2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

The Master of Education program at HBU is designed to prepare students for teaching careers in public and
private schools in Texas, to extend the classroom teaching skills of teachers, and to develop leaders in school
administration and special services necessary to the successful operation of schools in Texas. A cumulative
undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher or a 3.0 or higher on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work is required for
all programs. A GRE score of 800 or higher is required for all programs except Counselor Education; Counselor
Education applicants must submit a score of at least 850 on the combined verbal and quantitative portions of the
GRE and a minimum score of at least 400 on the verbal section. The GRE General Test must have been taken
within the last five (5) years, and scores must be submitted before program admission. The student who scores
below the required (combined verbal and quantitative) 800 (or 850 for Counselor Education) on the GRE may
take six (6) hours of course work in a program as a provisionally admitted student. If the student has at least a 3.5
GPA for the six (6) hours, the student may be granted full program admission. If the GPA is below 3.5, the
student may no longer take graduate education course work unless a GRE score is presented that meets or
exceeds 800. Students enrolling in course work required in a MEd program must have met all requirements for
MEd program admission unless approved for provisional admission status.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS: STUDIO ART
The Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (MFA) is a new master‘s level program that Houston Baptist University plans to
begin in the spring 2011 semester. This program is unique in its Christian focus while sharing the highest standards of
curriculum and student development with other excellent MFA in Studio Art Programs. Each MFA student will select a
committee of three graduate art faculty, one of whom will act as chair and serve as mentor for the MFA student
throughout the program.
MFA students will acquire graduate-level technical proficiency in their studio disciplines, obtain expertise about the
contemporary art world, eras of art history, and gallery and museum practices. Students will investigate the creative
process, develop their own artistic styles, and create art that is reflective of social and spiritual enlightenment. This
program places heavy emphasis on the studio disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics and 3-D design.
Other program requirements include art history courses and seminars in gallery curating and writing.
MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
The MIB programs trains students for careers in global companies, which require close collaboration and
communication among operating units that are located in different countries and cultures. It, therefore, provides
students with the specialized knowledge that is needed in such companies—cross-cultural communications,
international law, international finance, global economics, and many other disciplines. It also requires that
students demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language.
The MIB curriculum is divided into five ―foundation‖ courses and 12 ―advanced‖ courses. The foundation
courses cover essential business topics like accounting, finance, HR, operations, marketing, etc., and may be
omitted by students who already hold an undergraduate degree in business from a U.S. university. The advanced
courses all have international content. Some of them—International Finance, International Accounting, Global
HRM—build on the foundation courses. Other courses present new fields—International Law, Global Strategy,
etc. Still others are interdisciplinary—Global Political Economy, Foreign Cultures, and International
Organizations.
MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS
The Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) offers students an exciting panorama of the best of Western Civilization in art,
literature, and history. The MLA is designed for those who have completed their formal professional education but who
wish to continue intellectual enrichment in an academic environment.
Students in the MLA program represent a variety of educational backgrounds and ages. The degree is of particular
interest to those in areas such as education, business, law, medicine, and engineering who desire a high level inquiry
into the liberal arts. Thirty-six semester hours of work are required for the MLA degree. Classes meet once each week.
A selection of courses from the various liberal arts is offered each semester.
Students, who have completed the MLA program at HBU, or another accredited university, are eligible to receive a
Certificate of Advanced Studies in the Liberal Arts upon completion of an additional 30 semester hours of graduate
studies.
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