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2005 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV College of Business
Address: 4505 S Maryland Parkway Box 456031
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6031 United States
E-Mail: cobmba@unlv.edu
Web links: http://business.unlv.edu/mba
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings


Core MBA curriculum last revised

n/a
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes
Average number of students in a core class 60
Average number of students in an elective class 40
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 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

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:


Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

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



Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing

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

New electives added in the past academic year:
Change Management
Seminar in Negotiation


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:

MBA/DMD Dental Medicine
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MS Hotel Administration

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:

Master of Accounting
Master of Arts Economics
Master of Science in MIS

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

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

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 87
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
Tenured professors n/a
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 11%
Underrepresented minorities1: 2%
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

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 Yes
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $125,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
new computers, servers, data projection equipment

 
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