Academics
The Business School offers the Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Accountancy (MAcc), and Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS). Other programs include cooperative programs with private industry and government; work-study and internship programs; joint research through UAH research centers such as the Center for Management of Science and Technology and the Center for Management and Economic Research; and a Small Business Development Center. The strongest area of study is management of technology. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MSM, including 9 elective credits. Required courses for the MSM include:
- Managerial Economics and Technology
- Financial Decisions under Uncertainty
- Managerial Accounting
- Introduction to Technology Development
- Strategy for Management of Technology
- Marketing in a High Technology Environment
- Managing Technology Development
- Management of Information Technologies
- Management of Technical Professionals
or Strategic Human Resource Management
Required courses for the MAcc include:
- Managerial Accounting
or Cost Management - Financial Accounting Theory
- Advanced Accounting Information Systems
- Management of Information Technology
- 21 hours of electives
Required courses for the MSMIS include:
- Management of Information Technology
- Relational Database Management Systems
- Advanced Databases
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
- Managerial Accounting
- Operations Management
- Financial Decisions
- Electronic Commerce
- Telecommunications
- IS Design
- 3 hours of electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by using appropriate undergraduate credit to waive up to 15 hours of graduate foundation courses.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 year; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 30 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 97% hold a doctorate; there are 10 part-time faculty, of whom 50% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 14.