Academics
The Craig MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include cross-registration, cooperative programs in agribusiness, internships, and foreign exchange with Germany, Sweden, France, India, and China. The strongest areas of study are entrepreneurship and finance. The most popular courses are Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, Investment Portfolio, and information systems courses. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The extended education program has a lecture series every semester, the MBA Student Association brings in business leaders, and the faculty invites visiting professors.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Organization Design and Development
- Financial Management
- Managerial Accounting
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing Management
- Regulatory and Ethical Environment of Business
- Business Policy and Strategy
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by having previously taken foundation courses as business undergraduates or passing challenge exams.
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, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 5 years.
There are 23 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 5 part-time faculty, of whom 20% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 20.