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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Stanford University
Stanford Graduate School of Business
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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 | 61 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 39 |
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 | 50% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 0% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 10% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | 15% |
| Other | 10% |
| Description: Problem solving, analysis
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
General Management
Global Management Program certificate
Public Management Program certificate
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 96
New electives added in the past academic year:
The Economics of Policy Analysis
The Economics of Higher Education
The Politics of Education
Health Care Institutions and Health Care Innovators
Sports Business Financing
Sports Marketing
Social Norms
Electronic Business and Commerce
Information and Contracting in Supply Chains
Strategy and Technology
Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
Dual degrees are also available with engineering, medicine, other areas
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
(Sloan Master's Program) Master of Science in Management
Master of Arts in Business Research
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 102 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 41 |
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| Tenured professors | 61 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 13% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 0% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 25% |
| Have owned a business | 8% |
(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 Law
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Govt & Politics Club, Real Estate Club, Travel & Hospitality Club
High Tech
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
New Media
Newspaper, Yearbook, Board Fellows, Venture Capital
Nonprofit
Sports Management, Energy Club, Retail, Telecommunications
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Society, Europe Club
Black MBA Association
Ex Military (Off Duty) club, South Asian Students Association
Family Business Club, Latin American Club
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Ski
Soccer
Sports Committee
Triathlon
Ultimate Frisbee
| Event | Month | Location |
MBA games or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Challenge for Charity (C4C)
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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 | $13,500,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Deployed student Web site on new content management system, implemented wireless network, upgraded mail/calendaring system, increased networked storage, purchased laptops for in-class use, replaced projectors in all classrooms, upgraded wired network equipment, upgraded a number of servers and desktop computers, upgraded a number of administrative applications and systems
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