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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron
Graduate Programs in Business

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


Address: Graduate Business Programs at The University of Akron
259 S. Broadway, Room 412
Akron, OH 44325-4805
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.uakron.edu/cba/grad
Directions to school


ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• Via the Internet (scheduled)

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 58

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

Computer requirement? n/a


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 7%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 3%
Team Projects 20%
Other 0%

Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? Yes

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
International Finance
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Human Resource Management
Tax
Total hours in class per week 18
Total hours of work outside of class per week 18
Students in core class (average) 23
Students in elective class (average) 17
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 70
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years 10%

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 Human Resources



JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Can part-time students participate in joint-degree programs? Yes

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 100%
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months 67
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 62
 
Tenured faculty 86%
 
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.

Part-time students have their own area/center on campus? n/a

Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? n/a

Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? n/a

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a

 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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