PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Via the Internet (scheduled)
days
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 37 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 24 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | No |
Graduation requirements:
n/a
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 54 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | n/a |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | n/a |
| Lecture | n/a |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Health Informatics
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Pharmacy Administration
Public Policy
Sports Business
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
Management Information Systems
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| 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: | 37 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Health Information Management
The Business Value of Information Technology
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Real Estate Development
Understanding Modern Technology-Driven Business
Business Law
Stakeholders and Stakeholder Management for Project Management, Consulting, and Career Advancement
Applied Competitive Strategy for the Financial Services
Marketing Strategy in the Digital Age
Internet Business Models and Strategies
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Master in Public Health
MBA/Master of Arts in Economics
MBA/Master of Science in Accounting
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts in Economics
Master of Arts in Real Estate
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | 36% |
| Tenured faculty | 38% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 98 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 53% |
| Tenured professors | 78 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 22% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 8% |
| 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? | No |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Entrepreneurship
Accounting
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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 | No |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $2,449,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The College's computer lab has undergone a major upgrade. Additionally, improvements and upgrades have been made in many other areas, including the College's centralized server resources, faculty resources, and general infrastructure. Blackboard's Courseinfo 5.0 has been adopted as the standard platform for conducting online classes.
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