Academics
The Harrison College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include foreign exchange with 15 countries, and local and national internships. The strongest areas of study are management and accounting. The most popular courses are leadership, marketing, and finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus 1 or 2 times per year.
Thirty-three total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Management and Communication Leadership
- Research Methods
- Decision Information Systems
- Strategic Decision Making
- Strategic Marketing
- Strategic Cost Analysis
- Financial Environment
- Applied Research Project
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 1 year; maximum, 6 years.
There are 22 total full-time graduate business faculty 2 part-time faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 22.