Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Taught in English and Spanish)
MBA with a major in International Banking (MBA-IBK)
Master of Business Administration in International Trade (MBA-IT)
Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc)
Master of Science in Information Systems (MS-IS) (Thesis and Non-Thesis)
Master of Science in International Logistics (MS-IL) (Thesis and Non-Thesis)
In addition to its academic programs, The College of Business Administration and The Graduate School of International Trade and Business Administration has several related entities designed to encourage research by both faculty and students. Among them are: The Institute for International Trade; The Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development; The Office for the Study of U.S. - Mexico Trade Relations; The Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade - Laredo; and The International Trade Journal.
The College of Business Administration is the host for the International Trade and Finance Association, a worldwide academic organization which promotes the study of international trade and finance.
See Academic Regulations for Graduate Degrees for specific TAMIU Regulations.
1. In addition to applying to TAMIU, students interested in graduate business degrees must also apply to the College of Business Administration.
2. No graduate classes that count toward credit for the graduate degree may be taken until full or conditional admission into a College of Business Administration graduate program has been granted.
3. Automatic admission to the College of Business Administration will be granted to students with an undergraduate upper-level GPA of at least a 3.2. Consideration for conditional admission will not be given to students whose undergraduate upper-level GPA is less than 2.5.
4. Students on conditional status must take the GMAT/GRE during their first semester of enrollment.
5. Graduate students on conditional status may clear conditional status by presenting a satisfactory score on their GMAT/GRE. If this condition is not met, students must apply to the Graduate Admissions Committee for removal of conditional status after the completion of 9-12 hours applicable to their degree with at least a 3.3 GPA. Furthermore, BA 5310 (Research Methodology) must be part of those 9-12 completed hours used to determine the GPA.
1. Workload Regulations: The maximum number of semester credit hours (SCH) that a graduate student can take is:
Regular semester 12 SCH
Each summer session 6 SCH
Any SCH load in excess of the above must be approved by the Dean of the College of Business Administration and The Graduate School of International Trade and Business Administration.
2. Graduate-level Courses Graduate-level courses are 5000-level courses.
3. Independent Study: Independent courses taken under course number
5399
have a varying degree of semester credit hours (SCH). The independent study can
be set up for one, two or three semester credit hours.
4. S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory): This grade can be given for only predesignated courses and may be used to satisfy degree requirements (e.g., business internships). For graduate students, a grade of "S" indicates achievement of 80 percent or greater for the course requirements. This grading criteria applies only to courses in the College of Business Administration.
5. Academic Probation: If at the end of any semester, a graduate student's GPA for that semester is below 3.0, the student will be placed on academic probation.
6. Additional Master's Degree Policy: A student seeking a second master's degree from the College of Business Administration must complete twenty-one (21) semester credit hours of graduate-level business courses beyond the course work in the degree plan(s) for all prior master's degrees taken from the COBA and must meet all other requirements for the additional master's degree.
7. International Students Language Requirement International students who do not meet language requirement for admission to the College of Business as specified in this catalog, may apply to the University's International Language Institute (ILI). Upon the ILI's certification of English proficiency or receiving a score of 550 in the Institutional Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), students will be permitted to pursue regular COBA degrees.
The following courses make up the MBA Business Core courses that must be taken for all MBA degrees offered at the College of Business Administration and The Graduate School of International Trade and Business Administration. These courses must be taken by all students enrolled in the following degrees: Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Master of Business Administration in International Banking (MBA-IBK), and the Master of Business Administration in International Trade (MBA-IT).
The MBA Business Core courses do NOT count toward the thirty-six hours needed to complete the MBA degrees.
ACC 5300 Accounting Concepts
DS 5300 Business Quantitative Methods
ECO 5300 Economic Concepts
FIN 5300 Business Finance Concepts
MAN 5300 Organizational Behavior
MKT 5300 Marketing Concepts
POM 5300 Production and Operations Management
Students may be waived from the MBA Business Core courses by either:
1) successfully completing the undergraduate courses at TAMIU as indicated below, or
2) presenting evidence of equivalent course work at an accredited institution at either the undergraduate-level or graduate-level.
All course work used for waiver from a particular course must have been taken within the past seven (7) years. The student must have received a grade of "C" or better in each course applied towards a waiver. Applications for course waivers must be completed during the first in-residence semester of work on the MBA program.
Students requesting a waiver must get approval from the Chair of the department for which the course is assigned. (Faculty advisors are not authorized to give waivers.) The Department Chair has the responsibility for ensuring that the student has the appropriate prior course work and knowledge as set forth in this policy before approving the waiver.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
REQUIRED MBA COURSES 12 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
BA 5390 Strategic Management
CIS 5310 Information Systems Concepts
IT 5320 Global Environments of Business
CONCENTRATION:
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 12 SCH
ACC 5310 Financial Statement Analysis
ECO 5310 Managerial Economics
FIN 5310 Financial Management
MKT 5310 Seminar in Marketing Management
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 12 SCH
Four graduate-level business courses
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MBA program.
2Must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
REQUIRED MBA COURSES 12 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
BA 5390 Strategic Management
CIS 5310 Information Systems Concepts
IT 5320 Global Environments of Business
CONCENTRATION:
MBA - INTERNATIONAL BANKING 15 SCH
IBK 5320 International Financial Markets and Institutions
IBK 5330 International Working Capital Management
IBK 5340 International Financial Management
IBK 5370 Global Bank Management
IBK 5390 Seminar in International Banking
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 9 SCH
Three graduate-level business courses
Two of the electives must be outside international banking and finance
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MBA program.
2Must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
REQUIRED MBA COURSES 12 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
BA 5390 Strategic Management
CIS 5310 Information Systems Concepts
IT 5320 Global Environments of Business
CONCENTRATION:
MBA - INTERNATIONAL TRADE 15 SCH
IT 5310 International Trade Policies
IT 5330 International Marketing
IT 5340 International Finance
IT 5350 International Management
IT 5370 International Distribution
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 9 SCH
Three graduate-level business courses
Two of the electives must be outside international trade
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MBA program.
2Must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
MPAcc BUSINESS CORE
(1) an undergraduate degree in accounting, or
(2) twenty-four undergraduate semester credit hours in accounting that could be applied to an undergraduate degree in accounting.
DS 5300 Business Quantitative Methods
MAJOR CURRICULUM:
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY 21 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
ACC 5320 Tax Research and Policy
ACC 5330 Managing Personal Taxation
ACC 5340 Managing Business Taxation
ACC 5390 Managing the Accounting Practice
Two courses chosen from:
ACC 5310/ACC 5345/ACC 5355
To remain in good standing, students must have a
minimum average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses
listed above.
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 15 SCH
Five graduate-level business courses
TOTAL 36 SCH
1See statement on the Public Accountancy Act of 1991 at the beginning of The College of Business Administration's Accounting course descriptions.
2The MPAcc Business Core courses do NOT count toward the thirty-six hours needed to complete the MPAcc degree.
3The MBA waiver policy applies to the DS 5300 course.
4Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MBA program.
5Must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
The following courses make up the MS Core courses. The Core courses are different for each Master of Science degree. These courses must be taken by all students enrolled in the Master of Science degrees.
The MS Core courses do NOT count toward the thirty-six hours needed to complete the Master of Science degree.
CIS 5300 Principles of Information Systems
CIS 5320 Third Generation Programming
DS 5300 Business Quantitative Methods
DS 5300 Business Quantitative Methods
ECO 5300 Economic Concepts
MKT 5300 Marketing Concepts
POM 5300 Production and Operations Management
Students may be waived from the MS Core courses by either:
1) successfully completing the undergraduate courses at TAMIU as indicated below, or
2) presenting evidence of equivalent course work at an accredited institution at either the undergraduate-level or graduate-level.
All course work used for waiver from a particular course must have been taken within the past seven (7) years. The student must have received a grade of "C" or better in each course applied towards a waiver. Applications for course waivers must be completed during the first in-residence semester of work on the MS program.
Students requesting a waiver must get approval from the Chair of the department for which the course is assigned. (Faculty advisors are not authorized to give waivers.) The Department Chair has the responsibility for ensuring that the student has the appropriate prior course work and knowledge as set forth in this policy before approving the waiver.
TAMIU Undergraduate Equivalent Courses for MS Core courses:
1. CIS 5300 Principles of Information Systems:
CIS 1300 Computing Concepts, and
CIS 3310 Management Information Systems.
2. CIS 5320 Third Generation Programming:
CIS 2310 Intermediate Programming Concepts, and three hours of
programming beyond BASIC.
3. DS 5300 Business Quantitative Methods:
DS 2310 Business Statistics I, and
DS 2320 Business Statistics II.
4. ECO 5300 Economic Concepts:
ECO 2310 Principles of Macroeconomics, and
ECO 2320 Principles of Microeconomics.
5. MKT 5300 Marketing Concepts:
MKT 3310 Principles of Marketing.
6. POM 5300 Production and Operations Management:
POM 3310 Production and Operations Management.
THESIS PLAN
CONCENTRATION:
MS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS 24 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
CIS 5310 Information Systems Concepts
CIS 5330 Advanced Programing
CIS 5340 Networks and Distributed Systems
CIS 5350 Systems Analysis and Design
CIS 5360 International Information Systems Issues
CIS 5370 Database Management and Design
CIS 5380 Conceptual Issues in Information Systems
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
THESIS CURRICULUM 6 SCH
CIS 5395 Thesis I
CIS 5396 Thesis II
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 6 SCH
Two graduate-level business courses
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MS program.
NON-THESIS PLAN
CONCENTRATION:
MS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS 27 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
CIS 5310 Information Systems Concepts
CIS 5330 Advanced Programing
CIS 5340 Networks and Distributed Systems
CIS 5350 Systems Analysis and Design
CIS 5360 International Information Systems Issues
CIS 5370 Database Management and Design
CIS 5380 Conceptual Issues in Information Systems
CIS 5390 Problem Formulation & Decision Structuring
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 9 SCH
Three graduate-level business courses
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MS program.
2Must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
THESIS PLAN
CONCENTRATION:
MS IN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS 24 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
MAN 5320 Management Science
TIL 5310 Transportation and Logistics Management
TIL 5330 International Land & Air Transportation
TIL 5340 International Maritime Transportation
TIL 5350 Design & Analysis of Int'l Logistics Systems
TIL 5390 International Logistics Strategic Mgmt
POM 5310 International Production Management
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
THESIS CURRICULUM 6 SCH
TIL 5395 Thesis I
TIL 5396 Thesis II
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 6 SCH
Two graduate-level business courses
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MS program.
NON-THESIS PLAN
CONCENTRATION:
MS IN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS 24 SCH
BA 5310 Research Methodology
MAN 5320 Management Science
TIL 5310 Transportation and Logistics Management
TIL 5330 International Land & Air Transportation
TIL 5340 International Maritime Transportation
TIL 5350 Design & Analysis of Int'l Logistics Systems
TIL 5390 International Logistics Strategic Mgmt
POM 5310 International Production Management
To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum
average of 3.00/4.00 ("B") for the courses listed above.
GRADUATE ELECTIVES 12 SCH
Four graduate-level business courses
TOTAL 36 SCH
1Must be taken during first semester of enrollment in the MS program.
2Must be taken during final semester prior to graduation.
Electives for Graduate Degree Programs In Business
Students in graduate degree programs within the College of Business Administration must choose courses from the following list as electives to meet their degree requirements. (Some restrictions apply to students in the MBA-IBK and MBA-IT degree programs -- see notes below).
ACC 5310 CIS 5335 IBK 5370 IT 5377
ACC 5320 CIS 5340 IBK 5375 IT 5399*
ACC 5325 CIS 5350 IBK 5390 MAN 5315
ACC 5330 CIS 5360 IBK 5399* MAN 5317
ACC 5340 CIS 5370 IT 5310 MAN 5319
ACC 5345 CIS 5380 IT 5313 MAN 5320
ACC 5355 CIS 5399* IT 5315 MAN 5399*
ACC 5390 ECO 5310 IT 5317 MKT 5310
ACC 5399 ECO 5315 IT 5320 MKT 5399*
BA 5390 ECO 5399* IT 5330 POM 5310
BA 5398* FIN 5310 IT 5333 POM 5315
BA 5399* FIN 5399* IT 5340 POM 5317
CIS 5310 IBK 5320 IT 5350 TIL 5310
CIS 5313 IBK 5330 IT 5355 TIL 5330
CIS 5325 IBK 5340 IT 5357 TIL 5340
CIS 5330 IBK 5355 IT 5370 TIL 5350
CIS 5333 IBK 5365 IT 5375 TIL 5390
*variable hours
Restrictions:
1) Students may not apply more than two of the following as elective courses: ACC 5399, BA 5399, CIS 5399, ECO 5399, FIN 5399, IBK 5399, IT 5399, MAN 5399, MKT 5399.
2) Students in the MBA-IBK degree program may not apply more than one of the following as elective courses: FIN 5310, FIN 5399, IBK 5355, IBK 5365, IBK 5375, IBK 5399, and IT 5340.
3) Students in the MBA-IT degree program may not apply more than one of the following as elective courses: IT 5313, IT 5315, IT 5317, IT 5333, IT 5355, IT 5357, IT 5377, and IT 5399.
Note: No undergraduate courses will be allowed for graduate credit. Other changes to the catalog will be made to reflect this change in policy.