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2004 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Business
Address: UAB School of Business, BEC 219
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4460
E-Mail: mbainfo@uab.edu
Web links: http://www.business.uab.edu

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
On alternate weekends
Via the Internet (unscheduled)


Core MBA curriculum last revised

2001
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 36
Average number of students in an elective class 18
Accelerated part-time program offered? No

Graduation requirements:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Credits required to complete part-time program 48

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Finance
Health Care Administration
Information Technology Management

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Media/Entertainment
Statistics and Operations Research
Tax

Total hours in class per week 5
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: 18

New electives added in the past academic year:
From Idea to IPO
Negotiation Seminar for MBAs
The Art of the Deal-Negotiating in a Tech Venture
Real Estate Finance
Technology Based Project Management
Asset and Equity Valuation


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MPH (Master of Public Health)
MBA/MSHA (Master of Science in Health Admin.)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Part-Time Program Faculty:
Same faculty as full-time MBA program n/a
Adjunct faculty 19%
Tenured faculty 54%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 20%

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 54
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year 36%
Tenured professors 39
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 23%
Underrepresented minorities1: 10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers 7%
Have owned a business 75%

(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

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? No

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

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main B-school buildings No
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $287,400

Technology changes made over the past three years:
New 41-station computer lab, new servers, new computers and printers for existing student lab.

 
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