Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a joint degree in BA/MBA. Other programs include cooperative programs with Schiller International University, internship programs, foreign exchange with Germany and Hungary, and joint research. The strongest areas of study are accounting, human resource management, and international business. The most popular courses are in international management and study abroad. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Fifty-one total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Strategic Accounting Analysis
- Advanced Quantitative Methods
- Strategic Marketing
- Corporate Financial Policy
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Team Building
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Research Strategy and Planning (captstone course)
- Strategic Management Information Systems
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by utilizing a standard waiver policy for prerequisites.
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 12 months.
There are 16 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 94% hold a doctorate; there are 13 part-time faculty, of whom 31% 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 20.