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2005 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alaska Anchorage
College of Business and Public Policy
Address: College of Business and Public Policy
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508 United States
E-Mail:
Web links: n/a

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
On alternate weekends


Core MBA curriculum last revised

n/a
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 25
Average number of students in an elective class 20
Accelerated part-time program offered? No

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 n/a

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 15%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other n/a

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:



AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:



General Management

Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 18
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 8

New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:




OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:

Master of Public Administration
Master of Science Global Supply Chain Managment

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Part-Time Program Faculty:
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Adjunct faculty 0%
Tenured faculty 64%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 20%

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 46
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
Tenured professors n/a
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 6%
Underrepresented minorities1: 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers n/a
Have owned a business 4%

(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? 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:
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 No
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $130,782

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Three laptop computers for media carts. Thirteen new printers for the open computer lab. Six new Proximas for lab classrooms. Twenty-one new flat-panel monitors. Fifty-seven new computers to replace older ones in labs.

 
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