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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Temple University
Fox School of Business and Management — Fox MBA
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 30 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 25 |
Graduation requirements:
- Students must write a complete business plan
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
- Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 15% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 10% |
| Experiential learning | 15% |
| Lecture | 35% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | 15% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Risk Management
Strategy
Technology
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 35
New electives added in the past academic year:
Sustainable Business Practices
Mergers and Acquisitions
Asian Business Practices
Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA-DMD -- Dental Medicine
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MS in Information Technology Management
MBA/Ms Healthcare Managment / Healthcare Financial Management
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MA in Economics; MS in Acounting & Financial Management; MS in Actuarial Science; MS in FInance; MS in Healthcare Financial Management
MS in Human Resource Management
MS in Statisitics; MS in Marketing
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of Marketing
Master of Technology
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 161 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 55 |
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| Tenured professors | 112 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 12% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 3% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 21% |
| Have owned a business | 16% |
(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
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Risk Management
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club
Toastmasters
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $3,000,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Fox Student Project Business Center at TUCC - Using Temple Access Cards, MBA students access high-end computer stations with wireless access, color printers, scanner, photocopier, and fax. New and Expanded Mobile, Wireless Computing. New wireless system for use by students with laptops, PDAs, tablets and other mobile computing devices installed. Apreso Classroom Pilot Project. Working with Anystream, Inc. to capture classroom activity (real media) in smart rooms.
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