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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
American University
Kogod School of Business

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


Address: 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
E-Mail: KogodMBA@american.edu
Web site: http://kogod.american.edu
Directions to school


ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Credits required to complete part-time program: 51

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? No

Computer requirement? No


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 45%
Simulations n/a
Team Projects 15%
Other n/a

Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? No

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 15
Students in core class (average) 30
Students in elective class (average) 30
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 8
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years 5%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Equity Research & Analysis I
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Learning from Failure
Competitive Intelligence and Tech Watch
Fixed Income Securities
Managing Information Security
Enterprise Process and Systems


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a



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)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months 60
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 30
 
Tenured faculty 0%
 
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 50%


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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing

 B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Women in MBA

 Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

 Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Soccer
Volleyball

 
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