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2005 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Fordham Business
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113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
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| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 35 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 28 |
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 | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 4% |
| Experiential learning | n/a |
| Lecture | 55% |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | 6% |
| Description: Field Study Projects & Simulations
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Communication & Media Management
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Personal Financial Planner
Tax
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 154
New electives added in the past academic year:
Motivation & Influence in Comm
Stochastic Modeling for Fin Der
Info Sec & EDP Audits for Mgr
Business Process Outsourcing
Software Quality Assurance
History of Business
Innovation & Entrep Mindset
Entrep Oppt in Natural Cap
Entrepreneurial Endeavor
Language, Trust & Leadership
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/BS
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MS/BS
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 | 86 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 98 |
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| Tenured professors | n/a |
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| | Female | 19% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | n/a |
| 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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
| B-school participates in MBA Games | No |
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $700,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Over the past three years the business school has made many technology improvements and they are as follows:
1. continue to expand & enhance wireless network
2. continue to expand & improve technology-enhanced classrooms
3. continue to develop intranet & extranet communication systems for students, faculty and administrators
4. continue to develop & expand academic research & instructional technology support, including additional faculty servers, databases, and end user computers.
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