Graduate Programs
The Belk College offers three graduate degrees and participates in a number of interdisciplinary graduate programs with other colleges at UNC Charlotte.
Ph.D. in Business Administration
The Belk College began offering a Ph.D. in business administration, with a major in finance, in Fall 2006. The program is research-oriented, designed to prepare graduates for academic teaching and research careers. Graduates will be qualified for tenure-track professor positions at both national and international teaching universities and other educational institutions. Find out more...
Master of Business Administration
The MBA program builds a student's potential for a leadership position in today's complex business organization by developing effective communications, systematic and creative problem-solving skills; confidence in decision making; ethical insight; sensitivity to teamwork and consensus-building; and a world view. Find out more...
Sports MBA
The Belk College will begin offering an MBA in Sports Marketing and Management in the Fall of 2007. This highly selective two-year, full-time program includes a six-month internship working in the sports industry. The curriculum will consist of traditional MBA classes to enhance students' business and management skills, along with specific courses in team sports, individual sports/events management, or motorsports. Find out more...
Global MBAs
The Belk College currently offers MBA programs in Monterrey, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Taipei, Taiwan. Information is available in the “Global Programs” section of the college website.
Master of Accountancy
The Master of Accountancy degree is a multiple-track program designed to prepare accountants for the rapidly-changing expectations of the profession. Students may specialize in financial accounting and auditing or in tax accounting, or they may develop an individualized program of study. Find out more...
Master of Science in Economics
The Master of Science in Economics degree features a curriculum that is flexible, yet thorough in its approach to theoretical training and applied coursework. The program offers concentrations in Economics and in Economics/Finance. Find out more...
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
Master of Science in Mathematical Finance
The Master of Science in Mathematical Finance program is designed to prepare students to pursue careers in finance. Increasingly, financial institutions, investment banks, and commodities firms rely upon highly sophisticated mathematical models to identify, measure, and manage risk. The advent of these models has triggered the emergence of a new discipline, Mathematical Finance, which requires professionals with extensive skills in both finance and mathematics.
The Mathematical Finance program is a joint program of the Departments of Finance and Economics in the Belk College of Business and the Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students take courses from all three departments in an integrated curriculum. Students may use electives to tailor the program to their specific interests. Find out more...
Ph.D. in Information Technology - Business Track
The Belk College collaborates with the College of Information Technology on the Ph.D. in Information Technology – Business Track. Find out more...
Ph.D. in Organizational Science
Faculty from the Belk College's Department of Management will teach in the new multidisciplinary Ph.D. in Organizational Science program, housed in the College of Arts & Sciences. Find out more...