Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Master of Business Administration (IMBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Health Care Executive Master of Business Administration (HCEMBA), Master of Business Administration in Accounting (AMBA), and Master of Business Administration in Human Resources (HRMBA). Other programs include internships for full-time IMBA students. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Kamm Lecture series brings business professionals to campus and the Spahr Lecture brings professionals who speak about ethical issues facing business organizations.
Forty total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Systems Management and Organizational Theory
- Management Science/Computer Models
- Information Systems for Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Accounting and Finance Management
- Marketing and Marketing Information Systems
- Operations Analysis
- Macroeconomics for Management
- Multinational Corporations and International Trade
- Power, Ethics, and Society
- Management Policy and Systems Analysis
Required courses for the IMBA include:
- International Management
- Managerial Accounting and Finance
- Microeconomics/International Trade
- Management Science Techniques for Management Information Systems
- Macroeconomics/International Finance
- International Marketing
- International Marketing Research
- Intercultural Communication
- International Financial Management
- Global Marketing: Logistics, Transportation, and Methods of Entry
- The Political and Social Responsibilities of the Multinational Corporation
- Managing Multinational Projects: A Strategic Management Approach
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by having the appropriate background to waive the first 3 survey courses.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 year; maximum, 4 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 4 years.
In a recent year there were 22 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 68% hold a doctorate; there were 28 part-time faculty, of whom 18% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIB institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 25.