Academics
The Graduate Studies offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science (MS). Other programs include internships and joint research. The strongest area of study is general management. The most popular courses are finance and information systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Speaking of Business program brings senior business executivies and alumni to campus to address major topics in the business environment.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Strategic Management
- Managerial/Corporate Finance
- Economic Foundations for Decision-Making
- Managerial Accounting
- Organizational Behavior/Theory
- Marketing Management
- International Business
- Legal Issues of Executive Management
- Operations Management for Executive Decision-Making
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending part time is 7 years.
There are 28 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 86% hold a doctorate; there are 6 part-time faculty. Average number of courses faculty teach is 8; average business class size is 21.