Curriculum - Full-Time MBA

This 53 semester-credit-hour program features a full-time, daytime core curriculum that students complete in 18 months, with an optional extra semester for a 21-month program.

Each cohort of students starts the program in August. These students follow a lockstep progression of core courses through the program, taking all their core classes together (typically Monday through Thursday, with Friday reserved for career enrichment) and graduating 18 months later in December.

Please review the UT Dallas Graduate Catalog for the most up-to-date curriculum details.

Degree Plan Highlights – Full-Time MBA

18-21 months

18-month program with a 21-month option

Daytime and evening classes

Daytime core classes and evening elective coursework

200+

Electives

More than 200 electives to choose from, more than any other Texas MBA

32

semester credit hours

Core courses

15

Concentrations

13

Double-degree options

Including 6 STEM-designated double-degree options

Prerequisites

Students pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) are required to complete the following prerequisites:

OPRE 6303 Quantitative Foundation of Business
MAS 6105 Communications for Management

For OPRE 6303, applicants may request a waiver if they have completed calculus at the undergraduate or graduate level with a grade of “B” or better. For MAS 6105, applicants may request a waiver through the forms page of the advising website. The waiver can be obtained by showing proficiency in writing, speaking and creating an effective LinkedIn profile. The OPRE 6303 requirement must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study, and the MAS 6105 requirement must be satisfied within the first two semesters of study. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites; however, the grade achieved in prerequisites taken at UT Dallas will count toward the student’s grade-point average (GPA).

Full-Time Cohort Degree Plan

Note: “SCH” indicates Semester Credit Hours

Fall – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
ACCT 6301 Financial Accounting	3
FIN 6301 Financial Management	3
MKT 6301 Marketing Management	3
MECO 6303 Business Economics	3
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis	3
Total	15

Spring – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
ACCT 6202 Managerial Accounting	2
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior	3
OPRE 6302 Operations Management	3
MAS 6V03 Contemporary Business Issues in Strategy & Policy (optional)/Elective	3
Elective	3
International Trip (optional)/Elective	3
Total	17

Summer – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
Internship/Elective	3
Total	3

Fall – Year 2
Course Title	SCH
BPS 6310 Strategic Management	3
IMS 6304 International Business Management*	3
MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age	3
Electives	9
Total	18

* or IMS 6310 International Marketing or IMS 6360 International Strategic Management or IMS 6365 Cross-Culture Communication and Management

UT Dallas student graduating with double MS/MBA degrees

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