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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
East Carolina University
School of Business

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Address: School of Business
Greenville, NC 27836
E-Mail: gradbus@mail.ecu.edu
Web site: business.ecu.edu/grad


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

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

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1994

Credits required to complete part-time program: 30

Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Some percentage of students' grades account for class participation

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No


COURSE WORK

Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 18
Students in core class (average) 27
Students in elective class (average) 23
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 18


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 10%
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 50%
Simulations n/a
Team Projects 15%
Other n/a

Distance-learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Accounting
E-Commerce
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Tax

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)



AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

New electives added in past 12 months:
Business to Business Marketing
E-commerce
Investment Management
Selling & Sales Management


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 62
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 0
 
Tenured professors 44%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 45%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 9%
Focus on entrepreneurship 10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
Have owned a business 30%
 
Part-time MBA faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 65%

(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? Yes

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Graduate Business Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a



 
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