Academics
The College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Master of Business Administration (IMBA), and Master of Accountancy (MSAcc). Other programs include foreign exchange with 8 countries, internship programs, and joint research. The strongest area of study is general business. The most popular courses are Integration of Business Disciplines and Decision Modeling in Information Systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the invited speaker series and the Leadership Series.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Accounting for Management Decisions
- Financial Decision Making
- Entrepreneurship: The Act of Wealth Creation
- Marketing Strategy
- Managerial Economics
- Decision Modeling in Information Systems
- Legal Environment of Business Managers
- Communication in Organizations
- Integration of Business Disciplines (6-hour capstone course)
- Strategic Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 1 year; maximum, 6 years.
There are 14 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 18; average business class size is 25.