Master of Business Administration

STUDENTS ENTERING GSM IN SPRING 2008 OR LATER MUST ENROLL IN THE NEW MBA CURRICULUM!!!

The Dallas MBA

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a general management degree covering both the functional areas of business (marketing, finance, human resources, etc.) and critical knowledge and skills required of managers in such areas as leadership, communication, and analysis. The MBA degree requires 37 - 49 hours of coursework. Transfers and waivers based on previous coursework may reduce the number of credit hours required. The maximum number of hours that can be waived or transferred is 12.

Core Curriculum
All students must complete the 34-hour core. Classes are 3 credit hours unless otherwise specified. Classes may be taken in any order as long as prerequisites are satisfied. *Courses with prerequisites.

ACCT 5320 Financial Accounting
ACCT 6320 Managerial Cost Accounting*
BUAD 5350 Data Analysis for Decision Making
BUAD 6360 Global Business
BUAD 8090 Capstone Lab Research Methods - last term only (0 credit hours)
BUAD 8390 Management Policy & Practice* - Capstone - last term only
ECON 5350 Economics and Competitive Advantage
FINA 6301 Financial Management*
LEAD 6L0X Leadership Effectiveness, Assessment & Development (1 credit hour total)
MANA 6301 Human Behavior in Organizations
MANA 8310 Strategic Management*
MARK 6301 Marketing Management
OPER 6301 Operations Management

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Electives
In addition to the core curriculum, all students are required to complete 15 credit hours of electives. Students choosing an interdisciplinary MBA may choose 15 credit hours from any area. Students seeking a concentration must choose a minimum of 12 credit hours in that area and 3 credit hours in any area of their choice.
The following concentration areas are currently available for the MBA:
Accounting
Business Management
Corporate Finance
Engineering Management
Entrepreneurship
Financial Services
Global Business
Health Services Management
Human Resource Management
Information Assurance
Information Technology
Information Technology Service Management
Interdisciplinary Option (Custom Curriculum)
Marketing Management
Not-for-Profit Management
Organization Development
Project Management
Service Management
Sport & Entertainment Management
Strategic Leadership
Supply Chain Management