PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Every weekend
Via the Internet (unscheduled)
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2001 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 60 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | n/a |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | No |
Graduation requirements:
Students must write a complete business plan
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
| Credits required to complete part-time program | n/a |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 45% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 2% |
| Lecture | 11% |
| Simulations | 25% |
| Team projects | 7% |
| Other | 2% |
| Description: Conferences, Seminars, Roll-Playing, Action Learning, Consultancy Projects
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
General Management
Leadership
Management Information Systems
| Total hours in class per week | 17 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 24 |
| 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
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Marketing
Master of Technology
Master of Tourism
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 60% |
| Adjunct faculty | 15% |
| Tenured faculty | 20% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 95% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 93 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | n/a |
| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 33% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 7% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 17% |
| Have owned a business | 9% |
(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? | n/a |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | n/a |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Business Ethics
Business Law
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Football
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Running/Track
Soccer
Music
Paddle
Sailing
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 | $15,000,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school launched a full e-learning program.
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