University of Texas at El Paso Academic Catalog

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Master of Business Administration

The College of Business Administration offers a Master of Business Administration degree. The MBA degree program is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The objective of the MBA program is to give students the opportunity to prepare for executive careers in business or in institutions that use business techniques and policies in management and administration. The program meets this objective by being broad in nature and aimed at general competence in overall management and administration. The majority of the coursework is devoted to a broad understanding of the environment, controls, and practices, which are common to most institutions.

Application Requirements 

To apply for admission to the Master of Business Administration program, send the following materials to UTEP Graduate School:

  1. Online Application for Admission into a Graduate Degree Program.
  2. Official transcript from an accredited institution demonstrating completion of a four-year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent in the case of an international institution) and official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended.
  3. One –page Statement of Purpose.
  4. Résumé.
  5. Two letters of reference from professional and/or academic sources.
  6. Applicants from countries where English is not the first language are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the graduate school website for required scores.
  7. GMAT (or GRE) scores (optional).

All applications reviewed by the UTEP MBA Admissions Committee. 

Degree Requirements 

  1. All students must complete 30 credit hours of Course of Study for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. 

Degree Plan

Required Credits: 30

Required Courses:
ACCT 5301Financial Accounting3
ACCT 5311Accounting for Management3
ECON 5311Managerial Economics3
FIN 5311Financial Management3
MGMT 5311Organizational Mgmt Seminar3
MGMT 5335International Strategic Mgmt (to be taken in final semester)3
MKT 5311Marketing Management3
OSCM 5308Concepts of Production Mgmt3
QMB 5311Quantitative Methods-Business3
BUSN 5310Corp. Gov, Ethics, & Inter. Bu3
Total Hours30