2001-2003 Graduate Catalog - Texas Southern University: ::em.tsu ...

COURSE REQUIREMENTSThe Master of Business Administration degree requires 39 hours of course work, including 12 hours of electives that allowstudents to build depth of knowledge in a particular business discipline.The following core subjects must be completed as prerequisites to the MBA level courses:• Financial Accounting• Legal Environment of Business• Principles of Finance• Principles of Management• Statistics• Operations/Production Management• Principles of MarketingCURRICULUM SUMMARYMBA Course RequirementsACCTG 631 Seminar in Managerial Accounting ..................................................................... 3 SCHECON 621 Economic Analysis .............................................................................................. 3 SCHFIN 652 Managerial Finance ............................................................................................. 3 SCHMGMT 630 Managerial Communication ................................................................................ 3 SCHMGMT 636 Organizational and Management Theory ............................................................ 3 SCHMGMT 670 Global Strategic Management ............................................................................. 3 SCHMGSC 624 Statistical Analysis............................................................................................... 3 SCHMGSC 671 Information Technology ...................................................................................... 3 SCHMKTG 650 Strategic Marketing Management........................................................................ 3 SCHELECTIVES ........................................................................................................................... 12 SCHTwelve (12) semester hours of elective coursesDEGREE REQUIREMENTSMaster of Business AdministrationThe minimum general requirements for the Master of Business Administration degree are:1. A minimum of 3.0 grade point average is required for all graduate work attempted.2. A residency of at least one academic year, or its equivalent, is required.3. Courses transferred may not exceed 6 semester hours, and a grade of “B” or better must have been earned ineach course.4. Not more than 6 semester hours of “C” work is accepted toward satisfying graduation and degree requirements.5. The program must be completed within 6 calendar years.6. All graduate students are required to pass an English proficiency exam during their first semester or obtain apassing grade in English 501.7. To be considered full-time, a student must register for at least 9 semester hours of graduate work per semester. Anormal course load consists of 12 semester hours. The maximum load that can be taken is 15 semester hours. Astudent who takes 15 semester hours must have an overall graduate grade point average of 3.5 or better and not beemployed full-time.108