The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Master of Business Administration Program Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship
General Track/Eight Program Specializations
Additional to our General Track, we offer eight different specializations.
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MBA Elective hours* |
9 | |
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Choose one of the following specializations: |
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| 1. Accounting Specialization | ||
| ACCT 6305: Healthcare Accounting | ||
| ACCT 6333: Business Law for Accounting | ||
| ACCT 6325: Accounting for Management Planning and Control | ||
| 2. Business Analytics Specialization | ||
| Required: | ||
| INFS 6350: Foundations of Business Analytics | ||
| Choose 6 hours from the following courses: | ||
| INFS 6351: Dev Cus Soln for Bus Analytics | ||
| INFS 6353: Social Media Analytics | ||
| INFS 6359: Data Mining for Business Analytics | ||
| INFS 6343: Healthcare Analytics | ||
| QUMT 6350: Decision Modeling for Business Analytics | ||
| 3. Entrepreneurship Specialization | ||
| ENTR 6335: Entrepreneurship | ||
| ENTR 6341: Entrepreneurial Marketing Fundamentals | ||
| ENTR 6370: Entrepreneurial Law | ||
| 4. Financial Planning Specialization | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the following courses: | ||
| FINA 6345: Contemporary Issues in Global Financial Markets | ||
| FINA 6351: Fundamentals of Financial Planning | ||
| FINA 6353: Retirement Planning | ||
| FINA 6355: Wealth Management | ||
| FINA 6359: Capstone in Financial Planning | ||
| 5. Health Care Administration Specialization | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the following courses: | ||
| ACCT 6305: Healthcare Accounting | ||
| FINA 6350: Healthcare Finance | ||
| INFS 6340: Health Computer Information Systems | ||
| MARK 6350: Competing Through Service | ||
| MARK 6360: Health Care Marketing | ||
| MGMT 6333: Human Resource Management in Healthcare | ||
| MGMT 6372: Organizational Leadership and Change | ||
| 6. International Trade Specialization | ||
| BLAW 6331: International Commerce Law | ||
| INTB 6304: International Business | ||
| INTB 6391: Seminar in Global Topics (Topics will vary) | ||
| 7. Marketing Specialization | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the following courses: | ||
| MARK 6311: Marketing Strategy for Non-Profits | ||
| MARK 6320: Consumer Behavior | ||
| MARK 6330: Business Ethics | ||
| MARK 6340: Market Research Methods | ||
| MARK 6350: Competing through Service | ||
| MARK 6360: Health Care Marketing | ||
| MARK 6370: Social Media in Business | ||
| MARK 6390: Marketing Seminar | ||
| 8. Philanthropy and Non‐Profit Organizations Specialization | ||
| Required: | ||
| ACCT 6362: Wealth, transfers, Trusts and Estates | ||
| FINA 6357: Introduction to Charitable Giving | ||
| Choose 3 hours from the following courses: | ||
| MARK 6311: Marketing Strategy for Non‐Profits | ||
| MGMT 6309: Strategic Fundraising Planning for Non‐Profit Organizations | ||
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| Total graduate hours for degree: | 36 |
**To further provide students with increased choices, please note that additional courses can be offered for the available specializations.