Additionally, for a large part of the program, students are organized into small groups to work collectively on projects. Networking is a very valuable part of the program. It's harder to build those networks when you only have two or three classes here and there with someone. This way, the students are taking a whole set of course work together. Traditional M.B.A. programs require full-time residence and generally take two years to complete.
Students complete two or three classes every semester.
To reach out and offer the cohort program makes this a little more like the nation's top programs. All 44 students in the first cohort have significant work experience in major companies. In addition to new academic offerings on the Arlington and Fort Worth campuses, UTA is also reaching out to students across the globe through the World Wide Web and the University's Distance Education Center. Plus, the entire University of Texas System, through the UT TeleCampus, is working to make the complete core curriculum for students' first two years available online. Home Copyright 2001 UTA Magazine.