Academics
The Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MS), and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) as well as a doctoral program in management science with 5 major fields: finance, management information systems, marketing, organizations and strategic management, and production/operations management, and a joint degree in in public administration, human resources labor relations, and nursing. Other programs include foreign exchange, internship programs, and joint research. The strongest areas of study are accounting, finance, management information systems, taxation, and organizational behavior. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These include the Bradley Lecture Series on Business Competitiveness, the Bradley Special Focus Seminar Series, the Center for Technology Innovation, the International Business Center, the Deloitte and Touche Center for Multistate Taxation, and the Research Seminar series.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting Analysis and Control
- Corporate Finance
- Managing in a Dynamic Environment
- Information Technology for Competitive Advantage
- Marketing Strategy: Concepts and Practices
- Data Analysis for Management Applications
- Economic Analysis for Managers
- Competitive Operations Strategy
- Strategic Management
Required courses for the MS include:
- Required courses vary by area of concentration
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements.
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 2 years; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 7 years.
There are 64 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 94% hold a doctorate; there are 15 part-time faculty, of whom 33% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 2; average business class size is 25.