Academics
The College of Management and Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development (MSHRMD), Master of Science in E-Commerce (MSEC), and Master of Science in Management (MSM). In the MBA and the MSM programs, students remain together in cluster groups as they move through the program. In addition, the MSHRMD is often offered to cohort groups requiring a specialized program that is customized to their needs. The strongest area of study is managerial leadership.
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Introduction to Graduate Studies
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resources Management
- Ethical and Legal Issues
- Managerial Economics
- Macroeconomics
- International Management
- Managerial Accounting
- Financial Markets
- Financial Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Marketing
- Strategic Management
Required courses for the MSM include:
- Leadership Theory and Practice
- Leadership: Assessment and Reflection
- Critical Thinking for the Manager
- Ethical Practices of Leaders
- Organizational Analysis
- Organizational Design and Innovation
Required courses for the MSHRMD include:
- Human Resource Planning
- Advanced Organizational Behavior
- Organizational Development and Change
- Strategic Training and Development
- Employee Relations and the Law
- Recruitment and Selection
- Total Compensation Systems
- Labor and Management Relations
- Current Issues in Human Resource Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through previous course work.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 2 years; maximum, 10 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 3 to 4 years; maximum, 10 years.
In a recent year there were 29 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 85% held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average business class size is 16.