Course variations

Course summary

This program focuses on developing business leaders who understand (1) how to leverage IT to create value for customers using improved business processes and innovative information design; and (2) the strategic, financial and economic implications of IT projects. The programs provide a strong foundation so that students can articulate the strategic and business value of IT beyond an IT-centric view and develop the expertise required to manage global resources and projects enabled through IT. Finally, the programs strive to provide an environment for students to promote entrepreneurial thinking and to develop leadership skills through activities such as extracurricular case competitions, projects for local organizations, practical devoted to specific managerial topics and independent studies.

Program modules

Students take five elective courses to fulfill the requirements of the Information Management concentration. Two of these courses are: MIS 381N.1 Information Technology Management; MIS 381N.7 Information and Knowledge Management. Students should also choose two courses from the following list: MIS 380N.3 Business Process Excellence, MIS 382N.9 Business Intelligence with Data Mining, MIS 381N.3 Strategic Analysis for High Tech Industries, MIS 382N.5 Managing Complexity, MIS 383N Managing Business Process Outsourcing. The fifth course to fulfill the concentration requirements should be chosen from the following list: FIN 394.1 Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance, FIN 397.1 Investment Theory and Practice, FIN 397.4 Financial Risk Management, OM 386 Supply Chain Management, OM 386 Strategic Quality Management, MKT 382 Service Management, MKT 382 Strategic Marketing, MKT 382 Customer Insights, IB 395 Global Strategy and Marketing, ACC 380D Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting, ACC 387.1 Managerial / Cost Accounting.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicant must have the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelors degree from an accredited institution. For applicants who attended undergraduate institutions in India, the University of Texas at Austin does not consider the Bachelors of Communication equivalent to a U.S. bachelors degree. Applicants holding this three-year degree are not eligible for admission to the graduate school programs. Students must have already completed (and have been awarded) a masters degree in India in addition to bachelors degree to be eligible for graduate study. Partial completion of the masters program will not make eligible for graduate programs. Applicants who hold Associate memberships with the Institute of Chartered Accountancy in addition to their bachelors degree are also eligible for graduate study at UT. Students are strongly encouraged to have at least two years of full-time work experience. This does not include working as student assistant (Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Grader, etc). All applicants are required to submit official Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores from ETS. Texas has no minimum score, but GMATs are an extremely important component of each application. Students whose native language is not English are required to demonstrate English language proficiency through acceptable TOEFL and GMAT (verbal) scores. (The TOEFL score is valid for two years from the exam date.) Applicants will be granted an automatic TOEFL waiver if they have earned an undergraduate degree in a country whose official language is English. Students are required to purchase a standard model laptop computer as defined by the McCombs School of Business before they begin the program. McCombs Orientation is mandatory for all new students without exception. Proficiency in calculus is expected of all MBA students. All students should be proficient in a computer spreadsheet program i.e., Lotus 1-2-3, Excel, etc.

Qualification

MBA

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Department name

McCombs School of Business, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management