PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 64 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 31 |
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) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 15% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 15% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Consulting
Decision Support Modeling
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Strategy
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 95
New electives added in the past academic year:
Pricing
Advanced Negotiations
Core Exercise
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MS in Telecommunications
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Finance
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 185 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 32 |
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| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 16% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 9% |
| 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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Softball
Volleyball
| B-school participates in MBA Games | Yes |
Games include:
Darden Softball Tournament
University of Virginia (Apr.)
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:
40 additional technology classrooms brought online; storage area network with 1.2 terabytes of storage; financial trading room created; 3 new 40-seat computer labs added to the facility; all MBA classrooms fitted with network datajacks at every seat; ubiquitous wireless coverage in all buildings and outside.
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