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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wichita State University
W. Frank Barton School of Business
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002
Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 36
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
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TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team Projects | 25% |
| Other | n/a |
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Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? No
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Operations Management
New electives added in past 12 months:
ERP
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 18 |
| Students in core class (average) | 30 |
| Students in elective class (average) | 20 |
| Number of elective courses available to part-time students | 45 |
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts in Economics
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
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 | 45% |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 3 |
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| Tenured part-time MBA faculty | 62% |
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| Part-time program faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 60% |
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? Yes
Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? Yes
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Entrepreneurship
Human Resources
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Student Association of MBA (SAMBA)
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
n/a
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