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University of Texas at Dallas
School of Management
1999 Executive MBA Profile
Address: The Executive MBA Program
School of Management
P.O. Box 830688, HH15
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
E-Mail: jfowler@utdallas.edu
Website: http://cyclops.utdallas.edu/som/exec/exec.htm


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Statistics

1999 classes begin 9 / 7 / 1999 Final application deadline 8 / 15 / 1999 Current
total enrollment
65

Applications received 72 Applications accepted 55% Accepted applicants enrolled (yield) 98%

Female students 24% Minority students 15% International students 16%

Note:  For the purposes of this survey, minority students are defined as African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students from the U.S.  Asian Americans are not included.

Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99 $2,340,000 Total tuition cost $36,000



Mean GMAT N/A Median GMAT N/A Range [min.] N/A  [max.] N/A 

Mean GPA 3.20 Median GPA 3.35 Range [min.] 2.25 [max.] 4.00



Average years of work experience 16 Range of work experience (years) [min.] 8 [max.] 31

Average salary for manager in program $70,600 Salary range for manager in program [min.] $45,000 [max.] $140,000



Students with advanced degrees 22% Students from nonprofit sector 6%

Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
34% Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
5%

Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
90% Year program was founded 1992

Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999 31 Executive MBAs graduated in 1994 15

Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
170


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Coursework

Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
11 / 50% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
11 / 50%

International content 30% Entrepreneurial content 20% E-commerce content 15%

Significant changes since 1997

The program has been restructured from 24 months to 21 months. The number of E-business hours in the core and elective section of the program have been increased.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Mandatory

The school includes a ten-day international trip that includes site visits to leading international companies. Students have visited the Eastern Block Countries, Japan, China, South America, and Germany.

The school also runs a trip to Austin and Washington, DC for its Social and Political Environment Course, which gives students an opportunity to meet with lobbyists, members of Congress, state legislators, judges, and employees of government agencies.

Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium

Distance or Web based learning content N/A Group work done via the Internet 42%

Contact the school for more information.

Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates

None


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International Programs

Program Country Partner


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Partnerships

Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers Nortel Networks
University of Texas at Austin
AT&T
UT Southwestern Medical Center
MBNA


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Top Corporate Customers

Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years Nortel Networks
Texas Instruments
EDS
AT&T
Ericson


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Faculty / Teaching Methods

Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 90% Adjunct faculty 5% Other 5%
Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 72%

Teaching methods
Case study 45% Lecture 45% Distance learning 0%
Other 10%

Class schedule
Total hours in class 736 Total hours of work outside of class 1200
When and how often classes meet Evenings


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