Academics
The Whittemore School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Economics (MA), Master of Science in Accounting (MS), and Master of Science in Management of Technology Executive MBA (MS) as well as a doctoral program in economics. Other programs include work-study, internships, and a consulting project for full-time MBA students. The Management of Technology program is also offered in Korea. There is foreign exchange with the University of Napoli. The strongest areas of study are finance, statistics and operations research, accounting, entrepreneurship, general management, organizational behavior, and manufacturing and technology management. The most popular courses are International Finance, Investments, Leadership, Global Management, Entrepreneurship, and Group Behavior in Organizations. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Distinguished Speakers Series brings CEOs from Fortune 500 companies to campus. The Hollloway Seminar Series presents speakers involved in successful entrepreneurial ventures. The Business Forum brings in regional business leaders to discuss current business practices and issues. A biweekly economics seminar series brings in quest lectures and allows PhD students to present their research.
Fifty-one total credits are required to complete the MBA (full time), including 9 elective credits. Required courses for the MBA (full time) include:
- Economics
- Marketing Management
- Information Systems Across the Enterprise
- Management Accounting
- Organizational Behavior
- Technology Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Financial Management
- Managerial Decision Making
- Organizations, Leadership, and Environments
- Strategic Management
- Information Systems and Enterprise Integration
Required courses for the MS in Accounting include:
- Accounting Theory and Research
- Topics in Advanced Accounting
- Corporate Taxation
- Government and Nonprofit Accounting
- Ethics and Professional Practice
- Corporate Law
- Advanced Auditing
- Accounting Information Systems
Required courses for the MBA (part time), evening include:
- Organizational Behavior
- Economics
- Managerial Decision Making
- Management Accounting
- Information Systems and Enterprise Integration
- Technology, Operations, and Supply Chain Management
- Marketing Management
- Financial Management
- Organizations, Leadership, and Environments
- Strategic Management
Required courses for the Executive MBA include:
- part-time MBA required courses plus International Management
Required courses for the MA in Economics include:
- Mathematical Economics
- Microeconomics l
- Macroeconomics l
- Econometrics l
- Seminar
- Research Paper
Required courses for the MS in Management of Technology include:
- Management of Technology
- Accounting and Finance for Technical Managers
- Leadership and Team Management
- Information Systems: Management Enterprise Systems
- Quantitative Methods
- Project Management
- Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Business Planning and Program Management
- Product Development and Marketing
- Intellectual Propety Management, Ethics, and Emerging Technology
- Strategic Management of Technology
- Advanced Topics
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements. With departmental approval, 2 graduate courses may transfer. Part-time MBA students can request to waive a core course based on significant prior coursework.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. MBA students may petition to take up to 2 nonbusiness courses offered at the university.The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 9 months; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 52 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 98% hold a doctorate; there are 18 part-time faculty, of whom 39% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 5; average business class size is 20.