Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Business in Health Care Administration (MBA/HCA). Other programs include foreign exchange with France, joint research programs, and a Strategic Management Plan Development capstone course. The strongest areas of study are management and health care administration. The most popular courses are Marketing, International Business, and Financial Management and Policy. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus including the Business Excellence speaker series and the Executive-in-Residence program.
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 6 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Analytical Methods for Planning and Control
- Managerial Economics
- Organizational Behavior and Leadership
- Advanced Financial Management and Policy
- Marketing Management
- Management of Information Technology
- International Business
- Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration
- Data Analysis
Required courses for the MBA/HCA include:
- Organizational Behavior in Health Care
- Quality Management in Health Care
- Health Care Information Systems
- Strategic Management in Health Care
- Internship in Health Care
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 9 credit hours from AACSB International accredited institutions.
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<1/2> years; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2<1/2> years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 53 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 10 part-time faculty, of whom 66% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 28.