Academics
The College of Business and Technology offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Accountancy (MAcc). Other programs include interdisciplinary programs in health care and e-business and entrepreneurial leadership, foreign exchange with 3 countries, and internships. The strongest areas of study are accountancy and health care. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. These include the Eastman Chemical Company Distinguished Chair of Business Leadership.
Thirty-nine total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 6 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Strategic Management Process
- Managing Organizational Change
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Information Infrastructure
- Economic and Financial Decision Making
- Operations Strategy
- Human Resource Strategy
- Financial Planning and Control
- National and Global Environment
- Market Strategy
- Strategic Experience
- 2 electives
Required courses for the MAcc include:
- Seminar in Financial Accounting I
- Seminar in Managerial Accounting
- Seminar in Accounting Regulation
- Seminar in Taxation
- Seminar in Auditing
- 5 electives
- Professional Accounting Experience
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring credit from accredited schools.
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 3 semesters; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 6 years.
There are 45 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 2 part-time faculty, of whom 50% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 18; average business class size is 25.