Academics
The School of Business and Public Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accounting (MSAcc), Master of Science in Finance (MSFin), Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS), Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSEnvMgmt), Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA), and Master of Arts in Human Resource Management (MAHRM) as well as a joint degree in health care administration (MHA/MBA). Other programs include work-study and internship programs. The most popular courses are in Management and Finance.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MSAcc, including 12 elective credits. Required courses for the MSAcc include:
- Corporate Income Tax
- Individual Income Tax
- Legal Concepts for the Business Professional
- Seminar in Auditing Theory and Practice
- Seminar in Financial Accounting Theory
- Management Information Systems
- Accounting Information Systems
- Advanced Accounting Problems
- Teamwork and Leadership Skills
- Management Science and Operations
- Strategic Management Seminar
Required courses for the MBA include:
- Accounting for Administrative Control
- Economic Policy and Applications
- Financial Policy
- Global Environment of Business
- Teamwork and Leadership Skills
- Management Science and Operations
- Strategic Management Seminar
- Executive Decisions in Marketing
Required courses for the MISFin include:
- Management Science and Operations
- Economic Policy and Applications
- Financial System
- Financial Policy
- Structure of Financial Statements
- Security Analysis
- International Finance
- Seminar in Finance
Required courses for the MAHRM include:
- Group Processes in Organizations
- Legal Environment of Human Resource Management I
- Compensation and Benefits
- Employee Planning, Staffing, and Selection
- Human Resource Information Systems
- Training and Development
- Human Resource Management Processes
- Human Behavior in Organizations
- Organizational Change
- Transforming Data into Information
- Seminar in HRM I (Capstone) Contemporary Issues in Leadership
- Seminar in HRM II (Capstone) Strategic, Ethical, and International Issues
Required courses for the MSMIS include:
- Management Information Systems
- Fundamentals of Database Design and Development
- Advanced Applications Programming with C#
or Advanced Applications Programming with Java - Advanced Applications Programming in Visual Basic
- Internet Applications Development
- Fundamentals of Computer Networking
- Advanced Database Applications Development
- Systems Analysis and Design
Required courses for the MSEnvMgmt include:
- Environmental Law
- Pollution Control Technology
- The Study of Administration
- Transforming Data into Information
- Decision Support Systems
- Environmental Impact Assessment (capstone course)
Required courses for the MHA include:
- Healthcare Human Resource Mangement
- Managerial Epidemiology and Health Policy
- Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations I
- Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations II
- Planning Healthcare Services
- Healthcare Information Systems
- Organizational Change and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
- Legal Aspects of Healthcare Systems
- Managed Care
- Hospital Operations
or Group Practice Management - Seminar in Healthcare Policy and Leadership
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through course work where applicable.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 5 years.
In a recent year, there were 50 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there were 11 part-time faculty, all of whom held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 30.