Academics
The CBA offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Accounting (MAcc). Other programs include foreign exchange with France, Austria, Denmark, Australia, and New Zealand and graduate assistantships. The strongest area of study is management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. There is an Executive-in-Residence program as well as a faculty exchange for addressing international business matters.
Thirty-one total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 3 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Accounting
- Management Information Systems Concepts
- Financial Management and Markets
- Marketing Management
- Statistics and Quantitative Analysis
- Cross-Functional Operations
- Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- Strategic Planning and Organizational Analysis
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements where appropriate.
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 1 year; maximum, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 40 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 8; average business class size is 25.