Academics
The school offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management (MMGT). Other programs include work-study and internships. The strongest areas of study are finance and accounting. The most popular courses are Business Ethics and Leadership. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, and include the Legal Issues in Human Resource Management and Executive on Campus programs.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 3 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Fitness
- Simulation
- Computer Applications
- Research Methodology
- Business, Government, and Society
- Economic Theory
- Management/Organization Theory
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Management Policy
- Business Ethics
- Holy Spirit in the Now
Required courses for the MMGT include:
- Executive Development
- Management/Organizational Theory
- Leadership Studies
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Management Policy
- Business, Government, and Society
- Conflict Resolution
- Graduate Business Communications
- Holy Spirit in the Now
- Business Ethics
- Fitness
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring 6 hours.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1<1/2> years; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 3 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 7 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 8 part-time faculty, of whom 38% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 18; average business class size is 20.