Academics
The Gatton College of Business and Public Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accounting (MSAcc), and Master of Science in Economics (MS) as well as a doctoral program business administration and economics, and joint degrees in law (MBA/JD), engineering (MBA/BEng), pharmacy (MBA/DPharm), and medicine (MBA/MD). Other programs include foreign exchange with 6 European and Asian countries, and internships with various banks, small businesses, and local and national corporations. The strongest areas of study are accounting, economics, finance and banking, and management information systems. The most popular courses are Accounting, Finance, Organizational Behavior, Marketing, and International Business. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the Humana Visiting Scholar Program, Fulbright Scholars, and Chellgren Lecture Series.
Forty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA – Evening Program, including 5 elective credits. Required courses for the MBA – Evening Program include:
- Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Economics
- Organizational Behavior
- Management Information Systems in Decision Making
- Quantitative Analysis for Decisions
- Global Business Management
- Marketing Management
- Corporate Financial Policy
- Production Management
- Business Policy and Strategy
Required courses for the One Year MBA Program include:
- Rapid Immersion Module
- Business Fundamentals
- New Product Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Advanced Learning Bundles
- Showcase Week
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 11 months; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 80 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 95% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 28.