PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 59 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 39 |
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 | 50% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 10% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 15% |
| Other | 15% |
| Description: Problem solving, analysis
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
General Management
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 107
New electives added in the past academic year:
Evaluating Financial Statement Information
Deals: The Structure of Complex Transactions
Understanding
Writing on Business
Management Compensation and Corporate Governance
Information in Markets and Markets of Information
Corporate Social Responsibility
Global Operations Management
The Future of Health
Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of Women
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
Dual degree with engineering
Dual degree with international studies
Dual degree with other departments and subjects
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
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 | 92 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 42 |
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| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 13% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 0% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 25% |
| Have owned a business | 8% |
(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
Business Law
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
New Media
Nonprofit
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
Wine
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Triathlon
| B-school participates in MBA Games | Yes |
Games include:
Challenge for Charity
Stanford
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $14,000,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The School has improved the student registration system, the Executive Education participant management system, and the student website content management system, as well as its research computing systems.
The school also expanded its secure wireless network and improved its desktop security systems among other enhancements.
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