Academics
The College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Accounting (MSAcc) as well as a doctoral program, and a joint degree in MBA/PharmD program, 4+1 Engineering/MBA. Other programs include interdisciplinary programs, cross-registration, internships, joint research opportunities, and foreign exchange with 2 countries. The strongest areas of study are marketing, finance, accounting, and management. The most popular courses are management and finance electives. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the Executive-in-Residence program and the Guest Research Scholars series.
Forty-five total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Principles of Economics
- Statistics for Management
- Financial Accounting
- Organizational Behavior
- Financial Management
- Managerial Marketing
- Strategic Management
5 of the following - Legal Environment of Business
- Information Systems Concepts
- Quantitative Methods for Management
- Production and Operations Management
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Accounting
- Organizational Decision Making and Design
Students may take a waiver exam for Statistics, Finance or Marketing. Some basic MBA required courses may also be waived from the program of study if a student has taken two similar courses and receives Bs or better in both within the past 5 years.
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; maximum, 1 year. For students attending part time, the minimum is 18 months; maximum, 5 years.
There are 49 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category 1 institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 25.