Hybrid Format
The MBA program uses a hybrid format: each course is half online and half in the classroom. Classroom-based time consists of 3 full days of intensive work. Here is the annual schedule for course offerings and the course schedule for the upcoming semester:
Trimester
The trimesters are structured as follows:
| Summer: May 31 – August 4, 2012 | Fall: September 19 - December 10, 2011 | Spring: February 6 - April 28, 2012 | |
| Core MBA(Alaska) | MBA 618; MBA 624; MBA 664 | MBA 653; MBA 663; MBA 670 | MBA 642; MBA 652; MBA 697 |
| Core MBA(Austria) | MBA 642; MBA 697; MBA 6XX (elective) | ||
| MBA Finance Concentration | Investments, Risk Management, Fund Practicum | ||
| MBA Entrepreneurship Courses | Entrepreneurship, E Business, Valuation | ||
| EMBA Strategic Leadership | MBA 665; MBA 625 | ||
| MBA ICT | MCT 663; MCT 661; MBA 632 | ||
| MBA HSA Concentration | Final Module: Program Evaluation Health Care Finances | Systems; Ethics; HR(replaces the core MBA above) | |
| Thesis Option | Final Module: Thesis | Research Seminar |
The format for courses (except Summer MBA Core courses – see below for details) is
- 6 weeks of one 2.5-hour class/week: webcast or archived recording
- Asynchronous readings, discussions, exercises
- Currently (as of this summer) it will be 4 online classes followed by 3 days followed by 2 online classes, followed by 2 weeks.
- Followed by 2 weeks to complete course projects asynchronously.
The Summer trimester MBA core courses are structured differently:
- MBA 664 starts on a Thursday evening, continues for the following full weekend, and finishes on the Sunday following.
- MBA 618 meets Monday-Wednesday
- MBA 624 meets Thursday-Saturday
The days for MBA 618 and 624 will alternate from one year to the next (to accommodate students who have difficulty scheduling 3 days off from work). These courses will then meet for 6 class meetings after the in-class days (over the following 6 weeks).
