PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2002 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 40 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 22 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | No |
Graduation requirements:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Students are required to complete a graduation project
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 50 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 15% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Finance
Marketing
Portfolio Management
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Portfolio Management
Statistics and Operations Research
| Total hours in class per week | 3 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 9 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 20 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Managerial Negotiation
Whole Systems change course
Trading Game
Generational Marketing
Technology Resource Management
Food Industry Management
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
Master of Civil Engineering
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Specialization in Finance
Specialization in Marketing
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 48% |
| Adjunct faculty | 30% |
| Tenured faculty | 20% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 100% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 54 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 133% |
| Tenured professors | 54 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 24% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | n/a |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 24% |
| Have owned a business | 25% |
(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? | No |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | Yes |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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 | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $174,448 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Equipment (52 computers, 3 PCs, 2 video beams, 4 laser printers, 1 scanner); 48 Internet connections in the MBA lecture room; installed Firewall to protect the School's servers; implemented course information system (SICUA and WebCT); updated/purchased software licenses (SPSS, Crystall Ball); renewed School's Web site; installed wireless network in School of Management's library. Additionally, the University has invested US$6.8 million in technology in the past 3 years that benefit all students.
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