Academics
The school offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA). Other programs include work-study, internships, and joint research. The strongest areas of study are accounting, economics, and management. The most popular courses are in management and ethics.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Accounting
- Mangerial Finance
- Human Relations and Organizational Behavior
- Statistics for Business Decisions
- Managerial Economics
- Advanced Production and Operations Management
- Seminar in Business Policy
Required courses for the MPA include:
- Advanced Accounting Theory
- Advanced Managerial Accounting
- Seminar in Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
- Advanced Accounting Applications to EDP
- Research in Tax
- Seminar in International Accountancy
- Statistics for Business Decisions
- Advanced Production Management
- Managerial Finance
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 9 credits.
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.
In a recent year, there were 23 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 85% held a doctorate; there were 2 part-time faculty, of whom 50% held a doctorate. Average business class size is 18.