Academics
The Maine Business School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Accounting (MSAcc). Other programs include work-study, in which eligible students work with graduate faculty, foreign exchange with France (University of Angers), and internship programs. The strongest areas of study are finance and management. The most popular courses are Investment Management, Futures and Options Markets, and Management Policy. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. Typically in the summer, one visiting professor will teach one course.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 15 MBA; 9 MSA elective credits. Required courses include:
- Introduction to Accounting/Accelerated
- Introduction to Economics/Accelerated
- Behavioral Analysis for Administrative Decisions
- Financial Management
- Management Policy
- Business, Government, and Society
- Residency Week
- Internship
or Organizational Consulting - International Trip
- Decision Sciences for Operations
- Creating and Capturing Value in the Digital Economy
Required courses for the MSAcc include:
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Management Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Accounting II
- Cost Accounting
- Auditing
- Federal Taxation of Individuals
- Principles of Management and Organization
- Business Finance
- Marketing
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Advanced Accounting
- Tax Research and Taxation of Business Entities
- Accounting Theory/International Accounting
- Business Law for CPAs
- Behavioral Analysis for Business Decisions
- Advanced Auditing
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by having foundation courses waived for equivalent courses completed at the undergraduate level or tutorials taken and passed before entering the program.
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, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 19 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 95% hold a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty, of whom 50% 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 20.