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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Akron
College of Business Administration — Part-Time MBA

Sections: Getting In |  Faculty/Academics  | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: Graduate Programs in Business
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4805
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.uakron.edu/cba/grad


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


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

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
 
Tenured part-time MBA faculty 56%
 
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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