University of Central Florida
College of Business Administration
Orlando, Florida
Overview
The University of Central Florida, formerly known as Florida Technological University, was founded in 1963. A youthful, dynamic institution, UCF is part of the State University System of Florida. The picturesque campus, located 13 miles east of downtown Orlando, consists of 1,227 acres. Baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees are offered in a wide variety of fields.
Enrollment on campus is more than 44,500, with 9,000 students in the College of Business Administration. Approximately 1,100 graduate students are pursuing degrees in the College; approximately half of these students have undergraduate degrees in nonbusiness fields. Diverse geographical backgrounds and areas of professional experience are represented.
The Location and Community
Metropolitan Orlando is a growing, dynamic area of more than 2.5 million people. Cultural and recreational activities and facilities are abundant. Although best known for its various tourist attractions, Orlando also has an extremely broad technical and industrial base. Central Florida has an ideal climate, with an average temperature of 72°F, which makes it possible to enjoy outdoor activities during the whole year. The Atlantic Ocean is an hour’s drive east of campus.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida (UCF) offers nine professional degree programs: the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Executive M.B.A. (E.M.B.A.), Professional M.B.A. (P.M.B.A.), Master of Science in Accounting (M.S.A.), Master of Science in Management Information Systems (M.S.M.I.S.), Master of Science in Taxation (M.S.T.), Master of Arts in Applied Economics (M.A.A.E.), Master of Sport Business Management (M.S.B.M.), the Ph.D. in business administration, and the Ph.D. in economics. UCF’s graduate and undergraduate programs in business are accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The M.B.A. program is designed to develop students’ analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities to meet the challenges of leadership in professional management positions at present and in the changing world of the future. The program has a broad-based administrative emphasis that permits a limited degree of specialization in a particular field of business. A thesis is not required. The program involves between 39 and 51 semester hours of course work, depending on the student’s prior academic preparation, and can generally be completed in two years of full-time study. The M.B.A. program is open to students with baccalaureate degrees in nonbusiness or business fields and can be pursued on either a full-time or part-time basis. The E.M.B.A. program is designed to prepare executives and managers for the challenges they face as they develop and refine their full career potential during this program. The program is made up of 39 hours and an international residency. Classes meet all day Friday and Saturday every other weekend for twenty-one months. Students should have a minimum of five years of full-time, progressive managerial experience and hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited university or institution. The P.M.B.A. program is tailored to professionals on regional campuses in the greater Orlando area and meets two evenings a week in a lockstep-type program. A one-year, full-time M.B.A. program is also available. This program is offered as a cohort group and begins every fall. The M.S.A. degree program stresses the development of advanced accounting skills to provide resources for decision making and problem solving in public, private, and government accounting. Course work is practice-oriented, emphasizing quantitative techniques and computer skills. There is considerable flexibility with regard to advanced accounting areas of concentration. The length of the program depends on the student’s background in accounting and other business disciplines. The M.S.M.I.S. program is designed to educate students in the technical and managerial topics that are essential for a successful career in the information technology (IT) field. Individuals are needed who can design and manage large and complex information systems and who can communicate effectively with both customers and management. Forward-looking companies must invest wisely in IT and the human expertise necessary to make them competitive and successful in the future. The program core consists of 30 to 52 hours. A technical and basic management background is required. The M.S.T. degree program stresses the development of advanced knowledge of taxation for use in decision making and problem solving in public, private, and government accounting positions. Course work is practice-oriented, emphasizing quantitative techniques and the development of research skills. The length of the program depends on the student’s background in accounting and other disciplines. For a student with an accounting background, the program involves 15 semester hours of required tax courses and 15 hours of restricted electives. The M.A.A.E. degree program, which requires 30 semester hours, provides specialization in economics for students who are embarking on careers as economists in the academic, government, business, and financial communities. This program requires a thesis. The M.S.B.M. program is designed to serve professionals who work in the sport industry and undergraduates interested in sport business management. This program prepares students to work in professional and collegiate sport organizations with the necessary tools to lead and manage the business of sport.
The Ph.D. in business administration is designed to prepare students for academic careers in higher education and management careers in profit and nonprofit organizations. Success in the program is judged by the student’s understanding of the issues and methodologies essential to the advancement of knowledge. Doctoral work is based on the achievement of academic and research competencies rather than a specific number of courses. Students must have an M.B.A. or an equivalent degree to enter the program. This is a full-time Ph.D. program. The objective of the Ph.D. in economics is to prepare students for careers in academe, business, and government. The program focuses on environmental and natural resource (ENR) economics and equips students with theoretical, conceptual, and quantitative skills to research a broad range of ENR problems.
Facilities & Resources
Extensive computer facilities for batch and interactive modes are available both in the College of Business Administration and in the many University computer centers. Graduate business students have access to equipment that ranges from large mainframe computers to minicomputers and microcomputers. The University Library has more than 4.3 million holdings and other research materials necessary to support high-caliber graduate programs. The library also participates in online information searching through a variety of services.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition was $241 per semester hour for Florida residents and $917 per semester hour for out-of-state residents in 2005-06.
Financial Aid:
Financial aid is available in the form of graduate assistantships, tuition waivers, fellowships and scholarships, and student loan programs. Assistantship stipends were $6400 plus a partial tuition fee waiver for the 2005-06 academic year and required 20 hours of service per week to the College of Business Administration.
Housing/Living Expenses:
Off-campus living accommodations for graduate students are available throughout the Orlando area; some are within walking distance of the University.
How to Apply / Application
Students may enter the M.B.A., M.S.A., M.S.M.I.S., M.S.T., and M.A.A.E. degree programs in the fall, spring, or summer semester. The M.S.B.M. program begins in the fall semester and is a full-time program. Applications should be made at least four months prior to the desired enrollment date. Admission is open to students showing a high promise of success. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, submission of satisfactory scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), an essay, a resume, and three recommendations are required for admission consideration. Ph.D. in business administration applicants are accepted every other year in the fall semester. Ph.D. in economics applicants are admitted each fall semester.
Who to Contact
Director of Graduate Programs
University of Central Florida
College of Business Administration
Orlando, Florida 32816-1400
407-823-4723
E-mail: cbagrad@bus.ucf.edu
The College of Business Administration Faculty
• Richard Ajayi, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Temple, 1983.
• Jeffery W. Allen, Associate Professor of Marketing; D.B.A., Kentucky, 1988.
• Maureen K. Ambrose, Professor of Management; Ph.D., Illinois, 1986.
• Amber Anand, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., CUNY, Baruch, 2001.
• Wilma Anton, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
• Vicki Arnold, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting.
• D. Dale Bandy, Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Texas at Austin, 1972.
• Bruce Barringer, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Missouri-Columbia, 1995.
• Tanya Benford, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., South Florida, 1994.
• Donna Bobeck, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Florida, 1997.
• Walter A. Bogumil, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Georgia, 1972.
• Stephen F. Borde, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic, 1993.
• Bradley M. Braun, Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Dean; Ph.D., Tulane, 1986.
• Anthony K. Byrd, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., South Carolina, 1992.
• Michael Caputo, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Washington (Seattle), 1986.
• Honghui Chen, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 1999.
• John M. Cheney, Associate Professor of Finance; D.B.A., Tennessee, 1977.
• Paul Cheney, Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Minnesota.
• Yoon Choi, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Michigan, 1990.
• James Courtney, Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Texas at Austin, 1974.
• Duane L. Davis, Professor of Marketing; D.B.A., Kentucky, 1978.
• Ramarao Desiraju, Associate Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Florida, 1999.
• Mark Dickie, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Wyoming, 1987.
• Peggy D. Dwyer, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Missouri, 1988.
• Rajagopal R. Echambadi, Associate Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Houston, 1998.
• E. Taylor Ellis, Associate Professor of Hospitality Management and Associate Dean; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1976.
• Thomas G. Evans, Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Michigan State, 1969.
• Robert Folger, Professor of Management; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975.
• Cameron Ford, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Penn State, 1997.
• Robert C. Ford, Professor of Management; Ph.D., Arizona State, 1972.
• Melissa Frye, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Georgia Tech, 1999.
• Jaishankar Ganesh, Associate Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean; Ph.D., Houston, 1995.
• Shelby Gerking, Professor of Economics, Ph.D., Indiana, 1975.
• W. Ernest Gibbs, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1987.
• James Gilkeson, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Duke, 1993.
• Paul Goldwater, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., LSU, 1989.
• Stephen H. Goodman, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Penn State, 1972.
• Glenn Harrison, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., UCLA, 1982.
• Xin He, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing.
• Ross Hightower, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Georgia State, 1999.
• Richard A. Hofler, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982.
• Djehane Hosni, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Arkansas, 1978.
• Richard S. Huseman, Professor of Management; Ph.D., Illinois, 1965.
• Kyung-So Im, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics.
• James J. Jiang, Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Cincinatti.
• Walter L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Texas at Austin, 1974; CPA.
• Foard F. Jones, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Georgia, 1991.
• Amit Joshi, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., UCLA, 2005.
• Andrew Judd, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Florida, 1985.
• Charles Kelliher, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1990.
• Thomas L. Keon, Professor of Management and Dean; Ph.D., Michigan State, 1979.
• Junyong Kim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing.
• Anand Krishnamoorthy, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Texas at Dallas.
• Jo Lacy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting.
• Richard Lapchick, Professor of Sport Business Management; Ph.D., Denver, 1993.
• William E. Leigh, Professor of Management; Ph.D., Cincinnati, 1984.
• Thomas L. Martin, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Rice, 1981.
• Carolyn Massiah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing.
• David Mayer, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., Maryland, 2004.
• Michael McDonald, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management.
• Warren W. McHone, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1980.
• Ron Michaels, Professor of Marketing and Chair; Ph.D., Indiana, 1983.
• O. Mikhail, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., McGill, 2001.
• J. Walter Milon, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Florida State, 1978.
• Naval K. Modani, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., South Carolina, 1980.
• Mihir Parikh, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Georgia State.
• Hoon Park, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Georgia State, 1988.
• Robert L. Pennington, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1977.
• Ronald Piccolo, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., Florida.
• Fritz Polite, Professor of Sport Business Management; Ph.D., Florida State, 2002.
• Roberto Ragozzino, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Ohio State, 2004.
• Pradipkumar Ramanlal, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Michigan, 1991.
• Robin W. Roberts, Professor of Accounting and Chair; Ph.D., Arkansas, 1987.
• Pamela B. Roush, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Georgia State, 1989.
• Ronald S. Rubin, Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Massachusetts, 1973.
• Elizabeth Rutstrom, Ph.D., Professor of Economics.
• Mitrabarum Sarkar, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Michigan State, 1999.
• Carol Saunders, Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Houston, 1979.
• Linda J. Savage, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Florida, 1976; CPA.
• Marshall J. Schminke, Professor of Management; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon, 1986.
• Charles Schnitzlein, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis), 1994.
• David F. Scott Jr., Professor of Finance and Phillips-Schenck Chair in American Private Enterprise; Ph.D., Florida, 1970.
• David Scrogin, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., New Mexico, 1999.
• Stanley D. Smith, Professor of Finance and Sun Trust Chair of Banking; Ph.D., Arizona State, 1971.
• Mark D. Soskin, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Penn State, 1979.
• Axel Stock, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Purdue, 2003.
• Dianna L. Stone, Professor of Management; Ph.D., Purdue, 1981.
• Steve Sutton, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting.
• William Sutton, Professor of Sport Business Management; Ed.D., Oklahoma State.
• Mary Uhl-Bien, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Cincinnati, 1996.
• Wouter Vanhouche, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Florida, 2005.
• Craig Van Slyke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems.
• William C. Weaver, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Georgia State, 1983.
• Judith K. Welch, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Florida State, 1985.
• Lawrence West, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1996.
• Kenneth R. White, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Oklahoma, 1971.
• Ann Marie Whyte, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic, 1991.
• Kanghyun Yoon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing.