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Recently added electives:
BPS 6321 Contemporary Business Issues and Strategy
ENTP 6387 Forecasting Industry and Technology Futures
FIN 6352 Financial Modeling
FIN 6356 Mergers and Acquistions
FIN Corporate Restructuring and Turnarounds
HGMT 6333 Ethics in Healthcare Management

Last curriculum revision: 2005
Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Accounting
General Management
Operations Management
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Organizational Behavior
E-commerce
Statistics and Operations Research

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Additional concentrations offered:
Management Information Systems
Supply Chain Management
Healthcare Management

Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes
Leading areas of study:

Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Management Information Systems
Operations Management
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 graduate: 53

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TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Enhanced audio and video performance in classrooms, lecture halls and meeting rooms. Replaced computers, monitors and printers in labs. Upgraded, replaced and added servers, and upgraded server software. Expanded network connectivity and upgraded switches throughout the facility. Expanded and upgraded multimedia displays in various common areas. Upgraded and expanded availability of various software packages.
Amount spent: $1,229,500.00

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni: 5,637
Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 27 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni: $489.00
Median gift from MBA alumni: $25.00
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
Business school endowment $5,100,315.00
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
University alumni networking site: http://alumni.utdallas.edu/NetCommunity/
Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
Business school alumni networking site: http://som.utdallas.edu/alumni
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

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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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The Dean of the School of Management has a good grasp of what is required to build an excellent program and seeks input from students, which is rare, based on my personal experience.

It was a good program with excellent instructors. It offered a great deal of flexibility and allowed me to complete the program over a four-year period.

It is a good education at a good price. There are many professors who are student advocates and really do teach students valuable lessons.

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Professors are very knowledgeable, personable, and easy to get along with.



The classes were challenging, and the diversity of the student body was an asset in the education.

The education was comprehensive, the exposure to Dallas' local business community was invaluable, and the open access to the school's cutting-edge technology and business research was great.

There was a mix of instructors with professional backgrounds and professors with theoretical backgrounds who performed interesting research.

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The emphasis on group work is understandable given the way companies work today. However, group work in a classroom setting is inherently different and has its own complications. As a part-time student, I found the group work frustrating at times.

There should be less reliance on teams. I understand the team approach to education, but every assignment does not need to be a team effort.

There were guest speakers, workshops, team building events for minorities, social events, and more

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The emphasis on group work is understandable given the way companies work today. However, group work in a classroom setting is inherently different and has its own complications. As a part-time student, I found the group work frustrating at times.

There should be less reliance on teams. I understand the team approach to education, but every assignment does not need to be a team effort.

There were guest speakers, workshops, team building events for minorities, social events, and more

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There are many opportunities to structure the program according to your interests with quality electives, but, at the same time, I think the program could be strengthened by ensuring that all courses are relevant.

The program has greatly exceeded my expectations regarding the quality of instruction, opportunities for networking, and access to highly competitive employment positions.

The environment at UT is progressive, with strong ties to local technology companies. There is also good international diversity in both the student body and group of teachers.