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2005 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron
Graduate Programs in Business
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2000 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 17 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 8 |
Graduation requirements:
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 40% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 3% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 40% |
| Simulations | 2% |
| Team projects | 10% |
| Other | 0% |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management of Technology and Innovation (Polymers)
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
Tax
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 85
New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MSM (Master of Science in Management)
MTax/JD
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 68 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 40 |
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| Tenured professors | n/a |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 19% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 12% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 29% |
| Have owned a business | 21% |
(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
Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
n/a
| B-school participates in MBA Games | No |
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $406,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Computers, servers, laptops, software, ceiling projectors, network printers, LCD monitors, memory, hard drives, technology enhanced classrooms.
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