Academics
The Liautaud Graduate School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accounting (MSA), Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MS/MIS), and Master of Arts in Real Estate (MARE) as well as a doctoral program in business administration/management information systems, and joint degrees in public health, accounting, nursing, economics, management information systems, and pharmacy. The strongest areas of study are finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, and accounting. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including professional topics seminars and lecture series.
Fifty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 30 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Microeconomics for Business Decisions
- Introduction to Corporate Finance
- Introduction to Operations Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Introduction to Marketing
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by taking an exam with prior study in the subject.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 4.5 terms; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 terms; maximum, 6 years.
There are 85 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 95% hold a doctorate; there are 26 part-time faculty, of whom 95% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 35.