The Bachelor of Business Administration degree provides a broad base of business knowledge, understanding, and skills. In this program students may take some business courses in the first year! The required university and business courses can be synchronized to provide a more career focused curriculum. This blending of business and general education courses enhances and reinforces the educational experience. The advanced business electives allow students to focus in a specific functional area or broaden their education across several areas of business. Successful graduates obtaining the BBA degree are well prepared to pursue a wide variety of business careers.
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree program prepares the undergraduate for managerial and administrative positions across a vast array of organizations. These include regional, national, and international private sector enterprises across numerous industries; responsible positions for non-profit organizations; positions in the public sector including government organizations at the local, state, and federal level and many others. The business undergraduate is prepared to pursue employment as a business generalist or in a more specialized field such as such as accounting, economics, finance, human resources or marketing. Business majors study economics, accounting, marketing, finance, global business, human resources, information systems, and business computer applications. Business majors select 14 sch free electives from other disciplines on campus, discovering new interests and enhancing their knowledge in new ways. Students are happier in a career that combines the solid foundation of this business education with personal interests.
A minor in Bachelor of Business Administration is available. Required courses include Accounting 2301, 3 sch; Economics 2301 and 2302, 6 sch; Finance 3340, 3 sch; Management 3360, 3 sch; Marketing 3370, 3 sch for a total of 18 sch.
The Master of Business Administration degree is recognized by industry and government as one of the best credentials for success in management. It is offered for students who are interested in preparing for positions of responsibility in management or who have attained a management position and are seeking to enhance their understanding of the latest concepts, tools, and techniques of management and administration. This graduate program will provide useful organizing and planning skills which are high in demand but in short supply. Policy determination and decision-making require sophisticated preparation at the graduate level. Sul Ross’ MBA Program recognizes the experience already achieved by its participants and provides a flexible method for self-advancement.
Alpine Program Coordinator
Dr. William Green
wcgreen@sulross.edu
432.837.8067
RGC Program Coordinator
Dr. Edison Moura
emoura@sulross.edu
830.703.4840
The department offers graduate MBA degree options. One option is a one year full-time program offered in class at the Alpine campus. A second option is a part-time two year online program offered primarily on an asynchronous basis. Regardless of option, the MBA professors combine their industry experience, academic theory and concepts as well as insight gained from their own research to offer the graduate student insight from both an academic as well as a business practitioner’s perspective.
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a strategically designed program preparing individuals to deal with complex issues associated with the dynamic and competitive world of business enterprises. The Common MBA program is designed to enable continuing and effective delivery of the latest trends in business knowledge and organizational practices. More specifically, the MBA “dovetails” with the mission of the university and prepares students to respond appropriately to issues they will encounter across business functions and eventually be prepared to lead a business. This requires that MBA’s are adept at developing successful strategies and are well equipped to communicate effectively with various stakeholders while firmly adhering to business practices that are both ethically based and socially responsible. Graduates are imbued with the ability to apply sound business principles to complex and broad ranging areas using relevant information as well as interpretive skills to make informed and thoughtful decisions. As the landscape of business is never static, the MBA at SRSU attempts to provide sufficient exposure to many and varied real-world situations requiring students to apply their knowledge base while adjusting to ever changing market dynamics. These components, when combined with the added benefits of small class sizes, faculty with years of industry experience and student internship opportunities, combine synergistically in creating a formula for success and are what make the MBA at SRSU special. In sum, MBA’s are exposed to a learning environment that encourages the proficient use of business tools and techniques that enable the graduate to recognize, respond and adjust quickly and appropriately to market dynamics and environmental changes affecting organizations at regional, national and international levels. In fact, some student comments that bear directly on the breadth and depth of the statement of purpose follow: (1) “I …really appreciate … the program you run” – (2) “thank you for an incredible experience throughout the graduate program. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time and learned so much…I (am) honored to be associated with Sul Ross” – (3) “you have been a mentor, a leader and I thank you for giving me the honor to be a student in the MBA program at Sul Ross.”
MBA professors combine their industry experience, academic theory and concepts as well as insight gained from their own research to offer the graduate student insight from both an academic as well as a business practitioner’s perspective. The MBA curriculum includes content from economics, finance, marketing, management, accounting, strategy and global business. The Department of Business Administration MBA program attracts people from diverse cultures and often leverages these differences into learning opportunities.
Through these programs, relationships with faculty, students, and alumni are formed that provide lasting professional and personal bonds.
Both the Alpine-based and the online MBA programs impart the latest organizational knowledge and perspectives. Students learn to recognize and define changes critical to organizations regionally, nationally, and globally.
Background or “leveling work” may be required as deemed necessary by the MBA advisor with approval from the department chair and the Dean.
| Deborah Pendarvis Associate Professor of Accounting BAB 309 C-35 432.837.8071 dmp19xk@sulross.edu |
Edison Moura RGC Chair of Business Administration and Professor of Business F 203, 205 Wildcat Dr, Del Rio 830.703.4840 emoura@sulross.edu |
| Efrain Adames RGC Associate Professor of Business Administration B 102, 3107 Bob Rogers Dr, Eagle Pass 830.758.5015 eadames@sulross.edu |
William Green Alpine Interim Chair of Business Administration and Professor of Marketing BAB 316 C-35 432.837.8067 wcgreen@sulross.edu |
| Thomas Matula Associate Professor of Business Administration A 108, 2623 Garner Field Road, Uvalde 830.279.3035 thomas.matula@sulross.edu |
Clark Nussbaum Lecturer, Business Administration BAB 316 C-35 432.837.8066 cxn16lx@sulross.edu |
| Mary Jane Sauceda RGC Associate Professor of Accounting A 113, 2623 Garner Field Road, Uvalde 830.279.3030 mxs15ba@sulross.edu |
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Business Administration Major
Freshman Year
Semester I
Semester II
*ENG 1301
3 credit hours
*ENG 1302 or 2311
3 credit hours
*MATH 1314 or 1342
3 credit hours
*Life & Physical Science
3 credit hours
*Life & Physical Science
3 credit hours
*HIST 1302
3 credit hours
*Creative Arts
3 credit hours
*Language, Philosophy, Culture
3 credit hours
*HIST 1301
3 credit hours
**ECO/ECON 2301
3 credit hours
Total: 15 sch
Total: 15 sch
Sophomore Year
Semester I
Semester II
*Component Area Option
3 credit hours
*Component Area Option
3 credit hours
**ACC 2301/ACCT 2401
3 credit hours
**ACC 2302/ACCT 2402
3 credit hours
**ECO/ECON 2302
3 credit hours
PS 2306
3 credit hours
PS 2305
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
Total: 15 sch
Total: 15 sch
Junior Year
Semester I
Semester II
GBA/GBUS 3351
3 credit hours
GBA/GBUS 3350
3 credit hours
ACC/ACCT 3332
3 credit hours
MGT/MGMT 3322
3 credit hours
FIN/FINA 3340
3 credit hours
GBA/GBUS 3352
3 credit hours
MGT/MGMT 3306
3 credit hours
MKT/MKTG 3307
3 credit hours
Business Elective 3xxx or 4xxx
3 credit hours
Business Elective 3xxx or 4xxx
3 credit hours
Total: 15 sch
Total: 15 sch
Senior Year
Semester I
Semester II
GBA/GBUS 4355
3 credit hours
GBA/GBUS 4360
3 credit hours
Business Elective 3xxx or 4xxx
3 credit hours
Business Elective 3xxx or 4xxx
3 credit hours
Business Elective 3xxx or 4xxx
3 credit hours
Business Elective 3xxx or 4xxx
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
General Elective
3 credit hours
Total: 15 sch
Total: 15 sch
Total Credit Hours Required for Bachelor of Business Administration: 120
NOTES:
*Students who have completed the Texas Core Curriculum at a Texas community college may have credit for some of the courses listed above.
**These courses are departmental requirements.
Master of Business Administration
Year 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
ACC 5307 or ACCT 5307
3 credit hours
MGT 5304 or MGMT 5304
3 credit hours
ECO 5303 or ECON 5303
3 credit hours
MKT 5305 or MKTG 5305
3 credit hours
FIN 5306 or FINA 5306
3 credit hours
GBA 5311 or GBUS 5311
3 credit hours
Total: 18 sch
Total: 18 sch
Year 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Upper Level Business Electives
6 credit hours
Upper Level Business Electives
6 credit hours
Total: 6 sch
Total: 6 sch
Total Credit Hours Required for Master of Business Administration: 30
