The distance-learning program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
• Internet/Web-based delivery
Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
When/how often classes meet:
• Any time
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001
Credits required to complete distance-learning program: 43
Are distance-learning MBAs required to complete a business plan by the time they graduate? No
Are distance-learning students required to spend any time on campus throughout the course of the program? No
Are distance-learning students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
Does the MBA diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No
Accelerated distance-learning MBA program offered? No
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
Case study
n/a
Experiential learning
20%
Lecture
n/a
Simulations
n/a
Team Projects
30%
Other
50%
Description: Threaded online seminar discussion
Final exams are administered:
• Via the Internet
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Concentrations/specializations offered to distance-learning students:
UMUC's MBA program does not offer concentrations/specializations
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
General Management
Leadership
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Technology
Total hours in class per week
2
Total hours of work outside of class per week
15
Students in core class (average)
22
Students in elective class (average)
22
Number of elective courses available to part-time students
0
New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of International Management/Business
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance-learning MBA students participate in joint-degree programs? Yes
Joint-degree programs offered to distance-learning students:
MBA/MIM (Master of International Management)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSEC (Master of Science in Electronic Commerce)
MBA/MSHCA (Master of Science in Health Care Administration)
MBA/MSM (Master of Science in Management)
MBA/MSTM (Master of Science in Technology Management)
DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM FACULTY
Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance-learning students at least one time during each course? No
Same faculty as full-time MBA program
n/a
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months
12
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
31
Tenured faculty
0%
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.
Distance-learning students have use of the following services/facilities:
School library
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
UMUC has an MBA chapter as part of its Global Alumni Association
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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