Academics
The Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida qualifies itself as 鈥減owered by analytics鈥 and 鈥渄riven by creativity.鈥 The school offers a traditional full-time MBA degree as well as a 21-month executive MBA program, and an online MBA program. The college鈥檚 strongest concentrations are in Sport and Entertainment Management and Supply Chain Management; students can also choose to do a dual MBA/MS in Sport & Entertainment. The 鈥渓arge healthcare sector in Tampa Bay鈥 attracts a large number of students who take advantage of the healthcare management coursework offered by Muma. Other certificate programs include analytics and business intelligence; business analytics; business foundations; compliance, risk, and anti-money laundering; entrepreneurship; human resources; and project management. The University of South Florida has 鈥済reat diversity and鈥ich resources,鈥 and Muma specifically has a 鈥渞eceptive administration鈥 with 鈥渆xcellent鈥 professors 鈥渨ho communicate key concepts solidly and stress their understanding,鈥 鈥渁re transparent about assessment,鈥 and 鈥渧alue [each] student鈥檚 unique contribution and original thinking.鈥 Students can also take advantage of the option to take on a 鈥渟econd year residency鈥 that comes with a 鈥渢uition waver.鈥 The school shows its commitment to sustainability in a number of ways: the first of which is the Building Sustainable Enterprise track. The course 鈥淪ocial, Ethical and Legal Systems鈥 is a required course that examines 鈥渆conomic, technological, political, social, and ecological environments鈥ithin the context of business decision making, ethics, and social responsibility.鈥 Several faculty members are 鈥渁ctively engaged in sustainability research,鈥 and the school publishes a sustainability journal, Organization and Environment. Additionally, the university has the 鈥淧atel College of Global Sustainability鈥 where students can pursue a dual degree with the Center of Entrepreneurship.