PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,
Students may minor in:
Management and Organizations, Economics
Supply Chain and Operations Management
Decision Sciences in Business, Finance
Management Information Technologies
Arts Management, Marketing
Business Legal Studies, Management
Risk Management and Insurance
Interdisciplinary Business Management
Entrepreneurship
Programs Offered
| BBS
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Available in any of nine major areas: |
Full time |
Accountancy, Economics, Finance |
Interdisciplinary Business Management |
Management and Organizations, Marketing |
Management Information Systems |
Supply Chain and Operations Management |
Decision Sciences |
| Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 45.5 |
| Average class size in business electives | 28.0 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 38.8 |
18% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
73% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students
9% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
75% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
47% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
Minimum number of credit hours in the business program required to receive a business degree
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
All of the following:
Successfully complete a minimum of 128 semester hours;
Complete the Miami Plan, the common core of business courses, the communication sequence, the calculus requirement, and the required electives;
Complete the requirements of one major field;
Earn at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in all business courses attempted;
Complete at least 64 semester hours of course work in non-business departments.
66% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university
80% of business students graduate from the program within six years of admission to the university
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 122
New electives added in the past academic year:
Cyberlaw
Senior Honors Business Colloquium
Macro Concepts in Contemporary Business
Micro Concepts in Contemporary Business
Business Process Integration
International Business in Focus
Supplementary Business Statistics
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Forward, Futures and Derivatives
Information Risk Management, Securities
What special programs are available to business students?
Programs, activities and organizations, including:
Honors Program;
China Business Program;
Business Student Advisory Committee;
Delta Sigma Pi;
Pi Sigma Epsilon;
Laws, Hall, and Assoc - advertising practicum;
Mock Trial;
Buck Rodgers Leadership Program;
Business plan competition;
Edun Live entrepreneurial venture;
Wall Street Week;
Student-run investment club;
Executive Speaker Series;
Armstrong Initiative for Interactive Media;
Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series.
| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
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| Study abroad opportunities | Yes
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China Business Program - a four year program which includes four semesters of Chinese language studies, and an internship in China or with a business that has significant interaction with Chinese firms.
Summer study abroad programs, sponsored by the Business School, include; Luxembourg, France, London, Central Europe, Beijing, Shanghai, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia and Costa Rica. Faculty and student exchanges with universities in China and South Korea are also available. |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes
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| The Buck Rodgers Business Leadership Program provides students with leadership opportunities assisting local organizations such as elementary schools. The Red Mittens charity drive permits students to coordinate and assist in a volunteer program to help families in need during the winter holiday period. Other opportunities include serving as ambassadors to multicultural high school students, the collection and donation of school supplies, welcoming new students, hosting Parents' Weekend, etc. |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes
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There are over 20 different Business School clubs and organizations within which students may participate. Students use these activities to build their leadership and character outside of academics. They learn what it means to work in a team setting and to create a professional network. Many of the Business School faculty/staff members act as advisors to these organizations. |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 134 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 36 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 81 |
15% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
5% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
7% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
15% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty: Roger Jenkins, Jim Brock, Tom Speh
STUDENT LIFE
Freshmen are required to live on campus
47% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
274 computers are available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole)
Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Access to business databases, software and research tools, such as SAP, Compustat, WRDS, Bloomberg, Lexis Nexis, etc;
Tablet PCs to allow faculty to bring their office computer to the classroom;
Implementation of a student technology fee - allows disciplines to buy specific software for student use;
Miami laptop program - allows students to obtain a highly capable, discounted laptop;
Video teleconferencing classrooms;
Video projectors and computers now in nearly every Miami classroom.
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