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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Akron
College of Business Administration — Part-Time MBA
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• Via the Internet (scheduled)
• Via the Internet (unscheduled)
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000
Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 58
Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter-grade average
Accelerated part-time MBA program offered? Yes
Laptop computer requirement? No
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TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 3% |
| Lecture | 40% |
| Simulations | 2% |
| Team Projects | 25% |
| Other | n/a |
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Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? Yes
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
International Finance
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
International Business
New electives added in past 12 months:
International Banking
Competitive Business Strategy
| Total hours in class per week | 3 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 3 |
| Students in core class (average) | 29 |
| Students in elective class (average) | 15 |
| Number of elective courses available to part-time students | 62 |
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Science in Management-Human Resources Management
Master of Science in Management-Information Systems Management
Master of Taxation
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
M Tax/JD
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MSM-HR/JD
PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Full-time program faculty members in residence for part-time MBA program over past 12 months | 71% |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 4 |
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| Tenured part-time MBA faculty | 56% |
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| Part-time program faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
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/center 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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