Academics
The ASBE offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) as well as a joint degree in law (JD/MBA). The strongest areas of study are international business, entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing. The most popular courses are Strategic, Management, Entrepreneurship, Investments, and Marketing Strategies. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. including the Distinguished Speaker Series, which hosts CEOs once each month.
Fifty-two total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 15 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Strategies for a Competitive Advantage
- Economic Analysis for Business Decisions
- Accounting and Financial Analysis
- Designing and Managing Value Creating Organizations
- Marketing Management
- Technology and Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Understanding the Global Business Environment
- Strategic Management
Required courses for the EMBA include:
- Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
- Economic Analysis and Policy
- Financial Information Systems
- Applied Statistics
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Finance
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Management in the Global Environment
- Managing Effective Organizations
- Operations Management
- Business and Public Policy (residential)
- Strategic Management
- Corportate Government and Control
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 1/2 years; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 33 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 91% hold a doctorate; there are 21 part-time faculty, of whom 43% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 22.