Academics
The College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Accounting (MAcc), Master of Science in Management
Forty-three total semester hours are required for the full-time MBA (42 for the part-time and on-line programs). Required courses for the 1-year MBA include:
- Organizational Behavior
- Managerial Economics
- Marketing Strategy
- Information and Technology Management
- Problems in Financial Management
- Business Conditions Analysis
- Current Issues in Accounting
- Production and Operations Management
- Legal Environment
- Strategy and Business Policy
- Multinational Business Operations
Required courses for the MSM-MIS include:
- Information and Technology Management
- Social and Organizational Issues in Management Information Systems
- Information Systems Analysis and Design
- Database Development and Management
- Network Development and Management
- Program Management
- Client/Server Applications
- Special Topics in Management Information Systems
- Operations Management
Required courses for the MSM-RMI include:
- Introduction to Risk and Insurance
- Investment Management and Analysis
- Legal Environment of Business
- Employee Benefits Plans
- Insurance Accounting and Finance
- Personal Financial Planning
- Business Conditions Analysis
- Insurance Company Operations
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 6 credits and substituting electives for courses already taken from the core.
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, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 115 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 97% hold a doctorate; there are 35 part-time faculty, of whom 85% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average business class size is 28.