Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include cross-registration with Norfolk State, Old Dominion, and Christopher Newport Universities, work-study, and internship programs. The strongest area of study is management. The most popular courses are in human resource management and operations management.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- International Business
- Information Systems Development
- Organization Theory and Practice
- Macro Environment of Business
- Human Resources Administration
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Finance
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Economics
- Business Policy
- Legal Environment of Business
- Quantitative Decision Making
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through previous course work or examinations.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 4 semesters; maximum, 7 years.
In a recent year, there were 12 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there is 1 part-time faculty member, who held a doctorate. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 12.