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Department of Management, Marketing and General Business

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Introduction

The MBA program at West Texas A&M University offers a variety of options for students seeking a professional business degree from a regionally accredited University.  The 250 students in the MBA program have the option to concentrate in management, marketing, biotechnology and health care administration, agriculture, and computer information systems (students interested in an accounting concentration should consider the MPA program while those interested in an economics or finance concentration are encouraged to consider the MSFE program).  

The 40-49 credit hour MBA program is designed for completion within a two-year period, although completion can take one to six years.  Courses are offered on campus, in Amarillo (primarily at night) and online.  Students are able to take every course required for graduation in the online, campus or Amarillo environments.  In addition, students have the option of combining online courses with traditional campus or Amarillo courses to meet degree requirements. 

The MBA program also has niche offerings online and with B&W Pantex.  For more information about the MBA program please refer to MBA frequently asked questions.

General Admission Requirements
  1. Admission: Students are granted admission when the applicant has an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal or analytical) of the GMAT.
  2. Conditional Admission: Students that do not qualify for regular admission are granted conditional admission when the applicant has an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher and scores in the 25th percentile or higher on the composite score of the GRE or GMAT.
  3. Students not qualifying for regular or conditional admission will be denied admission and may consult with the dean of the Graduate School for assistance on future admission possibilities or possible committee review for conditional admission based on special circumstances consistent with House Bill 1641.   

M.B.A. Requirements (40 or 49 graduate hours)

M.B.A. Foundation Courses (0 or 9 graduate hours)

  • Students with an undergraduate degree in business administration or a closely related field and a grade point average of 2.8 or higher are not required to take foundation courses. 
  • Students with an undergraduate degree outside of business administration or an undergraduate degree in business administration with a grade point average below 2.8 are required to take 9 semester hours from the following: ACCT 6300, ECON 6300, IDM 6300, MGT 6300, MKT 6300, FIN 6300, and BUSI 6300.  The explicit nine semester hours are determined by the associate dean.  In addition, the associate dean may select more than 9 semester hours of foundation courses in special cases where student academic background in business administration, grade point average or work experience are limited.

M.B.A. Core Courses (28 graduate hours)

Courses for Emphasis Areas (12 graduate hours)

  • MBA-General Business*—twelve semester hours of graduate business electives.***
  • MBA-Agriculture**—twelve semester hours of agriculture courses.
  • MBA—Computer Information Systems****— twelve semester hours of IDM courses.
  • MBA—Management*—nine semester hours of management courses; three semester hours of elective courses.***
  • MBA—Marketing*—nine semester hours of marketing courses; three semester hours of elective courses.***
  • MBA—Healthcare Management Emphasis— twelve graduate hours of BUSI 5370, MGT 6370, MKT 6370, ECON 6370, FIN 6370, IDM 6375/MGT 6375.

*These emphasis areas must include at least three semester hours of 6300-level courses in the College of Business.

**Agriculture emphasis area must include at least six semester hours of 6300-level courses in the Department of Agricultural Sciences.

***An elective course may be any graduate-level course in the College of Business or, with approval, one elective graduate course may be taken outside the College of Business.

****Students seeking an emphasis in CIS may substitute a 6300-level CIS elective for CIS 6305.

*****Leveling courses ACCT 6330, ECON 6300, FIN 6300, IDM 6300, BUSI 6300, MGT 6300, and MKT 6300 are not elective coruses and can only be used to meet leveling requirements as part of degree completion. 

Learning Objectives for the MBA Program

Goal 1: Professional Communication: Objectives:
1.1 Professional Writing: Demonstrate capacity to employ written presentation channels to effectively communicate with different levels of personnel and meet organizational goals.
1.2 Oral Communication: Demonstrate capacity to employ oral presentation channels to effectively communicate with different levels of personnel and meet organizational goals.

Goal 2: Leadership:
Objectives:
2.1 Capacity to Lead: Demonstrate understanding of the leadership skills necessary to foster team effectiveness for making decisions.
2.2 Goal Setting: Demonstrate capacity to establish and evaluate organizational goals.

Goal 3: Business Environment:
Objectives:
3.1 Business Ethics: Demonstrate capacity to recognize and evaluate ethical dimensions of business decisions and the effects on stakeholders.
3.2 Global Business Environment: Demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in conducting business in a diverse, global environment.

Goal 4: Business Integration:Objectives:
4.1 Decision Making: Demonstrate capacity to integrate quantitative and qualitative techniques from functional business areas to analyze business alternatives.
4.2 Strategic Planning: Demonstrate capacity to formulate strategies that are feasible, understandable, and foster long-term sustainability within the context of achieving organizational goals and social responsibilities.

Contact Information

For information, contact:

Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean at 806-651-3866 or email lmills@wtamu.edu.

Summer I 2009 Courses:
  1. ACCT 5332 @ 6:30 MW (hybrid) with D. Pulliam
  2. ACCT 5351 @ 6:30 TTh (hybrid) with K. Friske
  3. ACCT 6305 via Online with L. Kreissl
  4. ACCT 6306 @ 6:30 TTh (hybrid) with D. Pulliam
  5. ECON 6341 via Online with R. Pjesky
  6. FIN 5321 @ 6:00 TTh in Amarillo (hybrid) with A. Macy
  7. FIN 5328 @ 5:30 MW with D. Topliff
  8. FIN 6320 @ 6:30 MW with J. Owens
  9. FIN 6330 via Online with H. Wang
  10. IDM 5310 via Online with M. Jafar
  11. IDM 6310 @ 6:00 MW in Amarillo (hybrid) with A. Abdullat
  12. MGT 6318 via Online with Q. Xiao
  13. MKT 5344 via Online with T. Kilic
  14. MKT 6352 via Online with N. Gerlich

Summer II 2009 Courses:

  1. ECON 6305 @ 6:00 TTh (hybrid in Amarillo and Canyon via ITV) with S. Murphy 
  2. ECON 6352 @ 6:00 MW (hybrid in Amarillo and Canyon via ITV) with D. Rosa
  3. ECON 6370 via Online with S. Murphy
  4. IDM 5331 @ 12:00 M-Th with  F. Landram
  5. IDM 6305 @ 6:30 TTh with F. Landram
  6. MGT 6350 via Online with B. Shao
  7. MKT 6350 @ 6:30 MW with P. Racherla

Fall 2009 Courses:

  1. ACCT 5391 @ 6:30 W with A. Upshaw 
  2. ACCT 6300 @ 6:30 T with K. Friske
  3. ACCT 6300 via  Online with K. Friske
  4. ACCT 6305 @ 6:30 T with L. Kreissl
  5. ACCT 6305 via Online with L. Kreissl
  6. ACCT 6306 @ 6:30 M with D. Pulliam
  7. ACCT 6310 via Online with K. Friske
  8. BUSI 5370 via Online with G. Rider
  9. BUSI 6105 via Online with N. Terry
  10. ECON 6305 @ 6:30 W with S. Murphy
  11. ECON 6312 @ 6:30 T (in Amarillo and Canyon via ITV) with D. Rosa
  12. FIN 5311 @ 2:30 TTh with P. Humphrey
  13. FIN 5320 @ 10:30 TTh with A. Macy
  14. FIN 5323 @ 2:30 MW with H. Wang
  15. FIN 5323 via Online with H. Wang
  16. FIN 6326 @ 6:30 M with J. Owens
  17. FIN 6350 @ 4:00 T in Amarillo with D. De'Armond
  18. FIN 6370 via Online with A. Macy
  19. IDM 6300 via Online with G. Kelley
  20. IDM 6305 @ 6:30 W with F. Landram
  21. IDM 6310 @ 6:30 in Amarillo (hybrid) with A. Abdullat  
  22. IDM 6350 @ 6:30 M (in Amarillo and Canyon via ITV) with M. Jafar
  23. MGT 6330 via Online with Q. Xiao
  24. MGT 6334 @ 6:30 Th with A. Li
  25. MKT 5342 via Online with D. De'Armond
  26. MKT 6340 @ 6:30 M (in Amarillo and Canyon via ITV) with S. Anwar
  27. MKT 6340 via Online with N. Gerlich
  28. MKT 6354 @ 6:30 W (in Amarillo and Canyon via ITV) with T. Kilic

Spring 2010 Courses:

  1. ACCT 5311 @ 4:00 W with D. Pulliam
  2. ACCT 5334 @ 10:30 TTh with K. Friske
  3. ACCT 5351 @ 2:30 MW with K. Friske
  4. ACCT 5351 @ 6:30 W with K. Friske
  5. ACCT 6309 @ 6:30 M with D. Pulliam
  6. ACCT 6320 via Online with D. Pulliam
  7. ACCT 6321 @ 6:30 T with L. Kreissl
  8. BUSI 6105 via Online with D. De'Armond
  9. BUSI 6300 via Online with G. Rider
  10. ECON 5351 @ 10:00 F with N. Terry
  11. ECON 5355 @ 9:00 TTh with D. Rosa (Amarillo/Canyon ITV)
  12. ECON 5361 @ 2:30 TTh with A. Ramos (Amarillo/Canyon ITV)
  13. ECON 6305 via Online with D. Rosa
  14. ECON 6306 @ 6:30 W with R. Pjesky
  15. ECON 6370 via Online with S. Murphy
  16. FIN 5320 via Online with A. Macy
  17. FIN 5321 @ 10:30 TTh with A. Macy
  18. FIN 6300 via Online with H. Wang
  19. FIN 6320 via Online with J. Owens
  20. FIN 6320 @ 6:30 TTh with P. Humphrey
  21. FIN 6322 @ 4:00 T with A. Macy (Amarillo)  
  22. IDM 5331 @ 11:00 MW with B. Shao
  23. IDM 5360 @ 6:30 M with with M. Jafar
  24. IDM 6305 @ 1:00 MW with B. Shao 
  25. IDM 6305 via Online with B. Shao
  26. IDM 6310 @ 6:30 M with A. Abdullat
  27. MGT 5330 via Online with M. Mobley
  28. MGT 6318 @ 6:30 W with J. Cooley (Amarillo/Canyon ITV)
  29. MGT 6334 @ 6:30 with L. Mills (Amarillo)
  30. MGT 6334 via Online with L. Mills
  31. MGT 6336 @ 6:30 T with A. Li (Amarillo)
  32. MGT 6370 via Online with Q. Xiao
  33. MKT 5340 @ 6:30 M with S. Anwar
  34. MKT 5344 via Online with T. Kilic
  35. MKT 6319 via Online with S. Anwar
  36. MKT 6350 @ 6:30 Th with P. Racherla