Academics
The Shidler College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), China International Master of Business Administration (CIMBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Japan-focused Executive Master of Business Administration (JEMBA), Master of Accounting (MAcc), Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM), Neighbor Island Master of Business Administration (NIMBA), Vietnam Executive Master of Business Administration (VEMBA), United States International MBA (USIMBA), and Waseda, Japan Master of Accounting (Waseda MAcc) as well as a doctoral program in international management and an interdisciplinary program in communication and information sciences, and a joint degree in law (MBA/JD). Other programs include an interdisciplinary program leading to an MBA/PhD in Economics, cooperative programs with the Japan America Institute of Management Science, Hanoi Business School, and Sun Yat-Sen University, foreign exchange with 8 countries, a 3-2 degree with the School of Accountancy, and internships in Hawaii and in business incubators in the South Pacific and in Japan and China for Japan- and China-focused MBA students. Work-study programs are available. The strongest areas of study are international business, management of information technology, entrepreneurship, and e-commerce. The most popular courses are international business and e-commerce. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA (30 or 45 for the Macc, depending on undergraduare major), including 18 elective credits (15 for the Macc). Required courses include:
- Analytical Tools for the MBA
- Organizational Behavior and External Environment of Asia-Pacific
- Managerial Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Marketing Management
- Information Technology Management
- Business Policy and Strategy
- Field Studies in the Enterprise
Required courses for the MAcc include:
- Taxation of Business Entities
- Analysis in Decision Making
- Assurance in the Information Age
- Rhetoric in Organizations
- Global Accounting
- 3 electives in accounting, business, or law
Required courses for the MHRM include:
- Advanced Organizational Behavior
- Employment Law
- Advanced Organizational Behavior
- Negotiations and Labor Relations
- The Staffing Process
- Compensation and Benefits
- Training and Career Development
- International Human Resources Management
- HRM Capstone
For the MAcc, a minimum of 30 credits is required, with a minimum of 18 credits of 600-level courses. If a course is waived, another course in the same area of study and of the same or higher level should be substituted. Students in the MBA program may waive Analytical Tools for the MBA if they graduated from an AACSB-accredited business school within the past 5 years.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full or part time is 24 months; maximum, 7 years.
There are 55 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 88% hold a doctorate; there are 14 part-time faculty, of whom 29% 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 35.