Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, internship programs, and on-site training with local businesses. The strongest areas of study are finance, marketing, general management, and organizational behavior. The most popular courses are Learning Organizations, Managerial Decision Making, and Ethical Decision Making. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including alumni and career events.
Fifty-two total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Management Tools
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Decision Analysis
- Financial Management
- Business Law
- Statistics for Managers
- Human Capital
- Marketing Management
- Ethical Decision Making
- Career Management
- The Global Marketplace
- Final Project
- E-Business Strategies
- Strategic Planning
- 4 electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring 9 quarter credits from an accredited graduate business program.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 1 year; maximum, 5 years.
There are 2 total full-time graduate business faculty; there are 37 part-time faculty, of whom 22% hold a doctorate. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 12.