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2005 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
Address: 5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110 United States
E-Mail:
Web links: http://www.umkc.edu/bloch

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings


Core MBA curriculum last revised

2000
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes
Average number of students in a core class 30
Average number of students in an elective class 26
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 48

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:


Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

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



Entrepreneurship
Finance
Leadership

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: 35

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


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:



MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:


Master of Accounting
Master of Public Administration

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Part-Time Program Faculty:
Same faculty as full-time MBA program n/a
Adjunct faculty n/a
Tenured faculty 88%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience n/a

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 35
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
Tenured professors n/a
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 19%
Underrepresented minorities1: 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers 39%
Have owned a business 35%

(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

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 $33,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
New web server, sharepoint services, improved wireless connections. Also added four large-screen tv's in student lounge with stock tickers.

 
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