Academics
The College of Business and Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Accountancy (MAcc) as well as a doctoral program in business administration, and a joint degree in law (JD/MBA, JD/MAcc) agribusiness economics (MBA/MS), and mass communications (MBA/MA). Other programs include foreign exchange with France, cooperative programs with ESC-Grenoble and Sup de Co Montpelier in France, and internships. The strongest areas of study and the most popular courses are Finance and Management Information Systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Accounting and Control
- Financial Management
- Organizational and Managerial Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Management Information Systems
- International Business
Required courses for the MAcc include:
- Emerging Issues in Accounting
- Controllership and Policy
- Individual Income Taxation
- Accounting Information
- Professional Dimensions
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by having completed foundation courses at the undergraduate level.
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 6 years.
In a recent year there are 42 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below 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 15.