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2004 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Michigan-Dearborn
School of Management
Address: School of Management
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126-2638
E-Mail: gradbusiness@umd.umich.edu
Web links: http://www.som.umd.umich.edu/grad
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings


Core MBA curriculum last revised

Before 2000
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes
Average number of students in a core class 30
Average number of students in an elective class 24
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

Credits required to complete part-time program 60

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 10%
Other n/a

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Workforce Management

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 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 12
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 42

New electives added in the past academic year:
Financial Statement Analysis
Fixed Income Securities

Web link: Electives course catalog


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MBA/MHSA Dual Degree Program
MBA/MSE-I&SE Dual Degree Program
MS in Engineering Management
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Part-Time Program Faculty:
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Adjunct faculty 29%
Tenured faculty 40%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience n/a

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 30
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year 26%
Tenured professors 14
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 21%
Underrepresented minorities1: 0%
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:
Finance
Information Technology

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization

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 n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a

 
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