Temple University The Fox School of Business and Management

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Students Say - Academics
With a view of Philadelphia's skyline and deep ties in the local business community, Temple University's Fox School of Business offers big city opportunities with a surprisingly personal touch. Academically, Temple's strength lies in its small program size, contemporary curriculum, and excellent teaching staff. The core curriculum (required for both full-time and part-time students) is integrated and interdisciplinary, and "professors work together to develop case studies between classes, such as finance and accounting." On the whole, students are "extremely happy with the professors, especially those in the core classes," saying they "take pride in teaching their students the most up-to-date trends in the industry." Outside the core, students can take electives across nine departments, and "there are opportunities for students to pursue their own specific interests" through 12 areas of concentration. Thanks to a well-planned course of study, "The rigor of course work is very strong, but it is delivered in such a way that we rarely feel completely overwhelmed or helpless." Dynamic and interactive, "Professors facilitate engaging discussions in the classes," and the academic environment "fosters creativity and individual thought." In the classroom and through co-curricular activities, real-world situations take center stage, and "the academics are heavily weighted towards case-study learning, and application of skills." "Team-building exercises, leadership courses, and consulting projects" augment classroom education with hands-on experience. Finally, to round out their experience, full-time students must complete the capstone course, Enterprise Management Consulting Practicum, a "one-year long consulting project," which gives students the "chance to apply skills and knowledge learned in a real business environment." Part-time students complete the consulting practicum over the course of one semester. With small class sizes and a great faculty-to-student ratio, Temple's MBA "allows students to learn with and from their peers in an intimate setting and class size." Here, "Professors are personable outside of the classroom and challenging inside [of it].""The school's administrative staff is incredibly friendly, easily approachable, extremely helpful, very knowledgeable, and definitely did their best to enhance the overall experience at the school." Students with a specific focus on international business may also consider Temple's intense, one-year International MBA program, which gives students the opportunity to "live, network, and study abroad" in multiple locations worldwide (including India, China, France, and Japan.) In this unique program, the "first semester is spent at a partner school overseas," before returning to the Temple campus to take classes with a "culturally and ethnically diverse group," of students. During their time in Philadelphia, international program students "have courses almost every day of the week," saying "Our schedule is very tight as we are trying to fit two years of courses into one year." The program culminates with a six week experience in Asia.

Students Say - Admissions
Admissions standards vary slightly by program. In the Professional MBA program, most admits had a GMAT score between 560-690, an average undergraduate GPA of 3.4, and an average work experience of seven years. By comparison, students in the full-time MBA program generally scored between 600-710 on the GMAT, though most had fewer years of professional work experience (3.5 to 4.5 years).

Students Say - Campus Life
From day one, you'll have a lively, friendly, and team-oriented experience in Temple's MBA program. Teamwork is emphasized throughout the curriculum, and in the full-time program "each cohort has a very strong bond that is fostered during the four-week orientation leading up to the first semester of classes." Despite the small size, "Classmates have varied upbringings, educational, and professional backgrounds, so in-class discussions are spirited, engaging, and entertaining." You'll find that "about 50 percent of the class came from the business world, either IT or finance;" however, "work experience ranges from the investment banker and former business owner to the Hollywood talent scout." Emphasizing cooperation not competition, a Temple student explains, "When classes become stressful, we help each other out, and learning is very much a shared activity at Fox." "The facilities at Fox are top-of-the-line with the new addition of Alter Hall on the main Temple University Campus," which includes "tons of breakout rooms for team meetings," changing rooms, and "outstanding" tech equipment. Students are also quick to praise "the MBA commons area, which overlooks the skyline of Philadelphia." Outside the classroom, the "School has lots of guest lectures and networking events" and "Many of the students are involved in clubs on campus, including Net Impact, AMA, entrepreneurship and finance clubs." In fact, "Between networking, speakers, happy hours, etc., there are at least 10-15 events or extras per month that are hard to pass up." In their free time, "Students are also highly social with each other outside of school. We try to mix in weekly happy hours to de-stress from the week's work."

Students Say - Careers
The Graduate Career Management Center offers a wide array of programs to assist MBA students entering the job market or wishing to make a career change, including individualized career counseling, career development workshops and networking events, online job boards, and an executive speaker series. In addition to current MBA candidates, Temple alumni may also take advantage of many of these services. A long-standing Philadelphia institution renowned for academic excellence, Temple University maintains "strong alumni ties within the surrounding business community." Building on these ties, the Graduate Career Management Center maintains relationships with Philadelphia companies, and on-campus recruiting programs are robust. In recent years, Temple graduates took jobs at companies including Accenture, Bloomberg, Bristol- Meyers Squibb, Comcast, Ernst & Young, Pfizer, Merrill Lynch, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Gap, and Wachovia. Overall, financial services and marketing are the popular industries for Temple graduates. In the past three years, Fox graduates' annual average compensation was $80,000.

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