University of Texas - San Antonio Business Part-time MBA 2010申请相关信息

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College of Business
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio , Texas 78249 United States   

Program Web site:
http://business.utsa.edu/graduate

  Status:
Public Institution

E-mail:
mbainfo@utsa.edu

Part-time enrollment (2009-10):
256

Times offered:

Days

Evenings

Semesters offered:

Fall

Spring

Summer

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Strength: In general the staff demonstrated true expertise and built a curriculum that was very conducive to learning and applying the course material. Weakness: Because the program focuses so greatly on working students, some courses were light on external project work that provides hands on knowledge transfer.

The program needs more external projects that require application and research. An example is a business plan for a real company. This is offered in the Management of Technology masters program and is an elective in the MBA program...it should be required for all MBAs. The end to end experience I had in the course was the most rewarding I had at UTSA.

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Most of the instructors had worked in business settings and understood the real world. They were able to communicate key points that I'll remember for the rest of my life. They understood that most of us worked full-time and were flexible in our school assignments.

The flexibility and classroom experience was difficult but very rewarding.

The program went above my expectations and was incredibly flexible. The class schedules worked well and I was always able to get the classes that I needed, when I needed them. The professors were extremely experienced in both the professional and academic environments and offered a lot of great real world experience/advice.

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The combination of affordability, flexibility, and quality of the program make it an easy choice to make if you have to work and pay your way through school.

I would've liked more in depth case studies and a wider selection of electives.

As far as the part-time nature, the day-to-day experience solely consisted of attending class in the evening. That type of experience really couldn't be improved. Valet parking, perhaps...

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UTSA's program gave me the flexibility needed to keep my current job and it really helped me find myself and determine the direction I want to take in life - personally and career wise. It was a growing experience and very useful.

The professors not only taught material but had valuable life lessons to incorporate.

The professors are great, especially the finance professors. They know finance inside out and can relate it to the industry.

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The program provided an excellent curriculum, especially with regard to the concentration in Infrastructure/Information Assurance.

Strengths: Adjuncts/Business professionals in the field of study bringing relevant and timely material to the learning environment. Weaknesses: Some faculty members did not consistently bring relevant, timely material to the learning environment, because they seemed out of touch current issues in their industry (too book focused at times).

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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

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:



USAA
  8


Valero Energy Corporation
  4

AT&T
  1

U.S. Global Investors
  1

Fiber Glass Systems
  1

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
3,288

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
3  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  555

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  100

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

Business school endowment
$  6,183,195

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
No

University alumni networking site:
http://www.utsa.edu/alumni

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

Business school alumni networking site:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?gid=85710

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
No

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Created Financial Studies Center(includes computers, TVs, stock tickers, etc.); created Advanced Laboratories for Infrastructure Assurance and Security ("ALIAS"); five computer classrooms upgraded; converted one regular classroom to a computer classroom; added servers to the Citrix environment (to increase research capabilities); added a DAE to Storage Area Network.

Amount spent:
$  682,000

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Additional concentrations offered:
Project Management
Business of Health
Information Systems
Management of Technology
Information Assurance

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

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

Health Care Administration

International Business

Marketing

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:
36