Academics
The Graduate Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Business Administration, Leadership Studies (MSBA) as well as a joint degree in nursing (MSN/MSA and MSN/MSBA). Other programs include work-study programs. The strongest area of study is management. The most popular course is Organizational Behavior.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MSBA (International Business Specialty), including 11 elective credits. Required courses for the MSBA (International Business Specialty) include:
- Introductory Seminar
- Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
- Future Society and Leadership
- Ethical Considerations
- International Trade Structure and Systems
- International Management
- International Economics
- International Accounting and Taxation
- International Marketing
- International Legal Environment
- International Finance
- Import-Export Management
- International Business Experience
- International Business Communications and Negotiations
- International Business Research I and II
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending part time is 6 years.
There is 1 full-time graduate business faculty member, who holds a doctorate; there are 8 part-time faculty, of whom 88% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIB institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 24; average business class size is 12.