Academics
The Albers School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Finance (MSF), Master of International Business (MIB), and Master of Professional Accounting (MPAc) as well as a joint degree in business and law (JD/MBA, JD/MIB, and JD/MSF). Other programs include a 3-2 degree with the undergraduate business program, cross-registration with the university’s School of Law, work-study, credit and noncredit internships, certificate programs in post-MBA studies, and international study tours. A formal MBA Mentorship Program involving senior executives from the business community is available to all graduate students. The strongest areas of study are accounting, finance, management, and economics. The most popular courses are management and finance electives.
Fifty-five total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 24 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Domestic and Global Economics
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Management of People
- Operations Management
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility or
- International Ethics/Cultural Issues
- Management of Information Technology
Required courses for the MSF include:
- Cases in Managerial Finance
- Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Corporate Financial Management
- Investments
- Applied Econometrics
- Valuation of Derivatives
- Cases in Managerial Finance
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Corporate Investment Decisions
- Portfolio Management
- Investments and Portfolio Theory
- Advanced Financial Theory
- Economics of Integrative Markets
- Finance for International Business
- Financial Institutions and Markets
or - Financial Management
Required courses for the MIB include:
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Leadership Skills and Team Development
- Integrated Enterprise Management
- International Ethical and Cultural Issues
- Economics of Integrative Markets
- Finance for International Business
- International Management
- International Economics
- International Law and Business
- Topics in International Marketing
- International Business Policy
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through previous course work. For MBA students, the 6 foundation courses may be waived. MSF, MPA, and MIB students may have prerequisite area courses waived.
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 1 year; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 47 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 91% held a doctorate; there were 7 part-time faculty, of whom 43% held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 7; average business class size is 22.