Academics
The COB offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS), and Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior (MSMOB) as well as a doctoral program in organization development, and a joint degree in MBA and Management Information Systems (MBA/MSMIS), MBA and Management and Organizational Behavior (MBA/MSMOB), MBA and Public Health (MBA/MPH), Management Informatiion Systems and Management and Organizational Behavior (MSMIS/MSMOB) and Management Information Systems and Public Health (MSMIS/MPH). Other programs include a 5-year BA/MBA in international business and economics, internships, accelerated weekend MBA program (16 months), an accelerated MOB program (13 months), and internship programs. The strongest areas of study are business administration and organization development. The most popular course is business administration. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus and include the Annual Management Lecture Series with distinguished guest lectures from industry and academia in the fall and spring.
Sixty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 16 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Financial Accounting
- Economics (Macro)
- Leadership and Ethics in a Global Environment
- Organizational Behavior
- International Business
- Analytical Tools for Management Decisions
- Operations Management
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Economics
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Management
- Project Management
Required courses for the MSMIS include:
- Computer Programming
- Computer Organization and Architecture
- System Analysis and Design
- Database Management Systems
- Information Systems Security and Control
- Network Planning
- Network Design
- Project Management
- Strategic Information Technology Management
Required courses for the MSMOB include:
- Career and Human Resource Planning
- Ethics and Social Responsibility in Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Strategy, Structure, and Decision Making
- Accounting for Managers
- Data Processing and Management
- Strategic Policy
- Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- Methods of Organizational Research
- Contemporary Trends in Change Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through waivers based on performance in previous course work, transfer credit, and course substitution.
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 6 years.
There are 8 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 50 part-time faculty, of whom 35% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 9; average business class size is 15.