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Thunderbird
American Graduate School of Inernational Management
1999 Executive MBA Profile
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1999 classes begin
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8 / 23 / 1999
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Final application deadline
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5 / 1 / 2000
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Current
total enrollment
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42
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Applications received
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73
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Applications accepted
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68%
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Accepted applicants enrolled (yield)
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84%
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Female students
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21%
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Minority students
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12%
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International students
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29%
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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.
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Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99
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$1,411,300
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Total tuition cost
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$48,000
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Mean GMAT
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N/A
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Median GMAT
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N/A
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Range
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[min.]
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N/A
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[max.]
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N/A
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Mean GPA
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2.94
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Median GPA
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2.85
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Range
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[min.]
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2.1
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[max.]
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4.0
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Average years of work experience
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14
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Range of work experience (years)
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[min.]
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6
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[max.]
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26
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Average salary for manager in program
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N/A
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Salary range for manager in program
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[min.]
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N/A
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[max.]
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N/A
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Students with advanced degrees
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19%
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Students from nonprofit sector
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N/A
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Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
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17%
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Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
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14%
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Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
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79%
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Year program was founded
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1991
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Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999
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30
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Executive MBAs graduated in 1994
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22
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Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
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181
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
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25 / 80%
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Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
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5 / 20%
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International content
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80%
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Entrepreneurial content
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10%
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E-commerce content
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5%
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Significant changes since 1997
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Changes in the past several years have focused on the operational aspects of the EMIM program - enhanced customer service, increased use of technology for communicating and as a teaching/research tool, and the creation of a more efficient internal operation.
There has also been an increased focus on marketing resulting in a 30% increase in the enrollment since 1997. Plans for 1999-2000 include a major review of the curriculum and revisions where necessary to reflect changing client demands and interests, as well as planned expansion of the program to several overseas locations.
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Special trips or projects outside of country
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There are two weeklong international trips during T-bird's two-year program - one at the end of the first year to Guadalajara, Mexico and one near the end of the second year to either Asia or Europe. Output from these trips and participation by the students are part of the assignments for specific courses in the curriculum. Faculty members accompany the class to facilitate the learning through daily debriefings. As foreign language study is included in the curriculum, these trips are also an opportunity for the students to practice their new language skills.
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Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium
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Distance or Web based learning content
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5%
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Group work done via the Internet
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20%
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T-bird offers a Master in International Management Latin America for managers in Mexico and Peru. It is broadcast via video and Internet to a number of locations in those two countries, in partenership with ITESM in Monterey, Mexico. It is taught by faculty from both schools and is held on Friday and Saturday every other weekend.
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Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates
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There is a one day program for spouses and partners during the opening Residence Week in which they learn about the program and its rigors from a number of perspectives including a panel of Alumni spouses. They participate in a case study discussion. They are introduced to a number of the teaching methods and to some of the support services on campus, including spouse clubs and an Internet communication tool dedicated for their use. During the two year program a number of social events for the entire student family are held.
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Program
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Master of Intl. Mgmt. Latin America (MIMLA)
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Country
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Mexico
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Partner
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ITESM
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Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers
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N/A
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Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years
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Motorola
Intel
AlliedSignal
American Express
IBM
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Faculty / Teaching Methods
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Same faculty as full-time MBA program
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96%
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Adjunct faculty
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4%
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Other
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0%
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Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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N/A
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Case study
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70%
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Lecture
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10%
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Distance learning
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5%
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Total hours in class
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760
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Total hours of work outside of class
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1300
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When and how often classes meet
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On alternate weekends
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