PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Every weekend
Via the Internet (scheduled)
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 24 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 17 |
| 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 | 45 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 35% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 15% |
| Other | 0% |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Accounting Information Systems Design and Assurance
Actuarial Science
E-commerce
Economics
Enterprise Risk Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Public Policy
Sports Business
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
| Total hours in class per week | 7 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 21 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 238 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
CIS 8490 Advanced Topics in System Development
MGS 8770 Service Operations Management
MK 8710 Customer Relationship Management
RMI 8380 Insurance Regulation and Public Policy
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
(Master of Science Majors Cont.: Organizational Change, Marketing, Personal Financial Planning, Risk Management Insurance, Health Administration, Real Estate)
Master of Science (Majors: Business Economics, Computer Information Systems, Finance, Management, Business Analysis, Human Resource Management, Operations Management)
Other Degree Programs: Master of Actuarial Science, Master of Health Administration, Master of International Business, Master of Professional Accountancy, Master of Taxation
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 11% |
| Tenured faculty | 47% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 185 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 20% |
| Tenured professors | 86 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 66% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 12% |
| 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
Entrepreneurship
High Tech
Human Resources
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
International Club
Women in MBA
Graduate Business Association
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 | $800,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
We brought a 27 student teaching lab online with state-of-the art display equipment. We have wireless access. We upgraded our servers and put them on a SAN, Purchased new robotic equipment and software for Disaster Recovery, Upgraded user machines. Set up an electronic communications bulletin board system.
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