Master of Business Administration
Course Descriptions
ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
FINANCE
GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MARKETING
The College of Business Administration's undergraduate and graduate degree programs
are accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
R. Dean Lewis, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business Administration
Mitchell J. Muehsam, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Roger D. Abshire, D.B.A., Chair, Department of Management and Marketing
Leroy W. Ashorn, Ph.D., Chair, Department of General Business and Finance
William B. Green, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Economics and Business Analysis
N. Ross Quarles Ph.D., Chair, Department of Accounting
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the College of Business Administration is to support Sam Houston State
University's
mission by providing students with the education experience in the field of business necessary to
become
productive citizens, to develop successful business related careers, and to provide interested
students with the
background necessary to pursue advanced studies in the field of business and related fields. The
educational
experience at the undergraduate and master's levels is designed to provide students with the
intellectual flexibility
to be successful in a dynamic business environment.
The highest priority of the College of Business Administration is teaching, primarily at the
undergraduate level.
In addition, the college encourages faculty professional development, scholarly productivity, and
service to benefit
all stakeholders: students, alumni, donors, regional businesses, and the State of Texas. To
continuously improve
the quality of our programs, the College supports a system which allows input from our major
stakeholders.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The Master of Business Administration program at Sam Houston State University is
designed to develop
candidates for positions of leadership in modern organizations or to prepare students to
successfully pursue
doctoral studies in business. Managerial procedures and practices are continually changing.
Therefore, the
program emphasizes the integration and synthesis of various disciplines to develop a student's
ability to function
in a dynamic environment and make sound administrative decisions that maximize the value and
contributions of
an organization. The Master of Business Administration program is suited for qualified students
from any academic
discipline. The program provides the candidate with a basic managerial background through the
core requirements
while providing individualized adaptation through elective courses.
The Master of Business Administration degree may be earned in one year by those who
have completed a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For a student with a baccalaureate degree in a
discipline other than
business, a minimum of two years will probably be required. For the nonbusiness graduate the first
year of study
will involve taking prerequisite courses in preparation for the graduate courses.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The Master of Business Administration program requires a core of twenty-one graduate
semester hours
and fifteen hours of elective graduate courses. The selection of elective courses allows a student
to design his/her
program to meet special interests or needs. The College of Business Administration offers
numerous graduate
elective courses in Accounting, Business Analysis, Economics, Finance, Management,
Management Information
Systems, and Marketing. Individual readings/research courses can also be established to further
facilitate special
student interests.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
GRADUATE CORE COURSES
| Accounting 564, Accounting for Management or Accounting 582, Problems in
Budgetary and
Interpretative Accounting
| 3 hours |
| Finance 537, Problems in Administrative Finance
| 3 hours |
| Management 567, Seminar in Strategic Management and Policy
| 3 hours |
| Marketing 570, Marketing Seminar
| 3 hours |
| General Business Administration 587, Research Writing in Business
| 3 hours |
| Business Analysis 568, Techniques of Statistical Analysis
| 3 hours |
| Economics (any 500 level ECO course, excluding ECO 575)
| 3 hours| 21 hours | | Graduate Business Electives
| 15 hours | | Total
| 36 hours | |
Students may elect to complete a minimum of 30 semester graduate hours plus a thesis of
6 semester
hours.
STEM REQUIREMENTS FOR NONBUSINESS GRADUATES
Students who do not hold a baccalaureate business degree must complete the following
course
requirements as prerequisites to graduate business courses. Baccalaureate degrees from foreign
universities will
be treated as nonbusiness degrees.
| ACC 231
| Principles of Accounting
| 3 hours |
| ACC 232
| Principles of Accounting
| 3 hours |
| ECO 233
| Principles of Microeconomics
| 3 hours |
| ECO 234
| Principles of Macroeconomics
| 3 hours |
| GBA 281
| Business Legal Environment
| 3 hours |
| MGT 380
| Organization Theory and Human Behavior
| 3 hours |
| MGT 475
| Operations Management
| 3 hours |
| MIS 388
| Management Information Systems
| 3 hours |
| MKT371
| Principles of Marketing
| 3 hours |
| FIN 367
| Business Finance
| 3 hours |
| BAN 232
| Business Analysis
| 3 hours |
| CS 133 or 143
| Introduction to Computers
| 3 hours |
A 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale must be maintained on all stem courses. Students failing
to maintain at least a 2.5
grade point average on the stem courses will be subject to academic suspension.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students must submit to the Coordinator of Graduate Studies, an application, transcript(s)
of all previous
college work, and an acceptable Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score.
Admission to graduate
studies in business is dependent upon the candidate satisfying at least one of the following two
graduate admission
formulas.
Admission Formulas
200 X (overall GPA) + (GMAT score) 950
200 X (advanced hours GPA) + (GMAT score) 1000
The grade point average (GPA) is based on a four point scale and only courses from the
baccalaureate
degree granting institution are used for determining graduate admission. Students who are not in
good standing
at another college or university are not eligible for admission into the MBA program.
International students or students whose native language is not English must submit a
TOEFL score of at least
550 and a GMAT score of at least 450. All immigration requirements must also be satisfied prior
to admission.
SENIOR COURSES OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS
To provide students with more flexibility in tailoring the MBA program to their needs, a
maximum of two 400-level
undergraduate courses may be used as electives. Extra assignments/projects will be added to the
course to elevate the
course to graduate level work. Only the 400-level courses listed below may be used. To receive
graduate credit for any of
the below listed 400-level courses, an MBA student must get approval from the graduate
coordinator and the course
professor prior to enrolling in the course.
ACCOUNTING
| ACC 435
| Advanced Accounting I |
| ACC 436
| Advanced Accounting II |
| *ACC 468
| Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting |
| ACC 481
| Auditing Principles |
| ACC 484
| Advanced Income Tax |
| ACC 487
| Estate Planning |
ECONOMICS
| ECO 463
| Monetary Economics |
| ECO 480
| International Economics |
FINANCE
| FIN 439
| Seminar in Financial Analyses |
| FIN 468
| Commercial Banking |
| FIN 486
| Investments |
| FIN 487
| Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
| *GBA 465
| International Business Law |
| GBA 470
| Legal Topics |
MANAGEMENT
| MGT 471
| International Management |
| MGT 472
| Compensation |
| MGT 477
| Purchasing and Materials Management |
| MGT 479
| Human Resources Training and Development |
| MGT 481
| Quality Assurance Management |
MARKETING
| MKT 470
| International Marketing |
GRADUATE COURSES