Degree Requirements
The University�s general degree
requirements are discussed here.
The MBA degree is obtained by
completing a 53-hour program beyond prerequisite courses consisting of 29 hours
of core courses and 24 hours of elective courses. At the option of the student,
a concentration may be developed by taking a set of electives related to an
area of interest. Students may obtain further information about these
concentrations from the School of Management Advising Office.
The Executive Education area of the
School of Management offers four distinctive and separate MBA programs, which retain
the same set of MBA core courses but have their own set of specific topical electives.
These include: the Executive MBA (EMBA), the Global Leadership Executive MBA
(GLEMBA), the Executive MBA with project management emphasis, and the Executive
Healthcare MBA.� These are described at
the end of this section. All four programs are supported entirely by participant fees
and special admissions requirements apply. Students
must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in both core courses and in aggregate
courses to qualify for the MBA degree.
Core Courses (29 hours)
Each candidate must satisfactorily
complete the following core of 11 courses.
AIM 6201 Financial Accounting
AIM 6202 Managerial Accounting
BPS 6310 Strategic Management
FIN 6301 Financial Management
IMS 5200 Global Business
MIS 6204 Information Technology and MIS Fundamentals
MECO 6303 Business Economics
MKT 6301 Introduction to Marketing Management
OPRE 6301 Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business
OPRE 6302 Operations Management
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
Elective Courses (24 hours)
Each candidate must also complete an
additional 24 hours of elective graduate course work. Students may develop a
concentration within the 24 hours of electives, but are not required to do so.
Students cannot include more than 15 hours in any single functional area
(demarcated by the area prefix) beyond the required core courses. A student may
elect to submit a Master�s thesis, which counts as three elective credit hours.
Concentrations are informal collections of electives that address a
student�s educational goals. A concentration may be aligned with functional
area specialties, or may cut across functional areas. Students are encouraged
to develop their concentration with the help of a faculty member, area
coordinator, or the Advising Office. Typical concentrations include:
Accounting and Information Management: In today�s global and technology-driven environment,
managers need skills to effectively analyze accounting information and make
value-enhancing decisions. Students may select accounting and information
management (AIM) courses to concentrate in financial analysis, consulting,
corporate governance and tax management.
Finance:
Prepares students for careers in corporate finance, investment management, or
the management of financial institutions. The curriculum emphasizes
creative solutions to business financing problems, the development of value
maximizing investment and financing strategies, and the analysis and management
of fixed income and equity investments. Students may choose to
concentrate in either corporate financial planning or the analysis of financial
securities and investment portfolios.
Information Systems:
Information Technology permeates all aspects of modern business and our courses
will enable you to make the most of information technology to solve business
problems and gain strategic advantage. We also provide advanced courses for
students who wish to be on the �supply� side of information technology in the
areas of IT consulting, software management, and e-business.
Operations Management: Leaning
how to use operations effectively to create and sustain competitive
advantages. Students gain a
deeper and analytical understanding of how challenges posed by a fast and continuously
developing business environment can be morphed into profit-making
opportunities. Effective integration of various parties (suppliers, factories,
stores) and various functional areas (marketing, finance, procurement) is an
important theme. In particular, incentives, contracts and information
technologies fostering collaboration among financially independent parties are
emphasized.
Marketing:
Learning to satisfy the needs of a firm�s customers while making a profit. In
order to do that, one must not only understand customers� needs and purchase
behaviors but also understand the competition. This knowledge helps a manager
develop an effective marketing strategy. Then one needs to learn to develop new
products successfully, and manage the different brands, and product categories.
In managing products, students can acquire expertise in pricing, in advertising
and promotions, in market research, and in retailing strategies. In addition,
students can learn about recent developments on the Internet and its effect on
marketing and business.
Strategic Management: This
concentration focuses on corporate level strategic management, including
implementation of strategic designs; top management team leadership; the
strategic implications of the social, governmental, technological, and
international environments; organization structuring; and strategic alliances.
Students will learn how to integrate accounting, finance, economics, and
organization theory to create sustainable competitive advantage.
Leadership in Organizations: The leadership concentration is designed to
prepare students for upper management positions through the study of the
psychological, sociological, and organizational behavior disciplines. The
program provides a foundation of leadership theory, building and problem
solving in interpersonal work relationships, group dynamics, organizational
decision making and change, and ethics.
International Management: In this concentration, students will take a
multi-disciplinary approach to the study of international management, with
courses in finance, marketing, strategic management, and the legal and
cross-cultural differences that effect business. This course of study will
prepare students for careers in international industries.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Focused on the processes of
technological innovation in both large and small organizations, this
multidisciplinary sequence of courses seeks to prepare students for successful
careers either as principals or key functional managers in emerging growth
firms, or as leaders of technological innovation in established firms. These
concentrations include three required and two elective courses in the field.
Healthcare Administration: The primary goal of this concentration
is to prepare students for leadership positions in healthcare
organizations. The healthcare concentration is cross-functional and
industry focused. Courses will contain cases, projects, and assignments
that are centered around applying management skills to
healthcare issues and organizations. Classes are taught by School of
Management faculty and healthcare executives who bring special expertise and
experience to the program.
Executive MBA Programs
Executive MBA Program � EMBA
The Executive MBA � EMBA -- creates
successful careers for busy, working managers and experienced professionals.
The program provides a transformative, educational and personal improvement
experience that profoundly enhances your success on the job and that takes you
as high in your career as you wish to go. The 21-month program has only 3 class
days per month, so that students miss fewer days of work.� Students also work with their own executive
coach, learn from projects at area companies, and participate in a 10-day
international trip.
The
EMBA program is supported entirely by participant fees and special admissions
requirements apply.�� Further information
may be obtained from the program website:�
http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/execMba/�
Global Leadership Executive MBA Program �
GLEMBA
The
Global Leadership Executive MBA �GLEMBA --is specifically designed for
experienced professionals and managers who desire knowledge and skills to lead
with a global mindset.� GLEMBA is delivered
in 23 months through a defined degree plan that expands the MBA core curriculum
with an international curriculum.�
GLEMBA
is supported entirely by participant fees and special admissions requirements
apply.�� Further information may be
obtained from the program website:� http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/glemba/.
The
following courses are specific to the Global Leadership Executive MBA Program
curriculum.
�
International
Business Plan
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International
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Globalization
and Sustainability
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Global
Marketing
�
International
Business Implementation
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International
Study Tour
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Global
Communications and Negotiations
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Intercultural
Savvy
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Global
Supply Chain Management
Executive MBA - Project Management Emphasis
This program is taught by faculty who have industrial project management experience,
consulting and teaching experience. Students can achieve three levels of
recognition in the project management program: a Graduate Certificate in
Project Management is awarded after 21 credit hours; a Master of Science degree
after the completion of an additional 18 credit hours; and then the Executive
MBA degree with project management emphasis is earned by waiving the Master of
Science degree and completing an additional 14 credit hours, for a total of 53
hours.
The UT Dallas Project Management
program curriculum is delivered both on campus and online. The on-campus
program is in a three day, Thursday-Friday-Saturday format. The online program
is designed around weekly lessons. Students enjoy the challenge of being in a
virtual class and on a virtual team � a solid plus in this age of
globalization.
The Executive
MBA with project management emphasis is supported entirely by participant fees
and special admissions requirements apply.��
Further information may be obtained from the program website: http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/ .
Courses
specific to the Executive MBA with project management emphasis program
curriculum include: Project
Overview, Strategic and Process Management; Project Initiation, Planning, Execution,
and Closeout; and, Advanced Project Management and Simulation.
The Healthcare
Management Executive MBA is a specialized business degree
available to licensed MDs and DOs and a select number of senior healthcare
administrators. The program requires completion of the executive healthcare
management curriculum plus an additional eight non-healthcare related general
business classes.�� Participants in the
Healthcare Management EMBA can also achieve an intermediate level of
recognition, a Certificate in Healthcare Management, prior to completing all of
the course work for the MBA.
The program builds powerful business and
leadership skills for physicians who have moved�or are ready to move�into a
leadership role in their healthcare organization. It provides them with
practical knowledge of:
A flexible format minimizes time away from
clinical practice. The healthcare management curriculum consists of nine 4-day
classes extending Saturday through Tuesday.�
Classes meet every other month and may be started at any time and taken
in any order.�� The general business
curriculum consists of eight semester-based classes which may be taken on-line
for maximum flexibility and convenience.�
The curriculum is centered on real-life
healthcare problems and cases. Classes are jointly taught by senior business
and medical school faculty with outstanding academic credentials and real-world
healthcare experience. Physicians and faculty work collaboratively in small
teams to examine facts, evaluate alternatives and
develop workable solutions.
The
Healthcare Management Executive MBA is supported entirely by participant fees
and special admissions requirements apply.��
Further information may be obtained from the program website:� http://amme.utdallas.edu/ .