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2004 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Graduate School of Business
Address: 11200 SW 8th Street
MARC 210
Miami, FL 33199
E-Mail:
Web links: http://cba.fiu.edu/web/graduate

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings


Core MBA curriculum last revised

Before 2000
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 45
Average number of students in an elective class 35
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 n/a

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 9%
Lecture 45%
Simulations 12%
Team projects 9%
Other 0%

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

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

Total hours in class per week 14
Total hours of work outside of class per week n/a
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 10

New electives added in the past academic year:
Real Estate


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
American & Caribbean Studies
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MALAC - Master of Arts in Latin
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
Master of Science - Finance

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Executive Master of Science in Taxation
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Master of Science in Management-HR Management

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 106
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
Tenured professors 45
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 18%
Underrepresented minorities1: 24%
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? n/a
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:
Finance
Marketing
General-Chapman Graduate School Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization

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 n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a

 
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