Academics
The Terry College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Master of Marketing Research (MMR), Master of Arts in Economics (MAE), and Master of Internet Technology (MIT) as well as a doctoral program in finance, accounting, marketing, risk management and insurance, real estate, management (includes production, personnel/human resources management, and strategy), economics, and management information systems, and a joint degree in law (JD/MBA). Other programs include foreign exchange with Germany and internships. The most popular courses are finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and marketing. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Institute for Leadership Advancement and the Office of International Business both bring successful business and thought leaders to campus every semester.
Fifty-seven total credits are required to complete the 2-year MBA program, including 27 elective credits. Required courses for the 2-year MBA program include:
- Business Ethics
- Strategic Management and Communication
- Negotiation
- Principles of Accounting I and II
- Business Microeconomics and Business Economics
- Applied Business Statistics
- Developing Leadership Skills I and II
- Financial Management I and II
- Marketing Management I and II
- Management Information Systems
- Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
- Integrated Resource Management
Required courses for the 1-year MBA Accelerated Program include:
- Business Ethics
- Negotiation
- Business Statistics
- Marketing Management
- Survey of Accounting
- Financial Management
- Survey of Business Economics
- Integrated Resource Management I
- Management Information Systems Overview
- Leadership I and II
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by requesting waiver of core courses based on prior academic background.
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 varies; maximum, varies.
There are 153 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 75% hold a doctorate; there are 21 part-time faculty, of whom 52% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 40.