Academics
The Sellinger School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Finance (MSF), Executive MBA (EMBA), and MBA Fellows (FMBA). Other programs include internships in the MSF program. The strongest areas of study are international management, international finance, and power and influence. The most popular courses are Entrepreneurship and Investments Management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. There is an executive on-campus program as well as a leadership lecture series available to all current students, alumni, and faculty.
Fifty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Leadership and Management
- Risk Assessment and Process Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Financial Strategy
- Business Strategy
Required courses for the MSF include:
- Information Technology for Management
- Financial Applications and Strategy
- Investment Management
- Portfolio Management
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- International Finance
- Advanced Financial Analysis
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements for up to 21 core credits and 6 advanced level credits.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 year; maximum, 3 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 54 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 91% hold a doctorate; there are 19 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 25.