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Programs of Study

The Silberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) offers programs that lead to the degrees of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) (including an Executive M.B.A. in management and an Executive M.B.A. in health care and life sciences), Master of Science in taxation, Master of Science in accounting, and a one-year, full-time M.B.A. in global business management. Courses for most M.B.A. and M.S. degrees are scheduled during the evenings and on Saturdays. Many programs may be pursued either full-time or part-time. Students are required to finish their studies within in six calendar years, with two 1-semester leaves of absence.

The M.B.A. programs are cross-functional in nature and emphasize managerial skills, global-thinking strategy, and entrepreneurship. The traditional M.B.A. is offered in entrepreneurial studies, finance, human resource management, international business, management, management (with concentrations in information systems and corporate communication), marketing, and pharmaceutical management. All traditional M.B.A. programs require 48 credits. The total number of credits may be decreased to a minimum of 30 through petition to waive core courses. Both the Executive M.B.A. in management and Executive M.B.A. in health care and life sciences require completion of 48 credits and are offered in a Saturday format. The Executive M.B.A. programs include a two-week international immersion experience, which is held at a variety of international locations. Recent seminars have been held in such countries as Brazil, Central/Eastern Europe, and China. The M.S. in taxation is designed for those who currently practice in the field. The M.S. in accounting offers two tracks, both of which qualify students to sit for New Jersey’s CPA exam. Both M.S. programs require completion of 30 credits. The College also offers a 12-credit post-M.B.A. certificate in nine different subject areas for individuals who already hold their M.B.A. but are interested in updating their business skills or in developing expertise in a particular area of study.

Research Facilities

The University maintains extensive library facilities at all locations, including multidisciplinary databases. A business research library is located on the Metropolitan Campus. The library offers interlibrary capability to enable students to acquire material that is not available locally. The University also maintains computer laboratories at all locations, including the latest in personal computer technology and software as well as Compaq Alpha, Sun E450, Sun E250, and Cisco Power Network computers.

Financial Aid

Students can obtain loans through several national programs. The College of Business also offers a number of graduate fellowships on both campuses.

Cost of Study

Tuition for most programs was $947 per credit hour in 2008–09. The annual technology fee is $648 for full-time study and $308 for part-time study. There are special program fees for the M.B.A. in global business management and both Executive M.B.A. programs, which includes all books and materials; travel, room, and board for an international immersion seminar; and all University fees.

Living and Housing Costs

Fairleigh Dickinson University makes available a limited amount of graduate housing. Housing in the community is readily available to students.

Student Group

The graduate enrollment at Fairleigh Dickinson University includes 2,642 full- and part-time graduate students at the Metropolitan Campus, including 388 enrolled in graduate business programs. At the College at Florham, there are 927 full- and part-time graduate students, including 438 graduate business students. The M.B.A. in global business management is offered only at the Metropolitan Campus. All Executive M.B.A. classes are offered at the Hamilton Park Hotel and Conference Center, a world-class executive facility located adjacent to the University’s College at Florham campus in Madison, New Jersey.

Location

Fairleigh Dickinson University has two campuses in northern New Jersey, both of which are located in attractive residential suburbs within easy reach of the cultural and social advantages of New York City. The University also owns and operates Wroxton College, its overseas campus in England.

The University

Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University today is the largest private university in New Jersey, enrolling 12,186 students. The Metropolitan Campus was opened in 1954, and the College at Florham became operational in 1958. Wroxton College, a center for graduate and undergraduate study, was opened in 1965 at historic Wroxton Abbey in England. In fall 2007, the University began offering undergraduate business at its newest international location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Applying

Applications should be filed during the semester preceding the one for which enrollment is sought. Applications for domestic students are processed on a rolling basis, and early application is encouraged. Applications for international students for the fall semester are due by July 1 and for the spring semester are due by December 1. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and must file the appropriate graduate studies application. The application and fee, official transcripts of all education beyond high school, and scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) should be forwarded to the admissions office.

The Faculty

• Administration
• William H. Moore, Dean; Ph.D., Ohio State.
• James Almeida, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Associate Dean; Ph.D., South Carolina.
• James Barrood, Executive Director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies; M.B.A., Texas A&M.
• Peter Caliguari, Director of Executive M.B.A. Programs; M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Robert DeFilippis, Chair of Accounting, Taxation and Law; M.B.A., Rutgers.
• Evangelos S. Djimopoulos, Chair of Economics, Finance and International Business; Ph.D., Columbia.
• Gerard Farias, Executive Director, Center for Human Resource Management Studies and the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise; Ph.D., Texas Tech.
• Karin Hamilton, Director of Graduate and Global Programs; M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Gwen Jones, Chair of Management and Human Resource Management; Ph.D., SUNY at Albany.
• Roger Koppl, Director of the Institute for Forensic Science Administration; Ph.D., Auburn.
• Ethné Swartz, Chair of Marketing and Entrepreneurship; Ph.D., Manchester (England).
• Ron West, Director, Tax Program; LL.M., NYU.
• K. Paul Yoon, Chair of Information Systems and Decision Sciences; Ph.D., Kansas State.
• Department of Accounting, Taxation, and Law
• Frank Brunetti, Professor of Law and Taxation; LL.M., NYU.
• Matthew Calderisi, Associate Professor of Accounting; M.B.A., Iona.
• J. Richard Chaplin, Professor of Accounting; M.B.A., St. John’s (New York); CPA.
• Theodore M. David, Associate Professor of Taxation; LL.M., NYU.
• Henry Fuentes, Associate Professor of Accounting; M.B.A., Seton Hall; CPA.
• Kenneth R. Gillies, Associate Professor of Accounting; M.B.A., Rutgers; CPA.
• Jonathan Schiff, Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., NYU.
• John H. Skarbnik, Professor of Taxation; LL.M., NYU; CPA.
• Frederic M. Stiner Jr., Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Nebraska.
• Rosemarie Twomey, Professor of Business Law; J.D., West Virginia.
• Department of Economics, Finance, and International Business
• Petros Anastasopoulus, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., New School.
• Kenneth Betz, Lecturer in Economics; M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Karen Denning, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Pittsburgh.
• Frederick Englander, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Rutgers.
• Christine Farias, Lecturer of Economics; Ph.D., Texas Tech.
• Patrick Gaughan, Professor of Economics and Finance; Ph.D., CUNY.
• Claude Jonnard, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance; M.A., NYU.
• Adam Kessler, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., NYU.
• Joseph J. Kiernan, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance; Ph.D., Fordham.
• Richard W. Kjetsaa, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance; Ph.D., Fordham.
• Roger Koppl, Professor of Economics and Finance; Ph.D., Auburn.
• Chee K. Ng, Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Arizona State.
• Braimoh Oseghale, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance; Ph.D., Temple.
• Sorin Tuluca, Professor of Finance; D.B.A., Cleveland State.
• Burton Zwick, Lecturer of Finance; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon.
• Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences
• Gary J. Bronson, Professor of Information Systems; Ph.D., Stevens.
• Hee-Kyung Cho, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., NJIT.
• Jeffrey Hsu, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Rutgers.
• Maureen Kieff, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Analysis; M.A., Fordham.
• Yongbeom Kim, Associate Professor of Information Systems; Ph.D., NYU.
• Govindasami Naadimuthu, Professor of Information Systems and Sciences; Ph.D., Kansas; PE.
• Richard Panicucci, Professor of Quantitative Analysis; M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Mohammod Sedaghat, Lecturer in Operations Management; Ph.D., Polytechnic.
• Mel Stern, Lecturer of Management Information Systems; M.S., NYU.
• Zhaobo Wang, Assistant Professor of Production and Operations Management; Ph.D., Rutgers.
• Department of Management
• Scott Behson, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., SUNY at Albany.
• Gerard W. Cleaves, Clinical Assistant Professor of Management; M.B.A., Harvard.
• Kent Fairfield, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., Columbia.
• Joel I. Harmon, Professor of Management; Ph.D., SUNY at Albany.
• Gwen Jones, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., SUNY at Albany.
• Osita Nwachukwu, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Mississippi.
• Dennis Scotti, Professor of Health Systems and Management; Ph.D., Temple.
• Joan Slepian, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., Yale.
• Gordon Sollars, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Virginia.
• Daniel F. Twomey, Professor of Management; D.B.A., Kent State.
• J. Daniel Wischnevsky, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Rutgers.
• Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
• Richard Archambault, Lecturer in Entrepreneurial Studies; M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Rajesh Chandrashekaran, Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Rutgers.
• Arthur Dolinsky, Associate Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Pennsylvania.
• Ronald Heim, Associate Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Cornell.
• Eleanor Ann Huser, Lecturer of Marketing; M.S., MIT.
• James Hutton, Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Texas at Austin.
• Caroline K. L. Munoz, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Auburn.
• Shahana Sen, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., NYU.
• Department of Statistics
• Alan Fask, Associate Professor of Statistics; Ph.D., NYU.
• Gaston Mendoza, Associate Professor of Statistics; Ph.D., Temple.

Correspondence and Information

Silberman College of Business
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road, T-KB1-01
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
World Wide Web: http://www.fdu/edu/business (Business Web site)


Office of Graduate Admissions (Domestic Students)
Telephone: 201-692-2554
Email: grad@fdu.edu


Office of International Admissions (International Students)
Telephone: 201-692-2205
Email: global@fdu.edu