The other stuff can be taught-by employers. The M.B.A. is a part-time program 26 months in length and totaling 40 semester credits. Students meet one night a week from 6 to 10 p.m. at the southwest Portland campus of George Fox University, and two to four Saturdays each semester at the Newberg campus. M.B.A. students take traditional university breaks, except that their summer break is the month of August. The average student spends about 16 to 20 hours a week on class time and homework combined.
Students progress together through the entire sequence of courses.
Readings are balanced with case studies and projects to show you how the theories you are learning apply in practice. Themes across the curriculum. You will encounter areas of critical emphasis throughout your degree work, including the human dimension of management, communication, leadership, ethics, change, problem solving, decision making and globalization. An emphasis on professionalism. Polished presentations, correctly written papers and the ability to dialogue with others are all critical to the professional.