Academics
The Robins School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a joint degree in law (JD/MBA). Other programs include cross-registration with the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The strongest areas of study are strategic management, leadership, and finance. The most popular course is Creativity and Innovation, Principals of Design Management, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including a monthly brown bag series.
Fifty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Opening Residency
- Financial Accounting
- Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Business
- Statistical Analysis for Business
- Strategic Resource Management
- Economics for Managers
- Marketing Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Operations Management
- Managing Information and Technology in Organizations
- Financial Management
- Strategic Management
- Global Environment of Business/International Residency
- Capstone Project
Up to 12 hours of credit may be transferred for core courses completed at another AACSB-accredited institution.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 3 semesters; maximum, 5 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 6 semesters; maximum, 5 years.
There are 48 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 96% hold a doctorate; there are 6 part-time faculty, of whom 33% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIB institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 5; average business class size is 24.