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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Business

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


Address: UAB School of Business, BEC 219
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4460
E-Mail: mlake@uab.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uab.edu


ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• On alternate weekends
• Via the Internet (scheduled)
• Via the Internet (unscheduled)
• Five Saturdays at the beginning of the semester
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 48

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? Yes


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 10%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team Projects 15%
Other n/a

Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? Yes

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations
Finance
Health Care Administration
Information Technology Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Operations Management
Strategy
Technology
Total hours in class per week 3
Total hours of work outside of class per week 7
Students in core class (average) 40
Students in elective class (average) 20
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 20
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years 45%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Real Estate Finance
Financial Risk Management
From Idea to IPO - The Technology Venture


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting



JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

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

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MPH (Master of Public Health)


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program n/a
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months 54
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 51
 
Tenured faculty 70%
 
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 90%


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? No

Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? Yes

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology

 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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