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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate School of Management — Evening, Part-time MBA

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


Address: BEC 219
1530 3rd Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4460
E-Mail: mlake@uab.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uab.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• Via the Internet (scheduled)
• Via the Internet (unscheduled)

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Credit hours 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

Accelerated part-time MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 50%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 10%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 10%
Simulations 5%
Team Projects 20%
Other n/a

Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS

Accounting
Finance
Health Care Administration
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Health Care Administration
Information Technology Management
Marketing

New electives added in past 12 months:
Risk Management
Technology Based Entrepreunership
Technology Based Project Management
Information Systems Planning
Enterprise Application Integration
Product Innovation Management


Total hours in class per week 3
Total hours of work outside of class per week 5
Students in core class (average) 40
Students in elective class (average) 35
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 16


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting



JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MPH (Master of Public Health)


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program n/a
Full-time program faculty members in residence for part-time MBA program over past 12 months 28%
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 3
 
Tenured part-time MBA faculty 75%
 
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:
Finance

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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