Academics
The Fox School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), Master of Arts in Economics (MA), Master of Science in Actuarial Science (MS), and International MBA (IMBA) as well as a doctoral program PhD in Business Administration, PhD in Statistics, PhD in Economics. Other programs include work-study programs, internships, and an international MBA. The strongest areas of study are human resource administration, international business, marketing, health care management, finance, e-business, and management information systems. The most popular courses are Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Healthcare Management, and International Business. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. Speakers from business and industry are invited to address students through the Executive-in-Residence program.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Statistical Analysis
- Marketing
- Operations Management Systems
- Financial Management of Business
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Economics Analysis
- Managing People and Organizations
- Globalization
- Managing Risk
- The Valuation of Firms
- Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation
- Emerging Technology Applications
- Law and Ethics in Business
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through previous course work or waiver exam.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 11 months; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 150 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 98% hold a doctorate; there were 19 part-time faculty, of whom 86% 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 4; average business class size is 25.