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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Graduate School of Business — Evening MBA

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


Address: 11200 SW 8th Street
MARC 210
Miami, FL 33199
E-Mail: chapman@fiu.edu
Web site: http://www.fiu.edu/~evemba
Directions to school


ACADEMICS

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

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Credit hours required to complete part-time program: 55

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? Yes


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 8%
Experiential learning 9%
Lecture 31%
Simulations 12%
Team Projects 9%
Other 6%

Can part-time MBAs take some courses online? No

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS

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

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Total hours in class per week 3
Total hours of work outside of class per week 4
Students in core class (average) 45
Students in elective class (average) 35
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 9
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years 23%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Employment Law
Information Security
E-commerce Strategy
Issues in Closely Held and Family-Owned and Managed Businesses
Business Plan Development
Research Methods in Management
Sales Tactics and Strategies
High Tech Product and Service Development
Integrated Marketing Communications


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of International Management/Business



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 28%
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months 124
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 119
 
Tenured faculty 74%
 
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 55%


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:
Finance
General-Chapman Graduate School Association
Marketing

 B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization

 Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

 Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

 
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