PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
The distance MBA program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
Internet/Web-based delivery
Chat rooms
Online forums
Textbooks
paper based course materials
The distance MBA program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
n/a
When/how often classes meet:
n/a
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2002 |
| Accelerated distance MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 300 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 90 |
Graduation requirements:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
• Students are required to spend time on campus throughout the course of the program
• Students must pass a minimum of 10 out of the total 13 courses i.e. no more than 3 fails are allowed.
| Credit hours required to complete distance program | n/a |
| Are distance students invited to campus for graduation? | Yes |
| Does the MBA diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? | No |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 20% |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 5% |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | 55% |
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Final exams are administered:
On-campus
Approved institutions worldwide
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Distance MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Operations Management
Statistics and Operations Research
| Total hours in class per week | n/a |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 15 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 34 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance MBA students participate in joint-degree programs?
| No |
Joint-degree programs offered to distance students:
No
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Economics & Finance; Master of Financial Mathematics
Master of Industrial Relations & Pers. Management; Master of European Indusrial Rel.; Master of Organization Studies
Master of Management Science & Operational Research; Master of Public Administration
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Distance Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 70% |
| Adjunct faculty | 15% |
| Tenured faculty | 90% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 40% |
| Distance faculty members who also teach traditional, face-to-face courses | 70% |
| Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students at least one time during each course? | No |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 160 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 15% |
| Tenured professors | 40 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 20% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | n/a |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | n/a |
| Have owned a business | n/a |
(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian
Americans are not included in the minority percentage.
STUDENT LIFE
| Distance students have access to the school career office? | Yes |
| Distance students have access to the school library? | Yes |
| Distance students have access to the school gymnasium / athletic center? | Yes |
| Distance students have access to student rates for tickets? | Yes |
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Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.
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