Academics
The Massey Graduate School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Accountancy (MAcc) as well as a joint degree in MBA/MAcc, MAcc/BBA. Other programs include music business internships and a foreign exchange program. The strongest areas of study are music business, health care, entrepreneurship, finance, and accounting. The most popular courses are Entrepreneurship, Decision Making, Negotiation, and Finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. A national or local business leader or author is a guest speaker every quarter for several courses.
Thirty-four total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 10 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Corporate Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Product/Service Costing and Pricing
- Corporate Finance
- Management of Technology
- Organizational Behavior and Management
- Management of Business Processes and Operations
- Advanced Marketing Management
- Leadership and Ethics
- International Business
- International Business Study Abroad
- The Entrepreneurial Challenge
- Strategic Management
Required courses for the MAcc include:
- The Entrepreneurial Challenge
- Leadership and Ethics
- International Business Study Abroad
- 14 hours of accounting
- electives
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements with up to 6 hours in transferable credits.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending part time is 18 months; maximum, 4 years.
There are 25 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 10 part-time faculty, of whom 40% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 9; average business class size is 25.