Departments

• School of Accountancy
• Department of Computer Information Systems
• Department of Finance and General Business
• Industrial Management Department
• Department of Management
• Department of Marketing

Degree Programs

School of Accountancy

Accounting is the profession that communicates the results of business operations. It's a rapidly growing business profession and consistently provides one of the highest average starting salaries for our graduates. Primary careers in accounting include public accounting, industrial accounting, governmental accounting and teaching.

Accounting provides excellent prospects for career employment.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science - Accounting Major
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Minor - Accounting

Graduate Degree Programs

• Master of Accountancy (MAcc)

For more information please visit the School of Accountancy home page.

Department of Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems students learn to operate and program computers individually and in networks. They receive experience managing data and analyzing systems needs to provide information essential for business. The Computer Information Systems Department has one of the largest faculty of its kind in the nation. If you are interested in computers and business, this is the appropriate major for you. Demand for students with this major is very high.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems Major
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems Minor
• Bachelor of Science in Business Education Major
• Bachelor of Science in Business Education Minor

Graduate Degree Programs

• Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSCIS)

For more information please visit the Department of Computer Information Systems  home page.

Department of Finance and General Business

Finance students can choose from a variety of career specialties. As a business financial manager, you are responsible for managing the assets, liabilities and daily cash flows of a business. Careers in investments involve security analysis, portfolio management and brokerage. Other possibilities include management of financial institutions, federal/state regulatory agencies and real estate organizations.

If General Business is your choice, you'll receive a broad education in all aspects of business operations, preparing you for a variety of entry-level management positions in the public or private sector. 

Missouri State offers the only Insurance and Risk Management major in Missouri. Students in this field can assume positions ranging from sales to home office management to corporate risk management.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science - Finance Major (Options: Finance; Insurance; Real Estate)
• Bachelor of Science - General Business Major
• Bachelor of Science - Insurance and Risk Management Major
• Bachelor of Science Minors - General Business, Insurance, Legal Studies in Business, Real Estate

For more information please visit the Department of Finance and General Business home page.

Industrial Management Department

The Department of Industrial Management prepares managers for leadership roles in construction and manufacturing enterprises. Upon graduation, students are prepared to serve as effective leaders, supervisors, and managers for technically oriented positions in world-class businesses and industries. The programs in the department are accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT).

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management (Options: Construction Management; Manufacturing Systems Management)
• Bachelor of Applied Science- Technology Management

For more information please visit the Industrial Management Department home page.

Department of Management

Capable management is essential to all organizations, private or public, in all business fields. Managers set goals, map out organizational strategies, and oversee the entire effort of the enterprise. The study of Management is strongly related to the behavioral aspects of people interacting in the workplace. The creative aspects of business ownership and operation are presented in the entrepreneurship program, while the challenge of global business endeavors are studied in the international business option.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science - Entertainment Management
• Bachelor of Science - Management Major (Options: Human Resources Management; Production and Operations Management; Administrative Management; Entrepreneurship; International Business Administration)
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Minors - Management, International Management, Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations

For more information please visit the Department of Management home page.

Department of Marketing

Every business must know how to effectively market its product or service. The marketing process includes conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of the product or service. Marketing students learn the various tasks that go into this process: environmental analysis, market measurement, product development, packaging, pricing, credit, marketing channel development, physical distribution, advertising and customer service.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science - Marketing Major (Options: Marketing Management; Advertising and Promotion; Marketing Research; Sales/Sales Management; Retailing/Merchandising)
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Minors - Marketing, Retailing/Merchandising, International Marketing, Decision Sciences

For more information please visit the Department of Marketing home page.

All degree programs (Business and Accounting) offered by the Missouri State College of Business Administration are accredited fully by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business