
Soccer
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $2,800,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Network upgrade to 100M capacity; additional IT support staff; made 1 terabyte of microstructure data available on networked server; upgraded faculty/staff workstations; upgraded all classroom podia workstations / projectors; classroom hardware can now be remotely monitored; created centralized control room, allowing video/audio/data switching and redirecting; created server dedicated to facilitating classroom applications; provide expertise to design/build web-based faculty research surveys.
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