Academics
The School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Taxation (MST), and Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) as well as a joint degree in law (JD/MBA). Other programs include joint research and cross-registration with the School of Law for students in the MST program. The strongest areas of study are finance, international business, and information systems. The most popular courses are International Business and Finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including the Entrepreneurship Forum and the George Husband/Alvin Gorton Lecture Series.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Accounting
- Corporate Financial Management
- Managing Organizational Behavior
- Social Perspectives on the Business Enterprise
- Strategic Management
- Marketing Strategy
Required courses for the MST include:
- Tax and Accounting Research
- Tax Communications, Procedure, and Professional Ethics
- Advanced Tax Problems
- Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
- Taxation of Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies * 3 of the following: * Advanced Accounting * Governmental Not-for-Profit Accountng
- Cost Accounting, Control, and Analysis
- International Accounting
- Auditing
- Tax and Accounting Research
- Advanced Tax Problems
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 58 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 90% held a doctorate; there are 36 part-time faculty, of whom 53% held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 2; average business class size is 35.