Academics
The Breech School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include work-study, foreign exchange with 3 countries, internship programs, and joint research with area businesses and with faculty. The strongest area of study is management. The most popular courses are management and information technology. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus including foreign faculty members, exchange programs with European institutions, and visiting lecturers.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Economics for Decision Making
- Accounting for Management
- Marketing Management
- Financial Management
- Information Technology Management
- Management and Leadership
- Corporate Leadership Capstone
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through previous coursework or examinations.
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, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 14 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIB institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 18; average business class size is 30.