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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University at Buffalo - State University of New York
School of Management

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Address: University at Buffalo
108 Jacobs Mgt. Ctr.
Buffalo, NY 14260
E-Mail: mgt-emba@buffalo.edu
Web site: www.mgt.buffalo.edu/pmba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1996

Credits required to complete part-time program: 48

Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter-grade average
• Some percentage of students' grades account for class participation

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No


COURSE WORK

Total hours in class per week 5
Total hours of work outside of class per week 10
Students in core class (average) 50
Students in elective class (average) 50
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 70


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 50%
Simulations 10%
Team Projects 10%
Other n/a

Distance-learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

General Management

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
n/a



AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
General Management
Strategy

New electives added in past 12 months:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
High Tech Start Ups
High Tech Strategy
New Developments in GLobal Financial Services


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 82%
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 13
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 3
 
Tenured professors 31%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 34%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
Focus on entrepreneurship n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a
 
Part-time MBA faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 25%

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.


STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

Part-time students have their own area on campus? No

Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? No

Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? No

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a



 
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