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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
American University
Kogod School of Business

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


Address: 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016-8044
E-Mail: mbakogod@american.edu
Web site: http://www.kogod.american.edu


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


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%

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
 
Tenured part-time MBA faculty 68%
 
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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