Academics
The School of Business and Public Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA). The strongest areas of study are management and international business. The most popular courses are Finance, Marketing, Computer Information Systems, and Management.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Advanced Topics in Finance
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Marketing: Cases and Current Issues
- Human Behavior in Organizations
- Advanced Topics in Accounting
- Information Systems
- International Business
Required courses for the MPA include:
- Environment and Practice of Public Administration
- Principles of Public Management
- Organization Theory and Behavior
- Quantitative Methods and Public Administration
- Administration and Public Policy Analysis
- Seminar: Public Personnel and Labor Relations
- Seminar: Public Financial Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by waiving previously completed course work with a grade of B or better or by transferring up to 9 semester units from an accredited college or university.
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full or part time is 5 years.
There are 54 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 98% hold a doctorate; there are 10 part-time faculty, of whom 55% 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 9; average business class size is 25.