Academics
The Byrd School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a joint degree in MBA/PharmD and MBA/DPT. Other programs include internships. The strongest area of study and the most popular course is information systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These include the Byrd Lecture Series.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 6 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting for Decision Making and Control
- Financial Management
- Business in the Global Economy l and ll
- Organizational Structure and Behavior
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Management, Policy Formulation, and Systems Analysis
- Human Resource Management, Employment Law, and Ethics
- Decision Sciences and MIS
- Marketing Theory and Practice
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring graduate credits.
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 1 year; maximum, 5 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 5 years.
n a recent year, there were 10 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there were 2 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 6.