美国商学院Profiles ——College of William and Mary

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PROGRAM BASICS
The Mason School of Business, The College of William and Mary

Alan B. Miller Hall
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg , Virginia 23187-8785

Web site
http://mason.wm.edu./undergraduate

Program e-mail address:
undergraduate@mason.wm.edu

Program telephone number:
(757) 221-2910

  
Public Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes

Accreditation other than AACSB:

SACS

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1968

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Two Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BBA/Accounting
BBA/Finance
BBA/Marketing
BBA/Process Managment and Consulting

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 48
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 7
Permanent/tenured professors: 27
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 22
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 11
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 7.4
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 37

Prominent faculty:

Herrington Bryce
Karen Locke
Rajiv Kohli

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Beta Gamma Sigma
Finance Academy
Gibbs Accounting Society
Net Impact
Student Marketing Association

  Freshmen are required to live on campus:
Yes

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
No

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Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
No

Work study opportunities description:
N/A

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
The Mason School of Business aspires to have every business undergraduate study abroad. Our curriculum has been designed to allow students to study abroad in the spring of their 2nd or 3rd year. We also offer an early admission option for students studying abroad in the semester immediately before entering the business program.To learn more about where you can study abroad, please visit us at: mason.wm.edu/bba.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
For the last two years, our business program has offered a service learning experience of outreach to an elementary school in Cambodia (http://mason.wm.edu/programs/und ... y/service/index.php). Many business students also volunteer through the College’s Office of Volunteer Services: http://www.wm.edu/studentactivities/osvs/

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Student Marketing Association
Finance Academy
Gibbs Accounting Society
Mason Entrepreneurship Club
Net Impact

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
26

Electives added in current academic year:

IT and Health Care
Teams: Design Selection & Development
Strategic Management & Innovation
Environmental Consulting
Estate & Financial Planning

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2001

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Consulting

Finance

Marketing

Other

Process Management

Special programs for business students:
Each business major develops an individual program of study that uniquely addresses their particular interests. Many students include study abroad, a secondary area of business study, or interdisciplinary study in Arts and Sciences. Specialized opportunities in 09-10 include: faculty-student research grants, IT & health care seminar, advanced portfolio management/fund course, environmental consulting seminar.

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BBA
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:
Prerequisite coursework in Economics, Statistics, Calculus and Accounting. Core Coursework: 23 hours of business coursework, including courses in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Information Systems, Operations Mgmt, Business Law, Organizational Behavior, and Strategic Management. Major requirements: at least 12 hours in one of the following major fields: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Process Management & Consulting. Detailed course requirements available at mason.wm.edu/bba

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
94  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
97  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
99  %

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W&M Mason School of business really emphasizes community, and the impact we have on not only the professional world we'll be in but includes other broader implications as it prepares us to be competitive in the job market. Professors and Administrators have developed me to be truly excited to enter the professional world and make a difference.

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The wide array of activities in which a student can get involved is particularly impressive. We have clubs dedicated to the interests of every business major, as well as to sustainability and social endeavors that pique the interest of the business student community. We have been able to host impressive speakers such as Bob Seelert, the Chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi and Adam Werbach.

The fact that the Mason School of Business is NOT a target for most financial services firms and private sector consulting arms makes everyone--faculty, advisors, and students--work that much harder to turn graduates into competitive hires. The result is a group of highly competitive, incredibly competent workers that consistently outperform their peers on the job. We have the talent and the track record, but still lack the pedigree... and this is something we are all determined to change.

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Mason encourages a great sense of community among the students and faculty. Perhaps this is an extension of the same sort of ideal prevalent in the greater university. The program also encourages students to double major and to study abroad. Thus, this fosters well-rounded students that not only well educated in their respective business-related fields, but also engaged in the numerous other activities.

This past year, the new business building, Miller Hall, was opened and it has been unbelievable to take classes there each day. It is by far the best building on campus as other students outside of Mason will tell you. I could live there.