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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Carolina
Moore School of Business

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Address: MBA Office - Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
E-Mail: pmba@moore.sc.edu
Web site: darlamoore.badm.sc.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• 14 Saturdays per Year

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1985

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 4
Total hours of work outside of class per week 8
Students in core class (average) 74
Students in elective class (average) 39
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 19


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 50%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team Projects 5%
Other n/a

Distance-learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing

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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Marketing

New electives added in past 12 months:
Administration of Financial Institutions
Innovation and New Venture Analysis
International Management
International Monetary Economics
Investment Management
Managing Careers in Organizations


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 30
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 0
 
Tenured professors 77%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 34%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 14%
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
Have owned a business 3%
 
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:
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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