Academics
The MBA Programs offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Business Administration in Professional Accountancy (MBA-PA). Other programs include 4+1 programs with Rochester Institute of Technology, Clarkson University, and Thunderbird, interdisciplinary programs in sport management and integrated marketing communications, cross-registration with Cornell University, foreign exchange, internships, and joint research.
Thirty-five total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting: Financial Reporting and Control
- Corporate Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Operations Management and Advanced Technology
- Organization and Management
- Strategic Management
- Managing in a Global Economy
- Industry Analysis l and ll
Required courses for the MBA in Professional Accountancy include:
- Taxation for Managers
- Advanced Auditing and Research
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Accounting Practicum
- Corporate Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Operations Management and Advanced Technology
- Organization and Management
- Strategic Management
- Managing in a Global Economy
- Industry Analysis l and ll
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements.
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 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 22 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category llA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 28.