Business Administration (B A)
B A 001F First-Year Interest Group Seminar 0 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic issues in various McCombs School of Business disciplines. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the First-Year Interest Group Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 101H Professional Development and Career Planning: Honors 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Professional development issues including self-assessment, identification of personal life goals, identification of business majors and exploration of potential career fields for each major, and analysis and discussion of the academic planning process and how it relates to professional development and career planning. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Administration 101H, 101S, 101T, 102F, 111F. One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business Honors Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 101S Professional Development and Career Planning 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of issues surrounding career planning, implementation, and evaluation in order to establish career goals. Strategies for executing a successful job search, including interviewing techniques, resumes, networking, and job search ethics. Focus on career management as a lifelong process. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Administration 101H, 101S, 101T, 102F, 111F. One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to freshmen students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 101T Professional Development and Career Planning 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of issues surrounding career planning, implementation, and evaluation. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Administration 101H, 101S, 101T, 102F, 111F. One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to transfer students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 102F Career Planning 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practice career exploration, planning, and networking techniques. Focus on exploring interests, job search, and alignment of personal and professional goals. Explore experiential learning and peer-to-peer assessment to optimize resume, storytelling, and interviewing techniques. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 105, 205, 305 Topics in Business Administration Leadership 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores current theory and research related to peer mentoring and leadership with higher education and business. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 110G Topics in Professional Growth I 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 111F Career Planning: The Business of Your Career 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practice career exploration, planning, and networking techniques. Focus on exploring interests, job search, and alignment of personal and professional goals. Explore experiential learning and peer-to-peer assessment to optimize resume, storytelling, and interviewing techniques. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Administration 101H, 101S, 101T, 102F, 111F. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 111G Topics in Professional Growth II 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 018H Business Honors Program Seminar 0 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic issues in various interdisciplinary and business fields of study. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business Honors Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 119, 219, 319, 419, 519, 619 Topics in International Learning Seminar 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of various issues related to the academic, cultural, and personal aspects of completing academic work in international locations. Business Administration 119, 219, 319, 419, 519, 619 and Undergraduate Studies 119 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Business Administration 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office or the school's BBA Exchange Programs. Credit is recorded as assigned by the Bachelor of Business Administration's study abroad director in the McCombs School of Business. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
B A 320F Foundations of Entrepreneurship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the mechanics and strategies for starting a business. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of college coursework.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 120G Topics in Professional Growth III 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 321L Contemporary Leadership Issues 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focuses on leadership topics such as ethics, diversity, and sustainability. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 324 Business Communication: Oral and Written 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theory and practice of effective communication, using models from business situations. Students practice what they learn with a variety of in-class activities, written assignments, and oral presentations. Teamwork and use of interpersonal skills are included. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication 324M, Communication 324C, Communication 324H, Business Administration 324, and Business Administration 324H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: English 303C or 603A, or Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C or 603A.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 324H Business Communication: Oral and Written: Honors 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theory and practice of effective communication, using models from business situations. Students practice what they learn with a variety of in-class activities, written assignments, and oral presentations. Teamwork and use of interpersonal skills are included. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication 324M, 324C, 324H, Business Administration 324, 324H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: English 303C or 603A, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C or 603A; and Business Administration 101H or 101S, or credit or registration for Business Administration 101T.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business Honors Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 130G Topics in Professional Growth IV 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 132F, 232F, 332F Topics in Foundations of Business 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 140G Topics in Professional Growth V 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One-and-one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 140S, 240S, 340S, 440S, 540S, 640S, 740S, 840S, 940S Topics in Business Administration 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the Bachelor of Business Administration's study abroad director in the McCombs School of Business. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 149, 249, 349, 449, 549, 649 Topics in International Learning Seminar 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of various issues related to the academic, cultural, and personal aspects of completing academic work in international locations. Business Administration 149, 249, 349, 449, 549, 649 and Undergraduate Studies 119 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 352F Internship in Foundations of Business Administration 3 Hours
8 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focuses on students' career goals through academic discussion and evaluations, while students are working in professional internships with public and private enterprises. Internship to be arranged by the student and approved by the director of the Business Foundations Program. Internship and discussion hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Completion of at least forty-five semester hours of coursework, Accounting 310F with a grade of at least C, and consent of the director of the Business Foundations Program.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 153, 253, 353, 653 Internship in Business Administration 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides a format for reflection during a professional internship, resulting in improved ability to both articulate preferences and skills, and to match them with appropriate career-related choices. Only one of the following may be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting 353J, Business Administration 153, 253, 353, 653, 353H, Finance 353, Management 353, Management Information Systems 353, Marketing 353, Operations Management 353. May not be counted toward the student's major requirement. Internship and discussion hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Completion of forty-five semester hours of college coursework; credit or registration for Business Administration 324 or 324H; and consent of the BBA Internship Director.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 366F Foundations of Business Administration Practicum 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Students apply skills related to the Business Foundations certificate program curriculum and focus on additional project management skills through group projects conducted in a professional setting. Students may work with a private or a public enterprise. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and completion of at least forty-five semester hours of coursework.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 366P Business Administration Practicum 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Apply business skills through group projects conducted in a professional setting. Work with a private or a public enterprise. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of college coursework.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176C, 276C, 376C Advanced Topics in Finance and Accounting 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Rigorous introduction into the topics and processes of accounting and finance in business. Focus on how to apply analytical skills to make better business decisions. Taught by faculty from the McCombs School of Business. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176D, 276D, 376D Advanced Topics in Marketing 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores marketing strategies and practices that are applicable to multiple departments across organizations. Discussion of marketing tactics and the impact of marketing on business operations. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176E, 276E, 376E Advanced Topics in Leadership and Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of strategies to foster highly effective communication and collaboration in order to become more successful and valuable as a leader. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176F, 276F, 376F Advanced Topics in Business Analytics 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the leading edge of big data and data analytics. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176G, 276G, 376G Advanced Topics in Supply Chain 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the tools and ideas that help shape and define the various components of value creation. Dive into the process and strategies behind acquiring, producing and delivering goods and services, whether domestically or globally. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176J, 276J, 376J Advanced Topics in Energy 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on the economics, strategy, business valuation and finance specific to the energy industry. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176K, 276K, 376K Advanced Topics in Strategy 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on developing the knowledge and thought processes necessary to make high-impact decisions within an organization. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176L, 276L, 376L Advanced Topics in Strategic Decision Making and Risk Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores techniques to recognize risks from stakeholders' perspectives. Discussion of how to frame strategic choices, generate alternatives, and create models that answer executives' questions, produce compelling analyses, and ultimately gain commitment. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 176N, 276N, 376N Advanced Topics in Business 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the skill set needed to move from a functional area to a cross functional management role. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to courses offered through Texas Executive Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 178F, 378F Independent Research in Foundations of Business Administration 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Accounting 310F with a grade of at least C, consent of instructor, and written approval before the first meeting of the course on a form provided for that purpose from the director of the Business Foundations Program.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
B A 180C, 280C, 380C Information Technology Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A discussion of technical architecture, including hardware/software platforms, operating systems, networking and the Internet; development strategies; and management issues for the introduction of new technology. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the MBA program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 380F Accounting Information for Managerial Decision Making 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Financial information regarding revenue, cost, and assets, with an emphasis on the interpretation of numbers to derive well-informed management decisions. Covers the role of taxes in business strategy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to second-year students in the MBA program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 180G Executive Seminar 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the integration of business executive and real-world problem solving, career preparation, and professional growth. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 380M Management Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the structure and use of mathematical models and methods for analyzing managerial decision problems. Development and application of modeling concepts and skills underlying the analytical techniques used to solve such problems. Introduction to a range of computers, and use of the latest in computer-based decision support systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 180N, 280N, 380N Operations Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the issues and decisions involved in the production of goods and services. Focuses on designing, operating, controlling, and improving the systems that accomplish production. For 180N, one lecture hour a week for one semester; for 280N, four lecture hours a week for half a semester; for 380N, three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 180P Project Management 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the techniques used in managing complex projects, with a central theme of managing risk and variability. Examine the progressive elaboration of cost and schedule estimates in the presence of significant uncertainty. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 180S, 280S, 380S Managerial Economics 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Microeconomic and macroeconomic forces that influence an organization's decisions: interest rates, business cycles, financial systems, input demand and supply, industry factors, market structure, and externalities. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 181C Strategic Career Planning 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Issues surrounding career planning, including exploration and implementation. Professional development issues, including self-assessment. One and one-half lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to first-year students in the MBA program.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 281M Marketing Management for Executives 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study the marketing function in modern organizations, focusing on understanding consumer behavior, development of an organization's value proposition, competitive positioning, and the major tactical decisions regarding product planning, marketing communications, pricing, and distribution. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 181T, 281T, 381T Marketing Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the marketing perspective on strategy development and to the elements of marketing analysis. Includes the functional decision areas of the marketing manager, such as products and product lines, pricing policies, branding, promotion and advertising, and channels of distribution, and how organizations use these components to create, capture, and sustain value for the firm. For 181T, one lecture hour a week for one semester; for 281T, four lecture hours a week for half a semester; for 381T, three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 082C Strategies for Career Planning 0 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the McCombs Career Management Framework (Discover, Connect, Strategize, Engage). Assess strengths and values, develop professional networks, research target industries and companies, create comprehensive career portfolios including tailored resumes and LinkedIn profiles, and build behavioral interviewing skills using STAR methodology. Explore practical application through informational interviews, mock interviews, networking events, and personalized career strategy development to effectively translate academic training into meaningful career opportunities. Hours to be arranged.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Master's
B A 182T, 282T, 382T Managerial Accounting 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An investigation of the conceptual and operational relationship of planning and control with management and accounting information systems. Topics include data collection and analysis for short-range and long-range organizational decisions. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Administration 382T, Accounting 328, 329, 359, 387 (Topic 1), 287 (Topic 5). For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 284F Financial Reporting for Executives 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the strengths and weaknesses of the information produced in financial reports, the pressures faced by management and auditors as they prepare financial statements, the difficulties involved in evaluating decisions after outcomes are known, and the impact of accounting information on strategic decisions. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 184S, 284S, 384S Topics in Economics for Business 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Microeconomic and macroeconomic forces that influence an organization's decisions, such as interest rates, business cycles, financial systems, input demand and supply, industry factors, market structure, and externalities. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Managerial Microeconomics. Microeconomic forces that influence an organization's decisions, including input supply and demand, industry factors, market structure, and externalities. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Topic 2: Managerial Macroeconomics. Macroeconomic forces that influence an organization's decisions, including interest rates, business cycles, and financial systems. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Topic 3: Global Economics for Executives. Explore both microeconomics and macroeconomics, with a special emphasis on global macro phenomena. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
B A 184S.1, 284S.1, 384S.1 Managerial Microeconomics 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Microeconomic forces that influence an organization's decisions, including input supply and demand, industry factors, market structure, and externalities. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 184S.2, 284S.2, 384S.2 Managerial Macroeconomics 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Macroeconomic forces that influence an organization's decisions, including interest rates, business cycles, and financial systems. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 184S.3, 284S.3, 384S.3 Global Economics for Executives 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore both microeconomics and macroeconomics, with a special emphasis on global macro phenomena.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 184T, 284T, 384T Financial Accounting 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An examination of the information needs of capital market participants in a dynamic and complex socioeconomic system; emphasis on interpretation, measurement, and disclosure of economic events. Accounting 381 and Business Administration 184T, 284T, 384T may not both be counted. For 184T, one lecture hour a week for one semester; for 284T, four lecture hours a week for half a semester; for 384T, three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 285F Financial Management Concepts and Applications for Executives 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the core concepts underlying financial management. Explore organizational forms of business, the time value of money, debt and equity markets, agency theory, risk and return, value creation, capital budgeting, firm valuation, and the fundamentals of risk-management. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 185G, 285G, 385G Strategies for Digital Transformation 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine concepts and principles from different disciplines in strategy, marketing, economics and operations. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Working Professional MBA Programs.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 185T, 285T, 385T Financial Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An exploration of concepts and techniques employed in investment decision making, working capital management, and financing the activities of a business. For 185T, one lecture hour a week for one semester; for 285T, four lecture hours a week for half a semester; for 385T, three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 286S Statistics for Executives 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore regression as a universal model for linking data to outcomes. Discuss how to set up and run a regression model, evaluate when the model is correct, and interpret the results. Examine illustrative case studies that use regression models to forecast a firm's future sales, determine if apartments and homes are overpriced, evaluate the relative riskiness of owning shares of a stock, develop an optimal bidding strategy, estimate the value of a physical asset, and value a contingent contract offer in a negotiation. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 186T, 286T, 386T Statistics 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A unified approach to basic concepts in collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, emphasizing capabilities of different statistical methods and business applications. Students use statistical software packages. For 186T, one lecture hour a week for one semester; for 286T, four lecture hours a week for half a semester; for 386T, three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 287T Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of relationships between public and private institutions, with emphasis on the legal constraints on managerial decision making. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
B A 288F Foundations of Strategy for Executives 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the foundations of strategy at the top management level, specifically, the antecedents, formulations, and effects of firm strategies. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 188T, 288T, 388T Strategic Management 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to help students develop a general management orientation. Subjects include the role of the general manager, formulating business and corporate-level strategy, managing strategic change, strategy implementation, and developing general managers. Business Administration 188T, 288T, 388T and Management 385 (Topic 49: Strategic Management) may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 389T Managing People and Organizations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of the general areas of theory most central to dealing with the varieties of social/psychological behavior of direct import to the administrator and manager. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 390C Hardware, Software, and Telecommunications 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides a broad familiarity with the latest advances in the fundamental concepts and terminology of computer architecture and software. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the McCombs School of Business and to the concentration in information systems management.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 190D, 290D, 390D Management Information Systems 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The use of decision support systems and database management concepts in an organization for information management and processing by mainframe and personal computer. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 390F Information Systems Design and Implementation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Specification, design, implementation, and testing of information systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 390H Managing Information 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Management and use of information in organizations, including database management, analytical approaches for effective information management, and organizational issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 390J Data Communications, Networks, and Distributed Processing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Functional aspects of data communications, computer networks, and distributed information systems, using campus computers and the network systems available in the classroom. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the McCombs School of Business.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191, 291, 391, 691 Special Topics in Business Administration 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Finance.
Topic 2: Management.
Topic 3: Real Estate.
Topic 4: Risk Management.
Topic 5: Accounting.
Topic 6: Marketing.
Topic 7: Operations Management. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Topic 8: Business, Government, and Society.
B A 191.1, 291.1, 391.1, 691.1 Finance 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191.2, 291.2, 391.2, 691.2 Management 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191.3, 291.3, 391.3, 691.3 Real Estate 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191.4, 291.4, 391.4, 691.4 Risk Management 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191.5, 291.5, 391.5, 691.5 Accounting 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191.6, 291.6, 391.6, 691.6 Marketing 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 191.8, 291.8, 391.8, 691.8 Business, Government, and Society 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192C, 292C, 392C, 692C Special Studies in Business, Government, and Society 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192D, 292D, 392D, 692D Special Studies in Business, Government, and Society 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192E, 292E, 392E, 692E Special Studies in Finance 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192F, 292F, 392F, 692F Special Studies in Finance 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192G, 292G, 392G, 692G Special Studies in International Business 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192H, 292H, 392H, 692H Special Studies in International Business 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192J, 292J, 392J, 692J Special Studies in Legal Environment of Business 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192K, 292K, 392K, 692K Special Studies in Legal Environment of Business 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192L, 292L, 392L, 692L Special Studies in Management 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192M, 292M, 392M, 692M Special Studies in Management 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192N, 292N, 392N, 692N Special Studies in Management Information Systems 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192P, 292P, 392P, 692P Special Studies in Management Information Systems 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192Q, 292Q, 392Q, 692Q Special Studies in Marketing 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192R, 292R, 392R, 692R Special Studies in Marketing 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192S, 292S, 392S, 692S Special Studies in Operations 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192T, 292T, 392T, 692T Special Studies in Operations 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192U, 292U, 392U, 692U Special Studies in Risk Management 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 192V, 292V, 392V, 692V Special Studies in Risk Management 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to McCombs graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 398L Written and Oral Communication for International Students 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to provide students at the high-intermediate level of English proficiency with communication skills beyond pronunciation and grammatical accuracy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, admission to a doctoral program in the McCombs School of Business, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
B A 398R Master's Report 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in business administration, completion of the core courses for the degree, and consent of the supervising professor and the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
B A 398T Supervised Teaching in Business Administration 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Teaching in the McCombs School of Business for two semesters under the close direction of the course instructor or supervisor; weekly group meetings with the instructor, individual consultations, and reports throughout the teaching period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, approval of the department chair and the dean, and appointment as a teaching assistant.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral