Academics
The Eller School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Accounting (MAC), Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS), Master of Science in Management (Concentration in Finance) (MMF), and Master of Arts in Economics (MA) as well as a doctoral program in management and organizations, economics, MIS, marketing, public administration and policy, and accounting, and a joint degree in law (JD/MBA), management information systems (MBA/MSMIS), international management (MBA/MIM), management and finance (MBA/MMF), pharmacy (MBA/PharmD), engineering (MBA/MS Eng), science (MBA/MS), and optical sciences (MBA/MS Optical Sciences). Other programs include cross-registration and foreign exchange with 7 countries. The strongest areas of study are entreprenuership, management information systems, finance, and marketing. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. Corporate executives regularly address students each semester. There is also a “study break” series in which senior executives meet with small groups of MBA students to discuss career options and strategies. The business projects course brings together student teams and corporate executives for discussion and project work.
Fifty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 25 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Financial Accounting
- Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Applied Business Statistics
- Operations Management
- Economics for Managers
- Leadership
- Market-Based Management
- Communication and Professional Development
- Business Strategy
- Business Field Projects
- Information Systems
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements in full-time programs only; a limited number of courses may be waived on a case-by-case basis in consultation with faculty. Waivers are for course content only; students must substitute an elective for the waived course.
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 21 months; maximum, 24 months. For students attending part time, the minimum is 24 months; maximum, 24 months.
There are 114 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 93% hold a doctorate; there are 30 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 9; average business class size is 35.