Academics
The MBA Studies offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include joint research. The strongest areas of study are management information systems, financial accounting, operations management, and entrepreneurship. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Executive Seminar Series brings prominent business leaders and politicians to campus.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting Information for Management Decisions
- Financial Management
- Analytical Decision Making
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Management of Information Technology
- Business Strategy
- Business Consulting and Research
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 3 semesters; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 29 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below 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 23.