Graduate Degree Program Summary
Graduate Degrees Offered
M.B.A.*, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Specializations
*See Business (M.B.A.) Graduate Program Summary for more information.
Business
- On the WebDepartment Website
- Associate DeanDr. Gordie Karels
- For questions about individual programs:Use links at left to contact specific programs.
- For questions about the admission process:CBA Graduate Advising
cbagrad@unl.edu
402-472-2338 - Department Address139 CBA
Lincoln NE 68588-0405
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies
- Application for Graduate Admission
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED (see upload requirements)
- If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information
See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.
Required by Business in GAMES
After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:
- Entrance exam(s): GMAT
- Minimum TOEFL: Paper-550 Internet-80
- Three recommendation letters
- Resume
- Statement of purpose
- Use GAMES for online submission of materials
Application Deadline
Ph.D. specialization in Accountancy
Not currently accepting applications for Fall 2013. The next admission date will be Fall 2014Ph.D. specialization in Finance
Fall: March 1Ph.D. specialization in Management
Fall: February 1Ph.D. specialization in Marketing
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Description
The mission of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration is to foster intellectual curiosity, business insight, and effective leadership. The faculty and staff are dedicated to educating the next generation of ethical global business leaders. As a charter member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration maintains accreditation and offers both master's and doctoral programs.The College of Business Administration retains close ties with professional and business leaders who are involved in the classrooms and student organizations. Companies visit the college regularly to meet with faculty, attend job fairs, and forge closer ties with the students.
Housed within the College of Business Administration are centers and programs that receive national acclaim. Several of these include the Bureau of Business Research; the Nebraska Council on Economic Education and the National Center for Research in Economic Education; UNL-Gallup Leadership Institute; the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship; and Pan Pacific Business Association.
Courses and More
The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:Faculty and Research
Accountancy
Bonds; Audit Fees; Financial and Governmental Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Impact of Taxes and Audits on Capital Markets; Federal Tax Accounting
Auditor Behavior; Fraud; Ethics; Professional Responsibility; Auditor Skepticism
Managerial Accounting; Control Systems; Public Interest; Accounting Theory; Accounting Control and Disclosure
Taxation and Public Policy
Financial Accounting; Regulation; Securities Market
Director of Ph.D. Program
Director of Ph.D. Program
Finance
Investments; Business and International Finance
Financial Institutions; Financial Markets and Investing
Corporate Governance; Executive Turnover
Investments; Behavorial Finance; Insurance and Risk Management
Investments; Monetary Macroeconomics
Banking; Managerial Economics; Corporate Finance
Yijia Lin
Risk Management, Insurance and Catastrophe Securitization
Empirical Corporate Finance; Capital structure, management, and regulation of financial institutions
Bayes Decision Theory; Credibility Theory; Survival Models; Stochastic Calculus in Actuarial Mathematics
Banking; Finance; Real Estate
Risk Theory, Pensions, Health and Disability Insurance, and Micro-Insurance
Corporate Finance, Payout Policy, International Finance and Analysts, Capital Markets
Theory of Interest; Principles of Insurance
Management
Strategic Management
Visiting Professor
Visiting Professor
Organization; Career Development
Character Development; Leadership; Status Attainment; Personnel Selection; Workplace Deviance; Power Dynamics
Management; Leadership; Minority Issues
Organizational Behavior; Psychological Capital; International Management; Business Ethics
Management; Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Information Systems; Human-Computer Interaction; Virtual Worlds; Mobile and Ubiquitous Commerce; Computer-Supported Collaborative Work; Enterprise Resource Planning; Research Methodologies
MIS; Decision-Making; Data Mining
Electronic Operations Management
Entrepreneurship; Strategic Management
Information Systems Management; Electronic and Mobile Commerce; Design Science; Virtual World
Agribusiness; Operations Management
Electronic Management; Information Systems
Organizational Behavior; Ethics
Marketing
Database Marketing; Market Research; New Product Development; Customer Relationship Marketing; Human Trafficking
Consumer Socialization; Environmental Advertising; Memory Measurement; Services Marketing
Business-to-Business Marketing; Sales Research; Interorganizational Relationships
Consumer Behavior; Family Decision Making; Cross-Cultural Issues; International Consumerism; Gender Issues
Graduate Chair
Graduate Chair
Marketing Communications; Sports Marketing; Children and Adolescent Marketing
Marketing Management; Marketing Strategy; Business-to-Business Marketing; Business Ethics
Channels Management; Sales Management; Business-to-Business Marketing; Marketing Strategy
Xin Zhao
Consumer Culture Theory; Politicized Consumption & Branding; Marketing Development in Emerging Economies
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