Academics
The Graduate Programs in Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Taxation (MT), and Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) as well as a joint degree in law (JD/MBA), law and taxation (JD/MT), and law and human resources (JD/MSM-HR). Other programs include interdisciplinary programs in international business, management of technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, e-business, global sales management, cooperative programs in engineering with the College of Engineering and Arts Management, foreign exchange with 14 countries, and internship programs. The strongest areas of study are international business, management, finance, taxation, information systems, and global sales management. The most popular course is Finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company sponsors an executive leadership forum that attracts 2 distinguished speakers each year, and the Colloquium in Business, which brings weekly speakers.
Thirty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Process Analysis and Cost Management
- Strategic Financial Decision Making
- Management of Operations
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Business Strategy and Policy
- Leadership
- International Business Environments
Required courses for the MSM include:
- Business Process Integration
- Data Analysis for Managers
- Organizational Behavior
- Supply Chain Management
Required courses for the MT include:
- Basic Tax Research
- Corporate Tax I
- Taxation of Transactions in Property or Taxation of Intellectual Property
- Taxation of Partnerships
- Tax Accounting
- Tax Practice and Procedure
- State and Local Taxation
- U.S. Taxation of Transnational Operations
Required courses for the MSA include:
- ERP and Financial Date Communications
- Contemporary Accounting Issues
- Enterprise Risk Assessment and Assurance
- Accounting and Assurance Project
- Advanced Accounting
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, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 34 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 91% hold a doctorate; there are 15 part-time faculty, of whom 7% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 17.