When and how often classes meet:
On alternate weekends Occasional week-long sessions
Also, 3 off-sites: one week start-up retreat; 10-day int'l trip; 2-day closing retreat; and 10 back-to-back weekends (in session both Fri. & Sat.)
Total hours in class over the course of a session: 570
Total hours of work outside of class over the course of a session: 1,170
Average students in core class: 74
Average students in elective class: 0
Required core courses: 24
Percent of total coursework: 100%
Courses considered electives: 0
Percent of total coursework: 0
Description: The school employs several individual projects that exist within a single discipline or cut across several disciplines: Type 1 -- data analysis project for Quantitative course; company market analysis project for Marketing course; personal Web site design for eBusiness course; and written case on one's own company for an Organizational Behavior course. Type 2 -- write a "publishable" paper in your field and submit to trade journal and write a business plan for starting a new eBusiness.
Distance learning MBA
No
Percentage of distance learning in curriculum
5%
Group work done via the Internet
20%
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
EMBA programs run by B-school in another country:
null
Country
n/a
Partner
n/a
Domestic partnerships or in-house MBA programs:
None
Partner
n/a
Number of comapanies the B-school runs an in-house MBA for: 0
EMBA FACULTY
Same faculty as full-time MBA program
100%
Adjunct faculty
0%
Other
0%
Tenured professors
80
Of those, what percentage are Female
14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1)
0%
Focus on entrepreneurship
10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors
20%
Have owned a business
30%
Full-time EMBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
30%
(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian
Americans are not included in the minority percentage.
LIFESTYLE
Students Report
Married
31.6%
Average number of children
1.5
Average work week
45.9
Average hours spent per week on class work:
0-2
0.0%
3-4
2.6%
5-6
7.7%
More than 6
89.7%
Average hours spent communicating with classmates between class meetings:
0-2
5.1%
3-4
33.3%
5-6
12.8%
More than 6
48.7%
Average number of days per month spent on campus
4.8
Programs for spouses of EMBA participants
Yes
Description: The first week of the two-year program is an off-site residential where guests (e.g., spouses, partners, or signficant others) are encouraged to attend an actual half-day session with students. In addition, another half-day session (also during this opening residential) is designed specifically for guests. Topics for discussion include: intense nature of an executive MBA on both student and family; actual case analysis with faculty member to simulate graduate classroom experience; and networking with fellow guests. The school also extends the following opportunities to guests: ability to attend class sessions should a particular topic prove to be of interest; invitation to accompany students on the second-year international trip; and invitation to two evening events a year.
Child care support for EMBA participants with families