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 | 35 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 25 |
| Accelerated part-time program offered? | Yes |
Graduation requirements:
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 | 56 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 40% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Government in Business
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
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: | 69 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MA/ECN (Masters of Economics)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Economics
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Management and Manufacturing
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | n/a |
| Tenured faculty | 64% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 95 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 3% |
| Tenured professors | 61 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 11% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 10% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 5% |
| Have owned a business | 3% |
(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? | No |
| Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? | Yes |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
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 | $400,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
USF is adding a new building expansion for graduate students, predominantly MBA students, which contains up-to-date computer equipment and software. Additionally, classrooms in the main building have been updated with newer multimedia presentation equipment and other capabilities. The Graduation Business Association lounge has been completely renovated with up-to-date computer equipment and software. Wireless capabilities within the college have been improved in both range and signal strength.
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