Academics
The Fogelman College offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accountancy (MSAcc), Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA), and Master of Arts in Economics (MA) as well as a doctoral program in business administration with concentrations in economics, finance, management, marketing, management information systems, and decision sciences, and a joint degree in law (MBA/JD). Other programs include an interdisciplinary program in international business, foreign exchange with Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, France, and Mexico, and internships. The strongest areas of study are finance, management information systems, and business administration. The most popular courses are in finance and management information systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These include Professor-for-a-Day, Speakers Forum, and Executive-in-Residence programs.
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Business Applications of Economic Theory
- Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
- Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions
- Seminar in Organizations
- Strategic Marketing
- Financial Management II
- Seminar in Business Policy
- International Business
Required courses for the MSBA include:
- Marketing Research
- International Business
- Information Systems
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements if a common body of knowledge can be demonstrated.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 3 semesters; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 6 semesters; maximum, 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 104 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there were 17 part-time faculty, of whom 98% held a doctorate. Faculty salaries were rated below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 30.