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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Manitoba

Asper School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $480.00
      • Non-resident $640.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 170
      • Full-Time MBA: 20
      • Part-Time MBA: 130
      • PhD Program: 20
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: MSc in Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 147
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 56 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 66 %
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 0) 575
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 40 %
      • International students: 25 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 72
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 32

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 79

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 14

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Average core class size: 40
      • Average elective class size: 20
      • Electives available: 16
      • Last curriculum revision: 2005
      • Recent curriculum changes: New concentrations added in Management Accounting and Business Government Relations

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior
        • Public Administration

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Administration
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Comprehensive exam in strategy
      • Credits required to graduate: 60

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $250,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,699
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 2 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $180.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $125.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $33,000,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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