Academics
The Boulder MBA offers the Master in Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Accounting (MS) as well as a doctoral program in accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, business policy and strategy, organization management, and operations research and management, and a joint degree in law (MBA/JD), telecommunications (MBA/MS), fine arts (MBA/MA), anthropology (MBA/MA),theater (MBA/MA) environmental studies (MBA/MS), Germanic language (MBA/MA), and computer science (MBA/MS). Other programs include cross-registration on a limited basis with the School of Law and School of Engineering, work-study, foreign exchange with Mexico and Spain, internships, and joint research. The strongest areas of study are finance, marketing, and entrepreneurship. The most popular courses are finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, and real estate. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Visiting Executive Program enables high-level executives to share with students their expertise, working world experiences, and reflections on life inside and outside the business world. Executives speak at classroom lectures as well as informal lunches or after-hours meetings.
Fifty-five total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 27 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Economics
- Financial Accounting
- Quantitative Methods
- Managing Behavior in Organizations
- Decision Modeling
- Corporate Finance
- Marketing Management
- Corporate Strategy
- Business and Society
- Professional Skills
- Career Development
Required courses for the MS in Accounting include:
- Accounting Theory
- Managerial Accounting Seminar
- Advanced Auditing Theory
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through waiver 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 2 years; maximum, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 3 years; maximum, 3 years.
There are 88 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 20 part-time faculty, of whom 98% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 12; average business class size is 35.