PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Via the Internet (unscheduled)
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2001 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 55 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 34 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | No |
Graduation requirements:
Students must write a complete business plan
Students are required to complete international experience
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 57 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 40% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 15% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | 25% |
| Other | n/a |
| Description: A Marketing Plan is required after the end of the third term. A Business Plan is required at the end of the MBA.
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
| Total hours in class per week | 15 |
| 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: | 80 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Values Management
Conflict Management
Impact of new technologies on HR Management
Managing Diversity
Lean thinking in Operations
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:
Executive Master in Public Administration (EMPA)
International Master in Tourism & Leisure
Master in Operations Management
Master of Finance
Master of Marketing
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 62% |
| Adjunct faculty | 54% |
| Tenured faculty | 36% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 61% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 85 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 66% |
| Tenured professors | 70 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 19% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | n/a |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 60% |
| Have owned a business | 37% |
(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? | Yes |
| 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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Marketing
Family Business
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Partners/Family
Women in MBA
Coffee Club
Cultural club
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball
Sailing
Scuba diving
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 | $3,500,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Wave LAN around all our student campus. New intranet services in Career Services, Library and Academic Services. Access to disks server space through Internet. Access to qualifications through WAP. Information to students by SMS. New Online Résumé platform. Computer-based TV-Screens all around campus, with up-to-the-minute info. on day schedules.
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