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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
American University
Kogod School of Business
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999
Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 51
Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter-grade average
• Students must write a complete business plan
Accelerated part-time MBA program offered? No
Laptop computer requirement? No
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TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) | 0% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 45% |
| Simulations | 0% |
| Team Projects | 15% |
| Other | 0% |
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Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? No
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management of Global Information Technology
Marketing
Marketing Information and Technology
Real Estate
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate
Strategic Technology Management
New electives added in past 12 months:
Global Leadership
Venturing in a Global Economy
New Venture Finance
International Business Consulting
| Total hours in class per week | 9 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 18 |
| Students in core class (average) | 30 |
| Students in elective class (average) | 30 |
| Number of elective courses available to part-time students | 80 |
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Taxation
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
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 | 56% |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 30 |
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| Tenured part-time MBA faculty | 68% |
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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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Kogod International Business Club
Kogod Investment Club
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Soccer
Volleyball
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