Academics
The College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include interdisciplinary programs in engineering or health and human services, and internships where students can earn 1 to 3 credits. The strongest area of study is management. The most popular courses are in securities/finance, human resource management, MIS/computer, and entrepreneurship. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Williamson Symposium invites academicians and executives to conduct 3-day seminars on campus.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 8 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Management Accounting Systems
or Advanced Cost - Financial Management
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Operations Management I
- Organizational Behavior
- Global Business Environment
- Management Information Systems
- Strategic Management and Leadership
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring 9 semester hours of graduate course work.
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, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 24 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there are 6 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 7; average business class size is 22.