Academics
The College of Business and Economics offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accountancy (MSAcc), Master of Arts in Economics (MAEcon), Master of Science in Health Care Management (MSHCM), and Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS). Other programs include an interdisciplinary program in health care management. The strongest areas of study are management, information systems, and accounting. The most popular courses are in management, information systems, accounting, and marketing. Regular programs bring a distinguished speaker to campus every quarter. A scholar-in-residence program allows visiting professors with highly specialized backgrounds to teach.
Forty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 16 elective credits. Required courses include:
- High Performance Management
- Integrative Business Strategy
- Managing Business Processes
- Competing in a Global Environment
- New Business Management
Required courses for the MSBA include:
- Administrative Practices
- Economic Analysis
- Quantitative Approaches to Managerial Decisions
- Management Information Systems
- Policy Integration and Strategy
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring limited course work.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 18 months; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2<1/2> years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 78 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 98% hold a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 28; average business class size is 40.