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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Adminstration

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


Address: 5100 Rockhill Rd.
Bloch 115
Kansas City, MO 64110
E-Mail: bloch@umkc.edu
Web site: http://www.bloch.umkc.edu/


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 30

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 20%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 10%
Team Projects 20%
Other n/a

Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS

Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management


AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

New electives added in past 12 months:
Service Operations Management
Project Management
Risk Management & Insurance
Seminar in Business Administration
Personal Entrpreneurial Strategy
Technology and New Ventures 1
Technology and New Ventures 2
Entrepreneur Internship Program


Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 10
Students in core class (average) 26
Students in elective class (average) 20
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 77


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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



JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)


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 38%
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 6
 
Tenured part-time MBA faculty 90%
 
Part-time program faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 5%


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? n/a

Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? Yes

Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? Yes

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Entrepreneurship
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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