PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
also late afternoons and Saturday morning
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 44 |
| 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 | 53 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | n/a |
| Lecture | 50% |
| 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
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Operations Management
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
Statistics and Operations Research
| 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: | 110 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Corporate Governance and Accounting
Ethics for Professional Accountants
Government Regulation of Business
Enterprise Transformation Management
Managing the Emerging Enterprise
Business Plan Development
Portfolio Management
Entrepreneurial Finance
International Strategic Management
Competitive Marketing Strategy
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MA International Management Studies
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MS Information Technology and Management
MS in Accounting and Information Management
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Information Technology and Management
Management and Administrative Sciences
Master of Accounting
Master of International Management/Business
Medical Management
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | 100% |
| Adjunct faculty | 23% |
| Tenured faculty | 28% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | n/a |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 98 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 29% |
| Tenured professors | 36 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 6% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 3% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 3% |
| Have owned a business | 9% |
(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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Accounting
Internal Audit
Supply Chain Management
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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 | $550,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school's new, 200,000+ square foot building is totally wireless and offers more than 200 PCs available in its labs. The classrooms have the latest audio-visual and computer support for teaching.
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