Graduate Programs
These graduate programs and courses are offered by the Long Island, New York campus of Hofstra University.
Master of Business Administration
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business offers programs leading to the Master of Business Administration with majors in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Health Services Management
- Information Technology
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Quality Management
- Sports and Entertainment Management
- Taxation
For more information, please visit the program home page or the Full-Time MBA Program site.
Bachelor of Business Administration/Master of Business Administration, B.B.A./M.B.A.
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business offers combined B.B.A./M.B.A. programs.
Qualified Zarb School of Business undergraduate students may choose to take any combination of B.B.A. and M.B.A. majors. B.B.A. students must apply for admission into the M.B.A. program after completing a minimum of 88 undergraduate credits, but prior to enrolling in their last 12 credits of course work toward the B.B.A. They are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), meet all M.B.A. admission requirements, and be conditionally accepted into the graduate program before being eligible to take up to two graduate-level courses (six credits) as part of the undergraduate program. Students take these graduate-level courses in the School of Business in place of two undergraduate-level electives (either in the undergraduate major or outside that major) under departmental advisement of their major in the B.B.A. and in the intended M.B.A. These courses are credited to both the B.B.A. and M.B.A. Students must complete the B.B.A. degree before being permitted to take more than six graduate credits.
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration, J.D./M.B.A.
This program leads to both the Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees. Many areas of law and business benefit from such an integrated program.
Objectives of the J.D./M.B.A. Program
- Offer qualified students a joint program leading to both M.B.A. and J.D. degrees.
- Give people with legal backgrounds a knowledge of business practice, the economic ramifications of the law and a foundation in business problem solving. Areas of law and business that especially benefit from such an approach include tax law, corporation law, real estate law, and antitrust law.
For more information, please visit the program home page
Executive Master of Business Administration, E.M.B.A.
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business offers a 48 s.h. Executive M.B.A. program (E.M.B.A.) for those individuals who hold middle- to senior-level management positions in private industry, government and the not-for-profit sector. It is organized to allow working managers the opportunity to continue their professional commitments while simultaneously participating fully in a lockstep M.B.A. program that is twenty months in length. The program is designed so that students will attend classes between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on alternating Fridays and Saturdays—four full days each month (two Fridays and two Saturdays). Students participate in the E.M.B.A. degree program with the consent of their company or organization because of the required released time necessary to attend Friday classes and participate in the program's two-day initial residency and its international management practicum.
For more information, please visit the program home page
Master of Science, M.S.
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business offers programs leading to the Master of Science with majors in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources Management
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Marketing Research
- Quantitative Finance
- Taxation
Objectives of the Master of Science Program:
- Provide qualified students who already hold baccalaueate degrees with a professional perspective and an opportunity to gain expertise in a specific field of business. These programs are targeted at those who seek to develop expanded bases of knowledge in a particular area of business, as well as those who may seek a career change from one business discipline to another.
- Serve individuals with a strong commitment to managerial careers in business, government or the not-for-profit sector who exhibit the potential for leadership in the global business community.
- Offer M.S. degrees in several functional areas of business.
Bachelor of Business Administration/Master of Science, B.B.A./M.S.
- Accounting, B.B.A./M.S.
- Taxation, B.B.A./M.S.
- Human Resources Management, B.B.A./M.S.
- Marketing, B.B.A./M.S.
- Marketing Research, B.B.A./M.S.
Qualified Hofstra University undergraduate marketing majors may choose to take one of the above-listed joint B.B.A./M.S. programs. These students must take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), meet the M.S. admission requirements, and submit the appropriate application after successfully completing a minimum of 88 undergraduate credits, but prior to enrolling in their last 12 credits of course work toward the B.B.A.
Advanced Certificate in Business Programs
Offered by the Zarb School of Business and University College for Continuing Education, these advanced graduate certificates in business programs enable individuals who already possess graduate degrees in business to either refocus their careers or update and expand upon specific business skill sets. Individuals who possess professional degrees in other areas, e.g., medicine or law, may also find these programs of interest as an expedient means of achieving expertise in a particular business function. All courses are taught by Zarb School of Business faculty. Each of the following programs consists of six graduate-level courses for a total of 18 credits (exclusive of prerequisites in some programs); at least 12 credits must be taken in residence:
- Accounting
- Banking
- Corporate Finance
- General Management
- Human Resources Management
- Information Technology
- International Business
- Investment Management
- Marketing
- Taxation