Academics
The School of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include work-study programs and independent research under the direction of faculty members. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the Nicole Maria Stata, Lintelchac, Kalkin, and Hoffman lecture series.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Fundamentals of Marketing Management
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Organization and Management Studies
- Corporate Finance
- Fundamentals of Legal Environment of Business
- Production and Operations Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by replacing required work with an elective, by taking an examination, by transferring up to 9 hours, or by holding an undergraduate business degree from an AACSB-accredited school.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 1 year; maximum, 5 years.
There are 26 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 88% hold a doctorate; there are 3 part-time faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 5; average business class size is 20.