PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Afternoons, some weekends
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2001 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 28 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 12 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | Yes |
Graduation requirements:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
Students lacking managerial experience must complete an internship.
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 33 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | 15% |
| Description: Community development and strategy projects for area organizations
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Health Care Administration
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Sports Business
| Total hours in class per week | 9 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 25 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 11 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Management Practicum
Marketing Research Applications
Negotiation
Advanced Business and Commercial Law
International Relations
Healthcare Policy
Web link: Electives course catalog
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:
Concentration/Option in Healthcare Management
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 7% |
| Tenured faculty | 60% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 27% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 56 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 32% |
| Tenured professors | 32 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 22% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 0% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 19% |
| Have owned a business | 45% |
(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:
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
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 | $600,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Computer upgrades, enhanced accessibility to color printing/scanning, photographic equipment, personal PCs, server upgrades, multimedia classrooms, software.
New College building to be complete by the end of 2004 - will include wireless, high-tech classrooms, new labs, interactive kiosks, and classroom performance systems.
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