Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/10/12
University of Durhamn
Durham Business School
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Program Basics
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- MBA Full-time
- Durham Business School
- Durham Business School
- Mill Hill Lane
- Durham, DH1 3LB
- United Kingdom of Great Britain
- Program Web site: http://www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/mba/ft
- Status: Public
- Program e-mail address: pg.bus@durham.ac.uk
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- Association of MBAs (AMBA)
- EQUIS
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 2,028
- Full-Time MBA: 47
- Executive MBA: 71
- PhD Program: 155
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Other graduate degree programs:
- Master of Finance
- Other
- Master of Human Resources
- Master of Marketing
- Master of International Management/Business
- MSc Management; MSc Management (Finance); MSc Management (Entrepreneurship); MSc Management (Consulting & Organisational Change); MSc Management (Innovation, Technology & Operations Management); MSc Finance (Accounting and Finance); MSc Finance (Corporate and International Finance); MSc Finance (Economic and Finance); MSc Finance (Finance and Investment); MSc Finance (International Banking and Finance); MSc Finance (International Money, Finance and Investment)
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Other graduate degree programs:
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $36,287.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $50,334.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 12
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Fall 2012
- Deadline: Aug 31, 2012
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- Does the program have rolling admissions? No
- Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
- Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
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- Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 613
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Considered
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Important
- Interviews: Very Important
- Recommendations: Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 731
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 20 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 33 %
- Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
- Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: N/A
- Applicant interviews are: Required
- Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 27 %
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 83 %
- Applications from women received: 31 %
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 34 %
- International: 91 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 13 %
- Asia: 49 %
- Europe: 19 %
- North America: 15 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 124
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 105
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 75
- To: 206
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- Median age of entering class: 30
- Mean age of entering class: 32
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FINANCIAL AID
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- Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
- Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 100 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 87 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $7,027.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $4,682.00
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- academic merit
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarship
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
- If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Academic and professional record
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 47
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 24
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 16
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:
- Behaviour Economics & Finance
- Entrepreneurship & Business Start-up
- Global Marketing
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Finance
- Marketing
- Strategy
- International Business
- Human Resource Management
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 150
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 82
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 68
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 30
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 73
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 113
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 25 %
- Lectures: 30 %
- Simulations: 5 %
- Team Projects: 10 %
- Other: 30 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
- Other
- Dissertation or business project
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Implemention of broadcast and webconferencing systems; replacement of all seminar and lecture room equipment; upgrade to Windows 7, Sharepoint 2010, Exchange 2010; unification of database system across all administrative departments; backup rearchitecture project.
- Amount spent: $2,300,000.00
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Active MBA alumni clubs: 30
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 27
- Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
- Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- University alumni networking site: http://www.dunelm.org.uk
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://www.agora.org.uk
- Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
- Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
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CAREER SERVICES
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: City of London
- Month: April
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
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SCHOOL COMMENTS
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- School Comments: Tuition fees for EU students are $30436. Note that MBA students can join university-wide societies - these include professional clubs such as the Durham University Consulting Society and Entrepreneurs Durham in addition to networking clubs such as Women in Business. Full-tuition scholarships require unique scholarship applications.
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