PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Via the Internet (unscheduled)
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2001 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 22 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 22 |
| 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 | 43 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | n/a |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 20% |
| Lecture | n/a |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | 30% |
| Other | 50% |
| Description: threaded online discussion
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
UMUC's MBA program does not offer concentrations/specializations
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
General Management
Leadership
Marketing
Operations Management
Tax
| Total hours in class per week | 2 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 15 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 0 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MIM (Master of International Management)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSEC (Master of Science in Electronic Commerce)
MBA/MSHCA (Master of Science in Health Care Administration)
MBA/MSM (Master of Science in Management)
MBA/MSTM (Master of Science in Technology Management)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management
Master of Science in Accounting and Information Technology
Master of Science in Management
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 77% |
| Tenured faculty | 0% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 41 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 206% |
| Tenured professors | 0 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | n/a |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | n/a |
| 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? | No |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | No |
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 | $5,000,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
-Opened Multimedia Development Unit to allow instructor to create multimedia class material
-Course management system upgrades
-Installation of campus-wide wireless network
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