The distance-learning program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
• Internet/Web-based delivery • Chat rooms • Online forums • E-mail
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: 60
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? Yes
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
Case study
25%
Experiential learning
n/a
Lecture
n/a
Simulations
10%
Team Projects
15%
Other
50%
Description: online materials, discussions
Final exams are administered:
• Via the Internet
• On-campus
• Proctored exams at student's location
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Concentrations/specializations offered to distance-learning students:
General Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy
Total hours in class per week
3
Total hours of work outside of class per week
6
Students in core class (average)
13
Students in elective class (average)
13
Number of elective courses available to part-time students
n/a
New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting Master of Finance
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance-learning MBA students participate in joint-degree programs? Yes
Joint-degree programs offered to distance-learning students:
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)
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
17
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
1
Tenured faculty
71%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience
35%
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
School gymnasium
Student rates for tickets
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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