PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Days
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 67 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 11 |
| 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 | 144 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | 25% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Arts Administration
Business Communication
Corporate Governance
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Marketing
Statistics and Operations Research
Tax
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Arts Administration
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Philanthropy and Non-Profit Studies
| 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: | 208 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Sales Management
Contract Management
Australian Workplace Connections
Spreadsheet Modelling for Managers
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Frameworks of Governance
Ethics for Philanthropic & Nonprofit Organisations
Management for Philanthropic & Nonprofit Organisations
Legal Issues for Philanthropic & Nonprofit Organisations
Accounting Issues for Philanthropic & Nonprofit Organisations
Marketing for the Nonprofit Sector
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MEntrepInnov (Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
MBA/MInfTech (Master of Information Technology)
MBA/MappFin (Master of Applied Finance)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Applied Finance
Master of Business
Master of Commerce
Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Marketing
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | 64% |
| Tenured faculty | 36% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 100% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 130 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 341% |
| Tenured professors | 130 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 41% |
| 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? | Yes |
| 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:
Entrepreneurship
Brisbane Executive Club
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Women in MBA
Executive Club
Fostering Executive Women (FEW)
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
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Moot Corp (International)
Confluence
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 | $77,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Wireless Network; Lecture hall multimedia facilities; Additional lab computers; 100Mb network upgrade; Provision of total data redundancy; Offsite storage solutions; Storage area network solutions; Active Directory implementation; Improved backend infrastructure; 1Gb fibre optic connection between buildings; Laptop Authentication Service to all labs and lecture theatres; Web Development
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