Academics
The D. Abbott Turner College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). The most popular course is Management Information Systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Managerial Economics
- Seminar in Organizational Behavior
- Managerial Accounting
- Professional Communication Skills
- Operations Management
- Marketing Management
- Managerial Finance
- Management Information Systems
- Business Strategy
- Legal and Social Environment of Business
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring a maximum of 6 semester hours with a B or better.
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 1 year; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 3 years; maximum, 6 years.
In a recent year, there were 14 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held 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 1; average business class size is 18.