Academics
The College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Cost for Management Decision Analysis
- Managerial Economics
or Economic Analysis - Managerial Finance
- Management Policy
- Marketing Strategy
- Decision Theory
- Research and Report Writing
- Information Systems and Technology
Required courses for the MBA in new venture management include:
- Cost for Management Decision Analysis
- Information Systems and Technology
- Managerial Economics
- New Venture Finance
- International Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
- Advanced Business Plans for New Ventures
- Corporate Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship
- Management Policy
- Marketing Strategy
- Decision Strategy
- Marketing in a Global Economy
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring credit (up to 6 hours) from another graduate program.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 8 years.
There are 22 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 9; average business class size is 26.