Academics
The Graduate School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA), Master of Science in Human Resources (MSHR), Master of Science in Information Systems Management (MSISM), AND Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications (MSISC), as well as joint degrees in law (MBA/JD), nursing (MBA/MSN), pharmacology (MBA/MS), integrated marketing communication (MBA/MSIMC), information systems management (MBA/MSISM), and human resources (MBA/MSHR). Other programs include internships and graduate certificates in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence and Business Intelligence and Business Ethics. The strongest areas of study are marketing, finance, and international business. The most popular courses are Strategic Management, International Financial Management, Business Ethics, International Marketing, and Organizational Change Development.
Between 14 and 18 total courses are required to complete the MBA, including 8 elective courses or 24 credits. Required courses include:
- Financial Accounting
- Business Ethics
- Managerial Economics
- Strategy and Leadership
- Organizational Behavior
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Statistics
- Operations Management
- Foundation of Business Modeling
- international elective
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements based on transcript evaluation.
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, 5 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 1<1/2> years; maximum, 5 years.
There are 63 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 97% hold a doctorate; there are 55 part-time faculty, of whom 50% 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 6; average business class size is 28.