Academics
The School of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of International Management (MIM), and Master of Science and Financial Analysis (MSFA) as well as a doctoral program in systems science. Other programs include interdisciplinary programs in engineering management, urban studies, environmental studies, and Master of International Management, cross-registration with the University of Oregon and Oregon State University for an Executive MBA, and cooperative programs with the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Work-study, foreign exchange with 4 countries, internships, and joint research with the Systems Science Department are also available. The strongest areas of study are management of innovation and finance. The most popular courses are finance and innovation management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including an executive day in residence.
Seventy-two total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 16 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Leadership Development and Assessment
- Pioneering Innovation
- Executive Briefings
- Financial Reporting
- Managerial Accounting and Control
- Economic Environment of the Firm
- Managerial Decision Making
- Ethics in Organizations
- Financial Management
- Marketing Strategy and Research
- Organizational Management
- Managing Information Technology
- Managing Operations and the Value Chain
- Leadership Immersion
- Law for Managers
- Business Strategy Capstone
- Business Project
Required courses for the MSFA include:
- Executive Briefings
- Business Strategy and Policy
- MSFA Business Project
- Tax Factors in Business Decisions
- Accounting Information Systems
- Strategic Cost Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Professional Ethics and the Public Interest
- Financial Management for Financial Analysts
- Financial Analysis and Business Valuation
- Applied Econometrics for Financial Analysis
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements for the MBA by taking challenge exams for up to 12 credits.
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 2 years; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 3 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 37 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 5 part-time faculty, of whom 40% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 5; average business class size is 32.