Academics
The School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a 5-year program in accounting (BS/MBA). Other programs include internships for full-time students, work-study programs, and joint research with faculty. The strongest areas of study are human resource management, information systems, accounting, and finance. The most popular courses are Industrial Organization and Psychology, Collective Bargaining, Personnel Management, and Management Information Systems.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 15 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Organizational Management
- Management Information Systems
- International Business
- Managerial Finance
- Marketing Management
- Management Science I
- Management Policy
Required courses for the BS/MBA in accounting include:
- Nonprofit Accounting
- Taxation of Corporations, Estates, and Trusts
- Financial Accounting Theory
- Advanced Auditing
- Managerial Economics
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 6 credits from another graduate program. Foundation courses may be waived under advisement.
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; part time, 2 years.
There are 18 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 88% hold a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty, of whom 50% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 18.