Academics
The College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Software Development (MSSD). Other programs include cross-registration through the Charlotte Area Educational Consortium. The strongest areas of study are finance, accounting, and policy. The most popular courses are Business Policy and Communications. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, and include twice yearly MBA lectures.
Thirty-nine total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Theory and Behavior of Business Organization
- Marketing and Operations Management
- Management Accounting
- Financial Policy Management
- Advanced Business Communications
- Industrial Economics and Public Policy
- Statistical Methods for Decision Making
- Information Systems
- Strategic and International Issues in Management
Required courses for the MSSD include:
- Software Design and Architecture
- Software Project Management
- Software Quality Assurance
- Software Development
- Statistical Methods
- Management Accounting
- 9 hours of electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements for undergraduate prerequisites only.
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 4 semesters; part time, 8 semesters.
In a recent year, there were 40 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 95% held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 30.