Dean’s Message
Welcome! Alabama A&M University (AAMU) is located in the heart of Huntsville, home of U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Redstone Arsenal. The campus is not far from Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the nation. These facilities are of cutting edge engineering and scientific research. Huntsville boasts one of the highest concentrations of Ph.D.s in the U.S. The greater Huntsville area has a diverse population of about 600,000.
Huntsville is named by national magazines as one of America's top five cities for professional workers, one of the country's top 10 metros for business vitality, one of the country's top 10 metros for scientists and engineers, one of the country's top 10 job growth markets, the south's #1 Hotspot, one of the top 10 green cities in the U.S. Huntsville has the highest concentration of Inc. 500 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. It ranks #6 on Forbes List of Top Cities for Business. We are the only Huntsville university that offers an M.B.A. and programs in economics, international business, logistics & supply chain management, and business education.
You will discover that at the School of Business we are a community of dedicated professors and staff that instill a high level of competence in our students by offering distinctive programs that embrace academic excellence and practical knowledge with a great multicultural and global orientation. The school is housed in a modern three-storied building with state of the art facilities including high tech classrooms, computer labs, library and study-rooms.
We offer bachelor and master degrees including M.B.A. and classes are being taught by a highly diverse faculty. There are opportunities for student leadership and extracurricular activities. School of Business graduates find rewarding employment and graduate school placement. Please browse our website and contact us for additional information. Thank you.
Dr. Amin U. Sarkar
Dean, School of Business
(256) 372-5092 Office
(256) 372-5098 Facsimile
amin.sarkar@aamu.edu
The School
The mission of the Alabama A&M University (AAMU) School of Business is to provide a high quality management education that promotes the development of students’ potentials as managers, entrepreneurs, leaders, as well as productive employees and socially responsible individuals.
Consistent with the University’s history and contemporary mission, the school concentrates on instruction while seeking to combine the classic goal of intellectual development with the land-grant tradition of service. Applied and interactive educational experiences are emphasized in both the graduate and undergraduate programs. While the School of Business and AAMU are committed to graduate education, the school emphasizes undergraduate education as its first responsibility. In addition to the coverage of basic business principles, all programs develop the students’ computer, communications, interpersonal relations, and leadership skills, thereby, preparing graduates for success in local, state, national, and global business environments. The AAMU School of Business builds on its historic mission of providing education for African-Americans to an expanded mission of educating a student body that is diverse in terms of ethnicity, national origin, and socio-economic background.
Opportunities are provided for all students to gain leadership skills through involvement with student organizations and to gain practical experiences through co-ops and internships in cooperation with business, government and non-government organizations. The majority of the faculty members are of international origin, holding degrees from the U.S. Students are exposed to high levels of diversity and international perspectives. The school has 35 full-time and 15 part-time faculty members. Its class sizes are kept low to facilitate classroom discussion and individual attention and mentoring. The total number of students in the School is approximately 1200. Business students are required to take national exit examinations in nine business disciplines.
All faculty members have graduate training in their respective teaching areas and 75% of the full-time faculty has doctoral degrees. The faculty is committed to excellence in teaching and is engaged in scholarly activities and active in institutional, professional and community service. The School of Business is the home of three refereed journals: the Global Review of Business and Economic Research, the American Journal of Finance and Accounting, and the International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing.
Departments and Programs
To support its mission, the School is organized into three departments (the Department of Accounting and Office Systems Management; the Department of Economics and Finance; and the Department of Management and Marketing) offering bachelor degrees in accounting; business administration with concentrations in management information systems, logistics and supply chain management, international business, and office systems management; business education; economics; finance; management; and marketing. Minors are offered in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, management, and marketing. Master degrees are offered in business administration (MBA), and business education (M.Ed.). Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree is offered in business education.
Salary Information
According to the Summer 2007 Salary Survey of National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) (Data is reported to NACE by colleges and universities nationwide.) business graduates (B.A. or B.S.) were offered average starting salaries well above the salary levels for all other areas except engineering and computer science. Average salary levels for undergraduates were:
| Economics $50,507 |
Civil Engineering $51,632 |
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Mgt Info Systems $52,418 |
Chem. Engineering $63,165 |
| Accounting $48,085 |
Mech. Engineering $57,009 |
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Management $45,915 |
Computer Science $60,416 |
| Marketing $42,053 |
Elec. Engineering $56,910 |
| Finance $48,547 |
Sociology $34,796 |
| English $34,327 |
Psychology $33,564 |
Outreach Centers
The School of Business has two outreach centers: the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) and the AAMU Small Business Development Center (AAMU/SBDC). It also has the unit that deals with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Supportive Services.
The mission of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development is to reduce failures among small business and enhance their effectiveness. The center provides management counseling and conducts training workshops free of charge.
The Alabama A&M University/Small Business Development Center (AAMU/SBDC) provides free counseling to small businesses in seven county areas. Solutions are specifically tailored to the needs of the business client. Client services include:
• Counseling
• One-on-one meetings with a business counselor to discuss business planning, marketing tactics, financing resources, or legal considerations.
• Workshops
• Topics include: business basics, strategic marketing, accounting, and tax guidelines.
• Business Planning Resource Room
• Open to the public for browsing and research.
The Alabama A&M University School of Business is a member of the AACSB International.
