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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Business Administration
Address: PO Box 742
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0742
E-Mail: uwmbusmasters@uwm.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Core MBA curriculum last revised

2000
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 27
Average number of students in an elective class 16

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 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 25%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Cost Management & ERP
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Nonprofit Management
Portfolio Management
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 49

New electives added in the past academic year:
Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations
Governance of Nonprofit Organizations

Electives course catalog


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS Professional Accounting
MS Taxation
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of Marketing
Master of Technology


B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 75
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year 60
 
Tenured professors 39
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 28%
Underrepresented minorities: 1 3%
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:
Graduate Business Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main B-school buildings No
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $646,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school upgraded its network, servers, work stations, and classrooms. The school added one technology classroom, as well as a computer console in one non-tech classroom.

 
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