The course work exposes students to the functional areas of business, to the case methods of teaching and to professional masters' education. The research methods and statistics core is comprised of 15 credits . Substantial emphasis is placed on this course work. Students are required to take 18 credits of course work in their major and may specialize in organizational behavior, human resources, or a blend of both. Depending on their major area of specialization, students are encouraged to minor in Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, or Industrial Psychology.
Students also can design specialized minors with guidance from their faculty.
The minor is to broaden a student's body of knowledge to support and enrich their studies in their major areas of specialization. Students are required to pass a preliminary examination in their major area of specialization. After passing the preliminary examination, students must form a dissertation committee and develop his or her dissertation research proposal. This proposal describes the research to be done to satisfy the dissertation requirement. The student must formally present this proposal to his or her committee and have the committee accept the dissertation proposal.