Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include graduate assistantships and teaching fellowships. The strongest areas of study are management, marketing, and information systems. The most popular courses are Risk Management, Management Information Systems, Organizational Behavior, and International Business. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 6 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Organizational Behavior and Managerial Skills
- Accounting for Decision Making and Control
- Management Information Systems
- Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Economics
- Strategic Management
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 12 months; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 21 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty, of whom 50% held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 20.