Academics
The College of Business and Public Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), and Master of Accounting (MAcc) as well as a joint degree in in law (MBA/JD and MPA/JD) and pharmacy (MBA/PharmD and MPA/PharmD). The strongest areas of study are financial resources, human resources, and executive development. The most popular courses are Executive Leadership, Negotiation, and Ethics.
Forty-seven total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- The Environment of Business
- Introduction to Strategic Management
- Statistical Analysis for Managers
- Strategic Financial Processes
- Processes and Administrative Systems
- Strategic Process Management, Evaluation, and Control
- Creating Value of Customers
- Strategic Business Policy
Required courses for the MPA include:
- Changing Environment and Management of Public/Not-for-Profit Organizations
- Managing Human Resources as Assets
- Applying Information, Research, and Analysis
- Organizational Processes and Administrative Systems
- Financial Aspects of Public/Not-for-Profit Organizations
- Public Policy Decision Making and Analysis
- Information Systems in Organizations
Required courses for the Macc include:
- Accounting for Not-for-Profit Entities
- Accounting and the Law
- Tax Research, Policy, and Writing
- Seminar in Auditing
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements depending on the undergraduate major.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 5 years.
In a recent year, there were 43 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there were 30 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 18; average business class size is 35.