Lewis University, Graduate School of Management Academics
The Graduate School of Management offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master in Science in Finance (MSF), and Master in Science in Information Security (MSIS) as well as a joint degree in nursing and business administration (MSN/MBA). Other programs include interdisciplinary programs. The strongest areas of study are finance, human resources management, and marketing. The most popular courses are Managerial Finance, Marketing Management, and Managerial Accounting.
Thirty-six to 54 total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 4 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Financial Accounting
- Business Economics
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Current Topics in Information Technology
- Contemporary Management Practice
- Survey of Marketing
- Financing the Business Enterprise
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Economics
- Marketing Management
- Legal and Social Foundations for Business
- Managerial Finance
- Managerial Communication
- Strategic Management
- Three concentration courses of student’s choosing
- One additional elective
Required courses for the MSM include:
- Fundamentals of Business Enterprise
- Contemporary Management Practice
- Marketing Management
- Organizational Behavior and Development
- Business-Government Relations
- Employment Law
- Current Topics in Information Technology
- International Business
- Human Resources Management
- Three weekend seminars
- Thesis
Required courses for the MSF include:
- Managerial Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Economics
- International Finance
- Futures and Options
- Financial Management Strategies
- Portolio Management and Investment Analysis
- Fixed Income Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Two electives of student’s choosing
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by waiver of foundation level courses, subject to individual review and the Program director’s approval.
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 5 years.
There are 18 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 72% hold a doctorate; there are 22 part-time faculty, of whom 6% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category llA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 18.
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