PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 33 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 24 |
| 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 | 64 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 50% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Portfolio Management
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Leadership
Management Information Systems
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 10 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 62 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
E-Business Programming Tools and Implementation
Entrepreneurial Sales Strategy
Seminars in Consumer Behavior
Seminar in Distribution Theory
Service Operation Management
Improving Operations Performance
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MA in International Relations
MBA/MS in Manufacturing Engineering
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science in Investment Management
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | n/a |
| Tenured faculty | 43% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 106 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 55% |
| Tenured professors | 45 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 18% |
| 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
| Part-time students have their own area/center on campus? | No |
| Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? | Yes |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | Yes |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Nonprofit
Graduate Entrepreneurs Organization; Public and Nonprofit Management Club
International Management MBA; Management Consulting Club; Leadership Development
Net Impact: Students for Responsible Business
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Volunteer
European Club, Latin American Business Council, Asia in the Graduate School of Management
MBA Council
Asia at the Graduate School of Management; Chinese MBA Club
Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Cricket
Football
Hockey
Indoor Hockey
Lacrosse
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Ski
Soccer
Swimming
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 | $4,504,172 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Wireless capability was implemented throughout the school and classroom hard/software was upgraded; networked resources have increased, on-line courseware was enhanced, and new programs were added to the school's Intranet; computer labs were updated with new hard/software and the Graduate Resource Center was added for MBA students; faculty received new computers in the past three years; increased access to financial databases; updated school-wide software; new servers were installed
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