Academics
The College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a joint degree in nursing administration (MBA/MS). Other programs include an interdisciplinary program in education administration and cross-registration with the Graduate Department of Education. The strongest areas of study are communications and interpersonal relations.
Thirty-six to 54 total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- The Leadership Process
- Management Decision Analysis
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Integration
- Economics for Managers
- Information Management in Organizations
- Organizational Behavior
- Strategic Human Resources Management
- Strategic Change Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 3 courses or receiving credit by examination for up to 4 courses.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 16 months; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 32 months; maximum, 6 years.
There are 13 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 85% hold a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 16.