Academics
The College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA). Other programs include an interdisciplinary program in hospitality management and foreign exchange with 18 countries. The strongest areas of study are finance, management, and telecommunications. The most popular courses are in management, marketing, and information systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including an Executive-in-Residence and international faculty each quarter.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 8 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting
- Business Research Methods
- Organizational Behavior
- Management Science
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Information Systems Seminar
- Management Policies and Strategies
- Management Seminar
Required courses for the MSBA include:
- Organizational Communications
- Organizational Behavior
- Data Communications
- Legal Environment
- Advanced EDP Auditing
- Security and Privacy
- Business Information Systems
Students may substitute or transfer up to 13 units from another AACSB institution.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 1 year; maximum, 7 years.
There are 60 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 98% hold a doctorate; there are 3 part-time faculty, of whom 66% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 12; average business class size is 27.