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2004 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Ball State University
Miller College of Business
Address: Ball State University
Miller College of Business - WB 147
Muncie, IN 47306
E-Mail: mba@bsu.edu
Web links: http://www.bsu.edu/mba
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings


Core MBA curriculum last revised

2003
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 48
Average number of students in an elective class 22
Accelerated part-time program offered? No

Graduation requirements:
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Credits required to complete part-time program 30

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 30%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 25%
Other n/a

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Media/Entertainment

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Total hours in class per week 4
Total hours of work outside of class per week 14
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: n/a

New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a

Web link: Electives course catalog


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
n/a

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

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

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 82
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year 20%
Tenured professors 58
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 12%
Underrepresented minorities1: 5%
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

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:
n/a

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 Yes
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $310,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Classroom projectors with desktop PCs and Elmo imaging projectors, laptop and notebook PCs for faculty to use with projectors in classrooms, PCs and printers for labs.

 
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