2017-18 Academic Catalog

College of Business

This is an archived copy of the 2017-18 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.msstate.edu.

Dean: Dr. Sharon Oswald
Associate Dean: Dr. Kevin Rogers
Director of Graduate Studies in Business: Dr. Nicole Ponder

200 McCool Hall
Box 5288
Mississippi State, MS  39762
Telephone: 662-325-1891
Website: http://www.business.msstate.edu/gsb
E-mail: gsb@business.msstate.edu

Department Degree and Major Concentration Thesis Non-Thesis Starkville Meridian Distance
Adkerson School of Accountancy Master of Professional Accountancy - Accounting X X
Adkerson School of Accountancy Master of Professional Accountancy - Accounting Systems X X
Adkerson School of Accountancy Master of Taxation - Taxation X X
Department of Finance and Economics Master of Arts - Economics X X X
Department of Finance and Economics Doctor of Philosophy - Graduate Applied Economics (NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) X
Department of Management and Information Systems Master of Science - Information Systems X X X
Business Administration Master of Business Administration - Business Administration 1 X X X
Business Administration Master of Business Administration - Project Management X X X
Business Administration Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration Business Information Systems X
Business Administration Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration Finance X
Business Administration Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration Management X
Business Administration Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration Marketing X

The College of Business offers graduate coursework in business administration, accounting, information systems, management and marketing as well as applied economics.  This section describes all doctoral and master’s programs offered at the graduate level. Following is an overview of each department along with the specific courses offered by the faculty in each.

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The  Meridian MBA program is not accepting applications at this time.

Doctoral Programs

The College of Business offers the following two doctoral programs.

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting, Business Information Systems, Finance, Management, and Marketing
  • Ph.D. in Applied Economics