2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Apollo Group
University of Phoenix Online — MBA/Accounting, MBA/E-Business, MBA/Marketing, MBA/Healthcare Management, MBA/Human Resource Mgt
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: 2003
Credit hours required to complete distance-learning program: 46
Are distance-learning MBAs required to complete a business plan by the time they graduate? Yes
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
20%
Experiential learning
30%
Lecture
10%
Simulations
20%
Team Projects
20%
Other
n/a
Final exams are administered:
• Via the Internet
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Concentrations/specializations offered to distance-learning students:
Accounting
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Technology
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Technology
Total hours in class per week
5
Total hours of work outside of class per week
11
Students in core class (average)
11
Students in elective class (average)
n/a
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:
n/a
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance-learning MBA students participate in joint-degree programs? Yes
Joint-degree programs offered to distance-learning students:
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
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
40%
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months
24
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
3174
Tenured faculty
8%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience
100%
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:
n/a
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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