Academics
The Graduate Programs in Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include internship programs. The strongest areas of study are marketing, financial services, health care marketing services, and international business. The most popular course is Finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These include the Richard P. Gifford Lecture Series in business, economics, and business leadership and the Executive-in-Residence program.
Required courses include:
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Economics
- Operations Management and Production
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Finance
- Global Business Policy and Strategy
- Information Technology Management
- Government Regulation of Enterprise
- Organizational Behavior and Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transfering up to 2 (6 credit hours) approves core or elective graduate courses from accredited institutions.
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 21 months; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 31 months; maximum, 6 years.
There are 9 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there is 1 part-time faculty member, who holds 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 14.