Academics
The Isenberg School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA), Master of Science in Accounting (MSA), Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management (MS HTM), and Master of Science in Sport Management (MS Sport) as well as a doctoral program in Business Administration, and joint degrees in sports management, (MBA/MS), MB/MS hospitality and tourism management (MB/MS), public policy administration (MB/MS), industrial engineering, (MB/MS) environmental engineering, (MB/MS), and civil engineering (MB/MS). Other programs include foreign exchange with 3 countries and internships. The strongest areas of study are finance, operations management, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, accounting, general management, leadership, human resources management, technology management, sports business, marketing, organizational behavior, and hospitality and tourism management. The most popular courses are Finance and Operations and Marketing. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the Distinguished Visitors’ Seminar series.
Fifty-five total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 18 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting for Decision Making and Reporting I and II
- Business Data Analysis
- Marketing Management
- Organizational Behavior and Theory
- Financial Analysis and Decisions
- Information Management
- Managerial Economics
- Production Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Organizational Planning and Strategy
- Business and Its Environment
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by waivers, which are only granted on approval from the Associate Dean.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 2 years; maximum, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 20 months; maximum, 4 years.
There are 93 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 97% hold a doctorate; there is 1 part-time faculty member. Faculty salaries are rated well 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.