Academics
The Perdue School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include foreign exchange with 3 countries. The strongest areas of study are marketing and management. The most popular courses are Research Methodology, Organizational Theory, and Corporate and International Business Seminar. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These include the Great Leader series and International Scholars, Visiting Professors, and Executive-in-Residence programs.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 3 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Organizational Theory
- Economic Environment of the Organization
- Managerial Accounting
- Corporate Financial Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Management Science Models
- Corporate Strategic Planning and Policy
- International Business Seminar
- External Environment of the Organization
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 9 semester hours of graduate credit from an AACSB school.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 3 semesters; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 5 semesters; maximum, 7 years.
There are 19 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 25.