PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 33 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 20 |
| 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 are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
Comprehensive examination at the end of program
| Credits required to complete part-time program | 60 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 35% |
| Simulations | 10% |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | 5% |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Tax
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
| Total hours in class per week | 12 |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 20 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 24 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Media Planning
Export Marketing
Marketing of Financial Services
Information Systems Audit
Recruitement and Selection
Not for profit management
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
n/a
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 35% |
| Adjunct faculty | 60% |
| Tenured faculty | 70% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 100% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 14 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 80% |
| Tenured professors | 14 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 29% |
| 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? | Yes |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Environmental
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Roteract
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Volunteer
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Cricket
Football
Swimming
Table Tennis, Body Building, Lawn Tennis
Badminton
Squash
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 | $358,700 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
PCs, Wireless Link, e-SZABIST, DSL Link, Online registratio, JISR Online Journal, Live Interactive Video Conference to and from foreign universities
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