PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2002 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | Yes |
| Average number of students in a core class | 30 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 20 |
| 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 | 36 |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | 20% |
| Lecture | 25% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
International Business
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
| Total hours in class per week | 6 |
| 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: | 90 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
Bankruptcy Law
Supply Chain Management
Global Skills for the Business Manager
ERP
Management Science
Web link: Electives course catalog
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts in Economics
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Part-Time Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 1% |
| Tenured faculty | 67% |
| Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience | 65% |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 55 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 30% |
| Tenured professors | 28 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 11% |
| Underrepresented minorities1: | 11% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers | 5% |
| Have owned a business | 5% |
(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
Human Resources
SIFE
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
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:
All classrooms in the Barton School are now considered "smart classrooms." All have wireless internet capabilities, smart boards, and cutting-edge presentaton technology. The entire Barton School home, Clinton Hall has wireless internet technology. There is also a Interactive Television classroom so that courses can be held both on-site and at off-site locations within the area and around the world.
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