Academics
The School of Management offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Accounting (MSAcct) as well as a doctoral program in management with specializations in functional areas of management. Other programs include 3-2 degrees with SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Binghamton’s Harpur College and Watson School of Engineering; internships through the Corporate Associates Program; and joint research opportunities. The strongest areas of study and the most popular courses are Finance and Marketing. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus through the TIAA CREF Lecture series.
Sixty-eight total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 24 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting for Managers
- Managerial Economics
- Statistical Analysis for Management
- Management Information Systems
- Operations Management
- Managerial Finance
- Marketing Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Strategic Management
- Global and Ethical Environment
- Oral and Written Communications
Required courses for the MSAcct include:
- Financial Accounting Theory
- Advanced Auditing
- Managerial Accounting Theory
- Statistical Sampling in Auditing
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, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 4 years; maximum, 5 years.
There are 39 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 16 part-time faculty, of whom 23% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category l institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 23.