Stuart School of Business
| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1969 By Harold L. Stuart |
| Dean | Harvey Kahalas, Ph.D. |
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Student/Faculty ratio: 20:1 |
| Students | 7,850 (2013) |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Website | www.stuart.iit.edu |
The Stuart School of Business (often just Stuart or Stuart School) is an academic unit of the Illinois Institute of Technology, a private Ph.D.-granting technological university.
Stuart’s curriculum is centered on the concept of strategic competitiveness, composed of creativity, entrepreneurship, incisive decision-making, leadership, innovation, and sustainability. These components develop technical and quantitative expertise, with a broad foundation in the professional knowledge that is key to success in the global workplace.
Stuart offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and non-degree programs, as well as graduate certificate programs. In addition to the MBA and MPA, Stuart offers Master of Science programs in Marketing Analytics, Sustainability Management, and Finance. Stuart also offers dual degrees with Chicago-Kent College of Law, Institute of Design and the College of Science. Stuart also offers a Doctoral program in Management Science with concentrations in Finance and Operations.
Stuart's Master of Science in Finance program is designed to prepare students for careers in modern financial markets. The program is closely associated with Chicago's financial industry through its faculty, alumni, and professional contacts. The program is taught by a team of 12 full-time faculty and a number of adjunct faculty drawn from the local financial services industry. One of the largest specialized finance programs in the United States, Stuart's M.S. Finance program had 300 enrolled students in Fall 2013. Students can specialize in concentrations including: alternative investments, corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, financial econometrics, financial engineering, financial markets, financial programming, high frequency trading, investment management, risk management, and trading. These concentrations provide students with focused knowledge in their preferred career area. Stuart also provides a variety of extra- and co-curricular activities for students, including: Stuart Investments, CFA Competition, CME Trading Competition, and participation in professional societies. M.S. Finance was ranked 6th in the United States and 33rd globally overall in the 2015 Financial Times survey of M.S. Finance programs. Professor John F. O. Bilson is the director of the M.S. Finance program.
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