PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
The distance MBA program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
E-mail
When classes meet:
n/a
Does the program offer 24-hour technical support?
No
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| Before 2000 |
| Accelerated distance MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | n/a |
| Average number of students in an elective class | n/a |
| Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? | No |
Graduation requirements:
n/a
| Credit hours required to complete distance program | 30 |
| Are distance students invited to campus for graduation? | n/a |
| Does the MBA diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on or off campus? | No |
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | n/a |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | n/a |
| Experiential learning | n/a |
| Lecture | n/a |
| Simulations | n/a |
| Team projects | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
| Description: Students write papers concerning how they applied ideas from their reading on the job. Some students write books or publish articles.
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Final exams are administered:
n/a
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Distance MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Arts Administration
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
Insurance
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Media/Entertainment
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Public Administration
Public Policy
Real Estate
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax
Technology
Transportation
AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Finance
Health Care Administration
International Business
Leadership
| Total hours in class per week | n/a |
| Total hours of work outside of class per week | 15 |
| Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: | 200 |
New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance MBA students participate in joint-degree programs?
| Yes |
Joint-degree programs offered to distance students:
Yes
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Marketing
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
Distance Program Faculty:
| Same faculty as full-time MBA program | n/a |
| Adjunct faculty | 95% |
| Tenured faculty | 0% |
| Distance faculty members who also teach traditional, face-to-face courses | 0% |
| Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students at least one time during each course? | No |
B-School Faculty:
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 2 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | n/a |
| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | n/a |
| 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
| Distance students have access to the school career office? | No |
At what point?
n/a
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| Distance students have access to the school library? | n/a |
| Distance students have access to the school gymnasium / athletic center? | n/a |
| Distance students have access to student rates for tickets? | n/a |
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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.
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