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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Santa Clara University
Leavey School of Business

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Address: 500 El Camino Real
Kenna Hall 223
Santa Clara, CA 95053
E-Mail: mbaadmissions@scu.edu
Web site: business.scu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

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

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1994

Credits required to complete part-time program: 72

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 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 12
Students in core class (average) 36
Students in elective class (average) 33
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 54


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 40%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 35%
Simulations 5%
Team Projects 15%
Other n/a

Distance-learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Accounting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Market Research
Marketing
Operations Management

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)



AREAS OF STUDY

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Emerging Markets
Financial Management for Privately Held Firms
Taxation and Business Strategy


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program n/a
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 72
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 23
 
Tenured professors 54%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 35%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Focus on entrepreneurship 8%
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 5%

(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? Yes

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:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
International Club
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a



 
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