Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Graduate Programs

Graduate Program in Business Administration

Academic Requirements

Admission to graduate degree programs offered through the Rawls College of Business is based on undergraduate grade point average, test scores (e.g., GMAT), and individual profile. No thesis is required in any of the master’s degree programs. As part of the comprehensive evaluation process for graduation, a master’s student must successfully complete one of the following as approved by their specific area of concentration: a final comprehensive examination, a capstone course, or a project. Students may be directed to enroll in a specific section. Students not enrolled in a degree-seeking program or certificate program within the Rawls College of Business may take up to 12 credits hours within the Rawls College of Business. Any deviations from this rule must be approved by The Rawls Graduate & Professional Programs Office.

No graduate course within the college is eligible for grade replacement. The college requires that master’s program students maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Doctoral students must maintain at least a 3.2 average. A student’s GPA is computed from all graduate courses. Students falling below these averages will be subject to probationary action. To graduate, master’s students must have at least a 3.0 program GPA.

Technology Requirements

The Rawls College of Business building is equipped with technology that includes printing kiosks, breakout rooms with technology consoles and high definition monitors, classrooms with internet access, internet and power tables, and free Wi-Fi throughout the building. Access to a computer is required for many assignments; students are required to provide their own device for accessing the internet and printing kiosks when necessary.

Program Offerings & Course Descriptions

Programs

• Business Administration, B.B.A. / Accounting, M.S.A.
• Finance, B.B.A. / Finance, M.S.

• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Architecture, M.Arch.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Biotechnology, M.S. or Biomedical Science, Ph.D.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Environmental Toxicology, M.S.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / J.D.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / M.D.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Other Master’s
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Pharm.D.
• Business Administration, M.S.A. / J.D.

• Accounting, M.S.A.
• Data Science, M.S.
• Finance, M.S.
• Marketing Research and Analytics, M.S.
• Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
• Professional Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
• STEM Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.

• Business Administration, Ph.D.

• Business Analytics Graduate Certificate
• Essentials of Business Graduate Certificate
• Strategic Leadership Graduate Certificate

Courses

• ISQS 6348 - Applied Multivariate Analysis
• ISQS 6349 - Time Series Analysis
• ISQS 6350 - Multivariate Analysis
• ISQS 7338 - Systems Analysis and Design
• ISQS 7339 - Simulation & Optimization
• ISQS 7341 - Seminar in MIS Research and Methods
• ISQS 7342 - Advanced Topics in Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences
• ISQS 7346 - Seminar in Cognitive and Behavioral MIS Research
• ISQS 7347 - Seminar in Managerial and Organizational MIS Research

• MGT 5199 - M.B.A. Capstone
• MGT 5300 - Management in Special Contexts
• MGT 5371 - Managing Organizational Behavior and Organizational Design
• MGT 5372 - Leadership and Ethics
• MGT 5373 - Opportunity Creation and Discovery
• MGT 5374 - Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills
• MGT 5377 - Human Resource Management
• MGT 5378 - Leading and Managing the Effective Family Business
• MGT 5379 - Applied Entrepreneurship
• MGT 5381 - Managing Innovation and Change
• MGT 5382 - Internship in Management
• MGT 5384 - International Management
• MGT 5391 - Strategic and Global Management
• MGT 5476 - Executive Skills
• MGT 6305 - Individual Study in Management
• MGT 6315 - Current Management Issues
• MGT 6375 - Advanced Organization Behavior
• MGT 6380 - Colloquium in Management Research
• MGT 6381 - Seminar in Advanced Management Topics
• MGT 6392 - Advanced Organization Theory
• MGT 6395 - Advanced Strategic Management

• MKT 5353 - Supply Chain Management Concepts and Strategies
• MKT 5355 - Research Design
• MKT 5358 - Business-to-Business Marketing
• MKT 5359 - Individual Study in Marketing I
• MKT 5360 - Marketing Concepts and Strategies
• MKT 5361 - Marketing Administration
• MKT 5364 - Services Marketing
• MKT 5365 - Advanced Professional Selling
• MKT 5369 - Marketing Analytics Basics
• MKT 5370 - Advanced Statistics for Marketing
• MKT 5371 - Measurements and Survey Research in Marketing
• MKT 5372 - Qualitative Research in Marketing
• MKT 5373 - Market Forecasting and Analytics
• MKT 5374 - Consumer and Big Data Analytics
• MKT 5375 - Experimental Design and Analysis in Marketing
• MKT 5376 - Methods in Research Design, Data Acquisition, and Analysis in Consumer Behavior
• MKT 5380 - Applications of Marketing Research
• MKT 5381 - STEM Theories in Business
• MKT 5382 - Internship in Marketing
• MKT 6300 - Colloquium in Marketing
• MKT 6310 - Advanced Topics in Marketing
• MKT 6320 - Advanced Topics in Marketing Research
• MKT 6350 - Theory Building and Testing
• MKT 6353 - Marketing Theory
• MKT 6354 - Marketing Strategy
• MKT 6355 - Theory Testing
• MKT 6356 - Consumer Behavior Seminar