Academics
The School of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include cooperative programs with area business firms and public agencies, federal work-study, internships, and joint research with Southern College of Technology. The strongest areas of study are marketing and finance. The most popular courses are marketing electives and Entrepreneurship. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus and include the Corporate Associates Program and the Boardroom to Classroom Program.
Sixty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 18 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Information Systems
- Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Communications
- Financial Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Production and Operations Management
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Management of Organizations
- Legal, Social, and Ethical Aspects of Business
- International Business
- Financial Accounting
- Business Policy
- Managerial Accounting
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 4 semesters; maximum, 5 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 5 years.
In a recent year, there are 34 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 80% held a doctorate. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 30.