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Fordham University
Graduate School of Business Administration


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 108
New electives in past three years: 22%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1991
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

New Courses in Past Three Years
Bankruptcy and Securities, International Electronic Commerce, Management Skills for Small Businesses, Total Quality Way of Life, Management of Service Operations, Managing People, Business Strategies In Emerging States, Health Care Dynamics, Entrepreneurial Transactions, Staffing & Training for Human Resource Management, Interactive and Electronic Marketing, Visual Marketing: The Power of Media, Advanced Methods in Marketing Analysis, Direct Marketing, Marketing of Self, Marketing to Former Communist Countries, Pricing and Promotion, Marketing the Beauty Industry, Sports Marketing, Communications and Media Management, Communication for Consultants, The Entertainment Industry, Managing Web Based Media, Media Business and Sports, Taxation of Financial Instruments

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
GPMBA, TMBA, Dual concentrations in all disciplines

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 55%
Case Study: 25%
Field Study, Independent Study, Group Presentations: 20%

Full-time faculty members:   68
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 12
Average core class size: 25
Average elective class size: 22

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grading is based on a traditional 4-point scale: A, B+, B, C, D, and F. No minus variables are used.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
Ramon Lull University (Barcelona); Peking University (Beijing); Ilades (Chile); The Estonian Business School; Jagiellonian University (Poland); UFSIA (Antwerp); ESC Rouen (France); All Russian Academy of Foreign Trade (Moscow); Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland); Xavier Institute of Management (India); Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland); City University of London; International University (Geneva); PUC/RIO (Brazil); American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird)

Best Areas of Study
Accounting and Taxation, Finance, International Business

Areas School Would Like to Improve
N/A

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 25
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 13
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 220
On-campus student internship interviews: 36
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 0

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
PriceWaterhouseCoopers   4
Arthur Anderson 3
Citibank 3
Coopers & Lybrand 3
Deloitte & Touche 2
Ernst & Young 2
Kraft 2
Reckett & Coleman 2
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 1
Maybelline 1

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 8,640
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 9%
Median alumni gift: N/A
Number of alumni clubs: 1
Number of dues-paying members: 215
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 1
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
The school offers its alumni career counseling including one-on-one sessions, resume review, and access to the alumni network. Also available are career continuance group counseling, access to university relationship with the Five O'Clock Club (a national career counseling resource) and Skill Search (a resume matching service).

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
marks@mary.fordham.edu

Address:
Graduate School of Business Administration<113>113 West 60th Street, Room 624
New York, NY 10023

Dean:
Ernest J. Scalberg
(212) 636-6111

Director of MBA Programs:
Janet R. Marks
(212) 636-6171

Director of Admissions:
Kathy Williams Pattison
(212) 636-6200

Director of Alumni Relations:
Ilene Anesini
(212) 636-6165

Director of Financial Aid:
Kathy WIlliams Pattison
(212) 636-6200

Director of Career Services:
Daniel Taylor
(212) 489-8343

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
June 1, 1999

International
May 1, 1999





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