Academics
The School of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Master of Business Administration (IMBA), Master of Science in Executive Leadership (MSEL), Master of Science in Global Leadership (MSGL), Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSCM), Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE), Master of Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM), and Master of Science in Taxation (MSTax) as well as joint degrees in law (JD/MBA and JD/IMBA), nursing (MSN/MBA), real estate (MBA/MSRE), and accounting and financial management (MBA/MAFM). Other programs include cross-registration with other USD graduate degree programs, including law, work-study in the form of graduate fellowships, foreign exchange with 5 countries, and internships. The strongest areas of study are finance, international business, accounting, leadership, and real estate. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These feature visiting professorships and Practitioner-in-Residence. Thought leaders from the business and academic communities routinely speak on campus.
Fifty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 18 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Organizational Concepts and Techniques
- Information and Analysis
- Financial Reporting and Control
- Customers and Markets
- Financial Management and Analysis
- Operational Processes
- Global Business Environment
- Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
- Managerial Decision Making
- Capstone Course
Required courses for the IMBA include:
- Organizational Concepts and Techniques
- Information and Analysis
- Financial Reporting and Control
- Customers and Markets
- Financial Management and Analysis
- Operational Processes
- International Financial Management
- International Comparative Management
- International Marketing
- International Trade
- International Business Law and Ethics
- Capstone Course
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by examination only.
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 16 months.
There are 59 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 90% hold a doctorate; there are 27 part-time faculty, of whom 93% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 5; average business class size is 16.