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. These requirements must be completed with a grade of B or better in one of the last two semesters preceding graduation. 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 GPA.

Technology Requirements

The Rawls College of Business building is eqiuipt 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, 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. / Personal Financial Planning, M.S.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Pharm.D.
• Business Administration, M.B.A. / Romance Languages, M.A.
• Business Administration, M.S. / Other Master’s
• Business Administration, M.S. / Personal Financial Planning, M.S.
• Business Administration, M.S.A. / J.D.

• Accounting, M.S.A.
• Business Administration: Healthcare Concentration, M.S.
• Data Science, M.S.
• Finance, 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.

The director of each certificate, in consultation with the director of graduate studies, will develop and specify a program of study appropriate for each student. If students decide to pursue studies beyond the certificate level, course credit earned toward the certificate can be considered toward a graduate degree.

Graduate certificates are intended to meet the supplemental post-baccalaureate education needs of professionals. A graduate certificate program is a set of courses that provides in-depth knowledge in a subject matter. The set of courses provides a coherent knowledge base.

A student applying for a graduate certificate program will be admitted with a “GCRT” designation. Some certificate programs require the GRE or GMAT, and some do not. To take any graduate course, all prerequisite courses (including undergraduate courses) must be taken and necessary background obtained before attempting the course. A student will be required to have a baccalaureate degree to start a graduate certificate program. There is only one exception to having a baccalaureate degree. If an undergraduate student from Texas Tech University has a 3.0 GPA or better and is within 12 hours of completion of a baccalaureate degree, the student may start taking graduate courses toward a graduate certificate. The student must have a baccalaureate degree to receive a graduate certificate.

Graduate credits earned while the student is enrolled in a graduate certificate program may not be applied toward a graduate degree unless the student completes the GRE or GMA T and enrolls as a fully accredited graduate student. After taking the GRE or GMA T and fulfilling all other admission requirements, a student may use the courses taken for a graduate certificate degree if the courses fulfill the requirements of the program of study for the degree.

Graduate students may pursue a graduate certificate that is outside their graduate program of study. No more than one transfer course (if approved by the advisor of the graduate certificate program and the Graduate School) will be allowed for a graduate certificate program. If a graduate student is in good standing and dropping out of the graduate program, the student may receive a graduate certificate if the necessary courses have been taken. To receive a graduate certificate, a student must have a GPA of 3.0 or better. No grade lower than a C will be accepted.

• Business Analytics Graduate Certificate
• Essentials of Business Graduate Certificate
• Finance Graduate Certificate

Courses

• ACCT 5301 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 5303 - Data Analytics for Accountants
• ACCT 5305 - Accounting Research and Communication
• ACCT 5306 - International Taxation
• ACCT 5307 - Income Tax Accounting for Managers
• ACCT 5308 - Federal Income Tax Law for Partnerships
• ACCT 5309 - Advanced Accounting
• ACCT 5310 - Energy Accounting for Managers
• ACCT 5311 - Individual Study in Accounting
• ACCT 5315 - Estate and Gift Taxation
• ACCT 5318 - Income Tax Research and Planning
• ACCT 5319 - Auditing Theory and Practice
• ACCT 5320 - Analysis of Financial Accounting Information
• ACCT 5327 - Advanced Income Taxation Accounting
• ACCT 5332 - Ethics in Accounting
• ACCT 5334 - Professional Accountancy Capstone
• ACCT 5382 - Internship in Accounting
• ACCT 5392 - Advanced Business Law
• ACCT 6300 - Colloquium in Accounting Research
• ACCT 6301 - Archival Research in Accounting
• ACCT 6303 - Applied Accounting Research Methods
• ACCT 6305 - Advanced Seminar in Corporate Governance Accounting Research
• ACCT 6314 - Behavioral Research in Accounting

• BA 5321 - Negotiation and Business Law
• BA 5322 - Technology Commercialization
• BA 5380 - Directed Experience
• BA 5382 - Internship in Business Administration
• BA 5395 - Practicum in Higher Education for Business
• BA 7000 - Research
• BA 8000 - Doctor’s Dissertation

• BCOM 5376 - Strategic Business Communication

• BECO 5310 - Economic Analysis for Business
• BECO 5345 - Economics of Regulation
• BECO 5376 - Austrian Economics
• BECO 5399 - Global Energy Case Analysis

• BLAW 5390 - Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Environment of Business

• ENCO 5301 - Structure and Function of the Modern Energy Industry
• ENCO 5313 - Energy Economics I
• ENCO 5314 - Energy Economics II
• ENCO 5315 - International Energy Policy and Law
• ENCO 5321 - Energy Markets
• ENCO 5365 - Energy Project Evaluation and Finance
• ENCO 5373 - Energy and Developing Economies

• FIN 5219 - Financial Management Tools
• FIN 5320 - Financial Management Concepts
• FIN 5321 - Financial Management Case Analysis
• FIN 5322 - Corporate Finance
• FIN 5323 - Valuation
• FIN 5324 - Financial Statement Analysis and Equity Valuation
• FIN 5325 - Seminar in Security Analysis and Investments
• FIN 5326 - Seminar in Portfolio Theory and Management
• FIN 5327 - Student-Managed Fund
• FIN 5328 - Options and Futures
• FIN 5329 - The Money and Capital Markets
• FIN 5330 - Advanced Financial Methods
• FIN 5331 - Seminar in Management of Financial Institutions
• FIN 5332 - Fundamentals of Real Estate
• FIN 5333 - The U. S. Financial System in a Global Environment
• FIN 5334 - Real Estate Finance
• FIN 5336 - Individual Study in Finance
• FIN 5338 - Multinational Financial Management
• FIN 5345 - Real Estate Analysis
• FIN 5382 - Internship in Finance
• FIN 6036 - Seminar in Special Topics in Finance
• FIN 6122 - Research Seminar in Finance
• FIN 6331 - Seminar in Asset Pricing Theory
• FIN 6332 - Seminar in Corporate Finance
• FIN 6333 - Seminar in Empirical Methods in Asset Pricing
• FIN 6335 - Seminar in Financial Markets and Institutions

• HOM 5306 - HOM I: Introduction to Healthcare Systems
• HOM 5307 - Managing Healthcare Organizations
• HOM 5308 - Healthcare Operations Management and Quality
• HOM 5309 - HOM IV: Integrated Healthcare Operations
• HOM 5382 - Field Experience in HOM

• ISQS 5059 - Individual Study in ISQS
• ISQS 5330 - Decision Theory and Business Analytics
• ISQS 5331 - Information Technology and Operations Management
• ISQS 5338 - Information Technology for E-Business
• ISQS 5341 - Big Data Strategy
• ISQS 5343 - Operations Management and Management Science
• ISQS 5345 - Statistical Concepts for Business and Management
• ISQS 5346 - Statistics for Data Science
• ISQS 5347 - Advanced Statistical Methods
• ISQS 5348 - Applied Distribution-Free Statistics in Business
• ISQS 5349 - Regression Analysis
• ISQS 5350 - Project Management
• ISQS 5381 - Data Science Project
• ISQS 5382 - Internship in Information Systems and Quantitative Science
• ISQS 6337 - Scripting Languages
• ISQS 6338 - Database Concepts
• ISQS 6339 - Business Intelligence
• ISQS 6340 - Decision Support Systems
• ISQS 6341 - Data Communications and Network Management
• ISQS 6347 - Data and Text Mining
• ISQS 6348 - Applied Multivariate Analysis
• ISQS 6349 - Predictive Analysis
• ISQS 6350 - Multivariate Analysis
• ISQS 7338 - Systems Analysis and Design
• ISQS 7339 - Prescriptive Analytics
• ISQS 7341 - Seminar in MIS Research and Methods
• ISQS 7342 - Advanced Topics in Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences