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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pittsburgh
Katz Graduate School of Business

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Address: Katz Graduate School of Business
301 Mervis Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15620
E-Mail: mba@katz.pitt.edu
Web site: www.katz.pitt.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

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

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Credits required to complete part-time program: 53

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
• Students must write a complete business plan

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes


COURSE WORK

Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 7
Students in core class (average) 60
Students in elective class (average) 25
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 72


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team Projects 10%
Other n/a

Distance-learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Accounting
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Statistics & Operations Research
Strategy

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/Master in Area STudies
MBA/Masters in Public & International Business



AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy

New electives added in past 12 months:
Process Engineering
Production Management and Process Improvement


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 90%
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 63
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 5
 
Tenured professors 43%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 37%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 5%
Focus on entrepreneurship 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
Have owned a business 20%
 
Part-time MBA faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 100%

(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:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Operations
Strategic Planning

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Evening Student Executive Board
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Softball



 
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