Academics
The Graduate School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Accounting (MAcc), Master of Taxation (MTAX), Master of Science in Economics (MS), Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA), and Master of Science in Music Business Administration (MSMBA) as well as a doctoral program in business administration offered jointly with Florida International University. Other programs include a 3-2 degree in accounting, work-study programs, foreign exchange with 7 countries, and internships. The strongest areas of study are finance, accounting, business communications, and global environment. The most popular courses are Strategic Management, Business Communications, Global Environment of Management, Finance, and Sport Management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The required course, The Executive Forum, includes guest speakers on a weekly basis.
Forty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Advanced Analysis and Application of Accounting Data
- Advanced Financial Management
- Global Environment of Management
- Strategic Concepts in Marketing
- Information Systems
- Graduate Business Communication Applications
- Operations Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Global Management Strategy and Policy
- The Executive Forum
Required courses for the MAcc include:
- Advanced Theory
- Graduate Business Communication Applications
- Advanced Analysis and Application of Accounting Data
- Financial Reporting and Accounting Concepts
Required courses for the MTAX include:
- Tax Research
- Concepts of Federal Income Tax
- Corporate Taxation
- Partnership Taxation
- Estates and Trusts
- Graduate Business Communication Applications
Required courses for the MS in Economics include:
- Mathematical Economics
- Econometrics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Advanced Macroeconomics
Required courses for the MHA include:
- Introduction to Health Care Systems
- Health Care Management I
- Health Care Management II
- Health Policy
- Health Care Finance
- Health Law
- Health Research Methods
- Current Topics in Health Care Management
- 6 credits of electives (2 classes)
- 3 credits of internship (if applicable)
Required courses for the MSMBA include:
- Graduate Business Communication
- Advanced Legal Issues for Musicians
- Advanced Music Marketing
- Advanced Music Publishing
- Artist Management
- Venue Management
- Financial Accounting Concepts
- Financial Management
- Marketing Functions and Processes
- Entertainment Law
- 9 credits of electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by using undergraduate course work for foundation 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 is 1 year; maximum, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 <1/2> years; maximum, 5 to 7 years.
There are 132 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 90% hold a doctorate; there are 10 part-time faculty, of whom 75% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 15; average business class size is 20.