PROGRAM BASICS
Programs Offered
| BS in Business | Majors listed above. Minors available in: |
| Arts Management, Business Legal Studies |
| Decision Sciences, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance |
| International Business, Management, Marketing |
| Management Information Systems, Risk Management and Insurance |
| Supply Chain Management |
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Statistics and Operations Research, Supply Chain Management
| Core curriculum was last revised prior to 2000 |
| Average class size in core business classes | 44.7 |
| Average class size in business electives | 30 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 36.8 |
9.00% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
10.00% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
82.00% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
82.00% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 128 for B.S. in Business |
| Maximum of 128 for B.S. in Business |
Credit hours required (in business program) for business degree
| Minimum of 55 for Operations Management |
| Maximum of 67 for Economics |
Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
University requires 128 cr hrs to graduate. All business programs can be completed with 128 hrs.
72.00% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 117
New electives added in the past academic year:
BLS 235 Mock Trial Practicum, ESP 490 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
BUS 201 Intro to Entrepreneurship, BUS 373 International Business in Focus
DSC 447 Analysis of Multivariate Business Data, MIS 303 Enterprise Systems
MIS 305 Information Risk Management, Security and IT Audit, MIS 404 Knowledge Management
MKT 292 Careers in Marketing, MKT 315 Creating Customer Value
MKT 325 Consumer Behavior, MKT 335 Marketing Research
MKT 407L Supply Chain Management Lab, MKT 415 Marketing to Organizations
MKT 425 Global Marketing, MKT 435 Branding and Integrated Marketing Communications
N/A
| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 137 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 36 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 78 |
26.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
4.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
7.00% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
15.00% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty:
Roger Jenkins
Jim Brock
Tom Speh
STUDENT LIFE
| Delta Sigma Pi chapter | Yes |
Freshmen are required to live on campus
35.00% of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
200 computers available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole)
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Business School: Network speed 100 Mbps. Video teleconferencing classroom. All business classrooms equipped with computer stations and video projectors. World-class business databases and support tools for research and study.
University: Wireless access in all university buildings. Blackboard online system to support all courses. MyMiami portal consolidates student and faculty access to Miami computer-based systems. High Performance Computing Cluster to support research and computing.
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