PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2005 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 60 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 41 |
Graduation requirements:
n/a
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 70% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 4% |
| Experiential learning | 8% |
| Lecture | 6% |
| Simulations | 3% |
| Team projects | 6% |
| Other | 3% |
| Description: Beginning in 2005/06 Darden's First Year curriculum changed. Students now select elective courses during the 4th quarter. The First Year program electives are extensions of the core courses and all relate to preparing students for summer internships.
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Consulting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Finance
General Management
International Business
Leadership
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax
Technology
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: 109
New electives added in the past academic year:
New Venture Practicum
Emerging Medical Technologies
Fixed Income Instruments
International Financial Management
Managing Conflict and Leveraging Consensus
General Management and Operations Consulting
Establishing Yourself at Work, Media, Entertainment and Sports Management
Financial Reporting and Analysis, First-Year
Global Financial Markets, First-Year
Valuation in Financial Markets, First-Year
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
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 | 62 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 27 |
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| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 19% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 7% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 36% |
| Have owned a business | 38% |
(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
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
| B-school participates in MBA Games | Yes |
Games include:
Darden MBA Invitational Softball
Darden, Charlottesville, VA (Apr.)
Business School Sprints-Rowing
Wharton, U of PA, Penn (Apr.)
Tuck Winter carnival
Dartmouth, NH (Feb.)
Fuqua Games
Duke, North Carolina (Mar.)
Rugby Tournament
MBA Food Fight
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $13,800,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Added a Storage Area Network (SAN) and Cluster Technology.
Enhanced IT security by upgrading firewalls, virus protection, training and scanning tools.
Participated in pilot programs for tablet PC's and mobile computing.
Installed a patch management system for server and client operating systems.
Implemented host based intrusion detection and system monitoring.
Installed spam filtering tools for Email systems.
Re-architected Admissions, Registration, Career Services and Alumni systems.
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