PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Every weekend
Via the Internet (unscheduled)
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2001 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 50 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 25 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | Yes |
Graduation requirements:
Students must write a complete business plan
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
| Credits required to complete part-time program | n/a |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 10% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 60% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Arts Administration
Consulting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 5 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 104 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Technology Commercialization
Financial Services Marketing
Finance and Technology
MBA Intro to Biotech Industry
Direct & Database Marketing
Real Estate law
Multinational Corporations and Social Responsibility
Public Relations/Promotion
Customer Relationship Management
Public Sector Auditing
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/ Master of Public Planning and Policy
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/Master of Public Health
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting
Master of Accountancy in Taxation
Master of Quantitative Finance
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | 60% |
| Tenured faculty | 70% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 20% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 132 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 3% |
| Tenured professors | 80 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 14% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 3% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 9% |
| 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
Manufacturing
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
Women in MBA
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 | $7,500,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added wireless networks, a financial research and stock trading classroom, and smart classrooms. Computer lab upgrades were also performed.
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