Academics
The SPS Graduate Programs offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSCIS), and Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM). Other programs include work-study and internships in the MNM program. The strongest areas of study are accounting and finance, database administration, and nonprofit management. The most popular courses are in finance and accounting, computer information systems, and e-commerce.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Ethics and Legal Environment of Business
- The Economics of Management
- Strategies in a Global Environment
- 21 semester hours in emphasis and electives
Required courses for the MNM include:
- Theory and Future of the Nonprofit Sector
- Organizational Change and Program Development
- Advocacy and the Third Sector
- Financial Resource Development and Marketing
- Fiscal Management in Nonprofit Oraganizations
- Leadership and Ethics
- Governance and Managing Human Resources
- Professional Project
- 12 semester hours of electives
Required courses for the MSM include:
- Leadership: A Personal Context
- Management and Leadership Process
- Organizational Change
- Professional Leadership Project
- Applied Action Research
or Contemporary Leadership Research - Leading in Changing Economics
- Strategic Management and Financial Reports Analysis
- 15 hours of electives
Required courses for the MSCIS include:
- Computer Systems Architecture
- Presentation of Technical Materials
- Applied Systems Analysis
- Professional Project
- 12 hours of emphasis requirements
- 12 hours of electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by receiving credit for previous course work or taking exemption exams for undergraduate level prerequisites. Applicable transfer credit of up to 6 semester hours is accepted for graduate courses.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending part time is 4 to 6 years (varies).
There are 10 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 75% hold a doctorate; there are 160 part-time faculty, of whom 20% hold a doctorate. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 15.