Academics
The School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Accountancy and Information Systems (MAIS), Master of Taxation (MTAX), Master of Health Sector Management (MHSA), Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM), and Master of Science in Economics (MSECN), Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a doctoral program in business administration and economics, and a joint degree in international management (MBA/MIM), architecture (MBA/MARCH), health services administration (MBA/MHSA), law (MBA/JD), information management (MBA/MSIM), accountancy and information systems (MBA/MAIS), tax (MBA/MS Tax), and economics (MBA/MSECON). Other programs include foreign exchange with France, Spain, Mexico, and Peru and summer internships. The strongest areas of study are strategic marketing, supply chain management, information management, financial management and markets, and sports business. The most popular courses are strategic marketing, supply chain management, and information management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The W. P. Carey MBA program provides speakers through its Leadership in Action Speaker Series and intensive elective courses.
Forty-eight to 60 total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 to 24 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Decision Analysis
- Managerial Economics
- Strategic Leadership
- Organizational Theory and Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Information Management and Decision Support Systems
- Managerial Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Operations and Supply Management
- Legal and Ethical Issues in Business
- Strategic Management
- Global Business Environment
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 190 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 92% hold a doctorate; there are 30 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3 to 6; average business class size is 40.