Academics
The School of Business and Management offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Arts in Human and Organizational Development (MAHOD). Other programs include a weekend MBA for Christian business leaders and professionals. The strongest areas of study are strategic management and organizational development. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including Fortune 500 business leaders.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA and weekend MBA, including 0 elective credits. Required courses for the MBA and weekend MBA include:
- Managerial Economics
- Financial Resource Management
- Management of Technology
- Applied Research and Analysis
- Organizational Behavior and Communication
- Strategy and Planning
- Ethics in a Changing Organizational Environment
- Marketing Management and Planning
- Management for the Worldwide Organization
- Integrated Decision Making
- Current Issues in Business and Management
- The Christian Business and Professional Leader
Required courses for the MAHOD include:
- Applied Research and Analysis
- Foundations of Human Resource Development
- Adult Development in Organizational Settings
- Leadership in Organization
- Organizational Development and Change
- Instructional Design and Training Methods
- Group Dynamics and Conflict Management
- Improving Quality and Productivity
- Human Resource Management
- Strategy and Planning
- 2 additional electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by completing equivalent courses at an accredited institution or by submitting acceptable CLEP scores.
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, 5 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 5 years.
In a recent year, there were 11 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 50% hold a doctorate; there were 15 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 20.