Academics
The Saunders College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Master of Science in Finance (MS), Master of Science in Management (MS), and Master of Business Administration in Accounting (MBA). Other programs include cooperative programs with local and regional corporations, work-study, internships, and a 4+1 BS/MBA program with Hobart and William Smith colleges, Houghton College, Ithaca College, Keuka College, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, SUNY/Brockport, SUNY/Fredonia, SUNY/Geneseo, SUNY/Pottsdam, SUNY/Oneonta, Alfred University, Lycoming College, Elmira College, Mercyhurst College, and St. Lawrence University. The strongest areas of study are finance, technology management, marketing, and management and leadership. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the Gasser Lecture series, Executive Breakfast Briefing series, MBA Workshop series, and EMBA executive speaker series.
Seventy-two total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 36 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting For Decision Makers
- Economics for Managers
- Statistical Analysis for Decision Making
- Financial Analysis for Managers
- Organizational Behavior and Leadership
- Marketing Concepts
- MIS Concepts
- Competitive Strategy
- Operations Management
Required courses for the MS in Finance include:
- Accounting For Decision Makers
- Financial Analysis for Managers
- Financial Management II
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Securities and Investment Analysis
- Statistical Analysis for Decision Making
- Futures and Options
- Finance for Global Business
Required courses for the MS in Management include:
- Global Business Environments
- Global Issues and Strategies
- Introduction to Technology Management
- Managing New Process and Product Development
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by having common body of knowledge core courses waived on the basis of undergraduate course work or by examination.
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 1 year; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 1<1/2> years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 41 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 85% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above 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.