Naveen Jindal School of Management
Business Administration (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
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Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Alain Bensoussan, Gary Bolton, Metín Çakanyildirim, Huseyin Cavusoglu, Jianqing Chen, William M. Cready, Gregory G. Dess, Umit G. Gurun, Dorothée Honhon, Kyle Hyndman, Varghese S. Jacob, Sanjay Jain, Ganesh Janakiraman, Elena Katok, Dmitri Kuksov, Nanda Kumar, Seung-Hyun Lee, Stanley Liebowitz, Zhiang (John) Lin, Sumit K. Majumdar, Stanimir Markov, Amit Mehra, Syam Menon, Vijay S. Mookerjee, B. P. S. Murthi, Vikram Nanda, Özalp Özer, Mike W. Peng, Hasan Pirkul, Cuili Qian, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Srinivasan Raghunathan, Ram C. Rao, Brian Ratchford, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Sumit Sarkar, Suresh P. Sethi, Kathryn E. Stecke, Riki Takeuchi, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang, Jun Xia, Ying Xie, Harold Zhang, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci, Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Bin Hu, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Atanu Lahiri, Jun Li, Ningzhong Li, Maria Loumioti, Lívia Markóczy, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, H. Dennis Park, Anyan Qi, Young U. Ryu, Serdar Simsek, Harpreet Singh, Upender Subramanian, Shaojie Tang, Shouqiang Wang, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Zhe (James) Zhang, Feng Zhao, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Khai Chiong, Rafael Copat, Soraya Fatehi, Andrew Frazelle, Ying Huang, Joonhwi Joo, Sora Jun, Jason Kautz, Tongil Kim, Sheen Levine, Christopher Mace, Samir Mamadehussene, Jean-Marie Meier, Zixuan Meng, Radha Mookerjee, Jedson Pinto, Ignacio Rios Uribe, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Kirti Sinha, Shujing Sun, Xiaoxiao Tang, Shervin Tehrani, Ashwin Venkataraman, Christian Von-Drathen, Guihua Wang, Hongchang Wang, Pingle Wang, Junfeng Wu, Steven Xiao
Professor Emeritus: R. Chandrasekaran
Clinical Professors: John Barden, Britt Berrett, Abhijit Biswas, Shawn Carraher, Larry Chasteen, Paul Convery, Tevfik Dalgic, Howard Dover, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, William Hefley, Robert Hicks, Robert Kaiser, Marilyn Kaplan, Van Latham, Sonia Leach, Peter Lewin, Jeffrey Manzi, John F. McCracken, Diane S. McNulty, Larry Norton, Divakar Rajamani, Daniel Rajaratnam, Kannan Ramanathan, Prakash Shrivastava, Mark Thouin, McClain Watson, Jeff Weekley, Habte Woldu, Fang Wu, Laurie L. Ziegler
Clinical Associate Professors: Shawn Alborz, Dawn Owens, Carolyn Reichert, Avanti P. Sethi, Ramesh Subramoniam, Aysegul Toptal, David Widdifield
Clinical Assistant Professors: Athena Alimirzaei, Christina (Krysta) Betanzos, Moran Blueshtein, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks, Dupinderjeet Kaur, Revansiddha Khanapure, Kristen Lawson, Liping Ma, Parneet Pahwa, Jason Parker
Professors of Instruction: Semiramis Amirpour, Mary Beth Goodrich, Chris Linsteadt, Suzette Plaisance Bryan, Matt Polze, Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Judd Bradbury, Monica E. Brussolo, Ayfer Gurun, Maria Hasenhuttl, Julie Haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson, Jennifer G. Johnson, Kathryn Lookadoo, Sarah Moore, Mohammad Naseri Taheri, Hirofumi Nishi, Daniel Sibley, Agnieszka Skuza, Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Negin Enayaty Ahangar, Daniel Karnuta, Joseph Mauriello, Victoria D. McCrady, Rasoul Ramezani, Gaurav Shekhar
Professors of Practice: Gregory Ballew, Tiffany A. Bortz, Ranavir Bose, Alexander Edsel, Charles Haseman, Rajiv Shah, Donald Taylor, Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Nozar Hassanzadeh, Jackie Kimzey, Julie Lynch, Jennifer Murray, David Parks, Margaret Smallwood, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Khatereh Ahadi, Steven Haynes, Abu Naser Islam, Edward Meda, Paul Nichols, Timothy Stephens, Guido Tirone, Robert Wright
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours1
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses (see advisor)
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2, 3, 4, 5
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses4 (see advisor)
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor and degree requirements)
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses (see advisor)
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses (see advisor)
American History: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses (see advisor)
Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Option courses (see advisor)
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one of the following:6
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2, 3
BA 1320 Business in a Global World2, 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2, 3
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses (see advisor)
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
Choose two of the following:6
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2, 3
BA 1320 Business in a Global World2, 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2, 3
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses (see advisor)
II. Major Requirements: 72-75 semester credit hours (depending on the general or specific concentration plan)
Students must meet all course prerequisites.
Major Preparatory Courses: 12 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting2
ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting2
BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law2
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2, 3, 4, 5
OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics
Choose two of the following:6
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2, 3
BA 1320 Business in a Global World2, 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2, 3
Major Core Courses: 36-39 semester credit hours
BA 3300 Advanced Topics in Capitalism: Ideas and Challenges That Shape Our World
BCOM 1300 Professional Communication7
or BCOM 3300 Business Communication7
BCOM 4300 Advanced Professional Communication
BPS 4305 Strategic Management
BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business
IMS 3310 International Business
ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
or OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management
OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management
OPRE 3330 Project Management
A community engagement experience is required, with registration in one of the courses below. Depending on the service and preference for additional electives, the student has the option of zero or 3 semester credit hours.
BPS 4396 Social Impact and Community Engagement
or ENTP 4340 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement
or MKT 4360 Social Impact Marketing
or BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum
Major Related Courses: 18-24 semester credit hours (depending on the general or specific concentration plan)
Each Concentration has core courses plus concentration electives. Students may follow a general Business Administration degree plan (General Business Option) or instead choose a concentration from the following:
General Business Option: 21 semester credit hours
Students who select the general business concentration learn how to make business decisions taking into consideration key functional areas of the firm. Students understand how the firm operates as a holistic business entity and the impact that functional areas of business have on each other, including the firm's key stakeholders.
Choose the remaining upper-division courses not used elsewhere on the degree plan from the groups below. Students choosing this option must select their courses from at least 3 different groups.
Group 1: Management - ENTP or OBHR prefixes
Group 2: Marketing - MKT prefix
Group 3: Finance and Accounting - ACCT, ENGY, FIN, MECO, REAL, or RMIS prefixes
Group 4: Information Systems - ITSS prefix
Group 5: Business Environment - BA, BCOM, BPS, BLAW, HMGT, or IMS prefixes
Group 6: Operations Management - OPRE prefix
A practicum, zero credit hour (internship) experience consisting of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the courses below.
BA 4090 Management Internship9
Business Economics Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students who select this concentration will see how Business economics relates to every aspect of their lives, from the decisions they make as individuals to structures created by governments and firms. Business economics helps us make better business decisions and choices for the firm and its stakeholders.
Core Courses: 12 semester credit hours
FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions
MECO 4303 Decisions, Behavior, and Business Policy
MECO 4351 Industrial Organization and Corporate Strategy
MECO 4352 Applied Econometrics and Time Series Analysis
Electives: 12 semester credit hours
Any upper-division courses listed below can satisfy guided elective requirements in prior BS BA catalogs for Business Economics concentration if hours are not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan. With advanced written permission from the Business Economics Program Director, 3 semester credit hours of equivalent or similar upper-level courses not used elsewhere on the degree plan may fulfill one guided elective.
Choose from the following to fulfill the remaining Elective semester credit hours:
Any MECO upper-division course
FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling
MECO 4342 Financial and Business Negotiation Analysis
MKT 3340 Marketing Research
REAL 3305 Real Estate Principles
or FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles
RMIS 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
or FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
A practicum, zero credit hour (internship) experience consisting of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the courses below.
BA 4090 Management Internship9
Energy Management Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students gain a broad survey of core energy matters that are critical in today's energy space, namely, hydrocarbons and alternative energy sources including law, economics, policy, management, finance, marketing, and environmental matters
Core Courses: 12 semester credit hours
ENGY 3301 Managing Carbon Assets: Oil, Gas, and Coal
ENGY 3302 Managing Power and Renewable Energy Assets; Sustainability
And choose 2 of the following:
ENGY 3340 Energy Law and Contracts
or BLAW 4301 International Law
ENGY 4313 Energy Finance
MECO 4342 Financial and Business Negotiation Analysis
Electives: 12 semester credit hours
Choose from the following to fulfill the remaining Elective semester credit hours, if not already chosen as energy core:
ENGY 3340 Energy Law and Contracts
or BLAW 4301 International Law
ENGY 4313 Energy Finance
FIN 4340 Options and Futures Markets
FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis
GEOS 1303 Physical Geology
MECO 3330 Energy Economics
or ENGY 3330 Energy Economics
MECO 4342 Financial and Business Negotiation Analysis
NATS 2333 Energy, Water, and the Environment
OPRE 4330 Global Logistics and Inventory Management
A practicum, zero credit hour (internship) experience consisting of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the courses below.
BA 4090 Management Internship9
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
The Concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship equips students with a wide range of skills and knowledge, enabling them to identify opportunities, create innovative solutions, and successfully bring their ideas to the market while managing the complexities of running a business. It fosters a mindset of adaptability, creativity, and ethical responsibility in the dynamic world.
Core Courses: 12 semester credit hours
ENTP 3301 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Select 9 semester credit hours from the following:10
ENTP 3360 Entrepreneurial Finance
or FIN 3360 Entrepreneurial Finance
ENTP 4311 Entrepreneurial Strategy and Business Models
ENTP 4320 Small Business Management
ENTP 4330 Entrepreneurial Marketing
ENTP 4350 Corporate Entrepreneurship
ENTP 4360 Innovation and Creativity
ENTP 4398 Venture Capital Seed Fund11
ENTP 4399 Lean Innovation for Public Services11
Electives: 12 semester credit hours
To fulfill the remaining Elective semester credit hours, at least 6 semester credit hours must have an ENTP prefix including those not already chosen as core.
A practicum, zero credit hour (internship) experience consisting of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the courses below.
BA 4090 Management Internship9
Real Estate Finance Concentration: 18 semester credit hours
Students who choose this concentration will develop analytical and financial modeling skills using the latest real estate technologies to compete in the marketplace.
Core Courses: 18 semester credit hours
REAL 3305 Real Estate Principles
REAL 3358 Real Estate Markets and Investments
REAL 3365 Real Estate Finance and Principles
REAL 4321 Real Estate Law and Contracts
REAL 4328 Real Estate Valuation
REAL 4332 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
Students must complete a zero-credit hour internship
A practicum, zero credit hour (internship) experience consisting of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the courses below.
BA 4090 Management Internship9
Risk Management and Cybersecurity Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students who choose this concentration will learn both the qualitative and quantitative tools necessary to enter one of the many different areas within the risk management and insurance industries.
Students must complete 24 semester credit hours from the following courses:
FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management
FIN 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management
Select 15 semester credit hours from the following:
FIN 4331 Business Liability Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4332 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4334 Insurance Law and Contracts
FIN 4351 Operational Risk Management
FIN 4352 Financial Risk Management
FIN 4353 Principles of Information Security
FIN 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications
FIN 4336 Risk Systems and Theories
ITSS 4360 Network and Information Security
ITSS 4361 Information Technology Cybersecurity12
ITSS 4362 Cybersecurity Governance12
Note that completing FIN 4333 required for this concentration satisfies a capstone requirement.
A practicum, zero credit hour (internship) experience consisting of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the courses below.
BA 4090 Management Internship9
Sales Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students who select the sales concentration become sales experts by developing practical, tangible skills associated with all facets of sales. Students learn the fundamentals of sales as well as cutting edge models, techniques, practices, and applications.
Core Courses: 12 semester credit hours
MKT 3330 Introduction to Professional Selling
MKT 3331 Principles of Category Management13
or MKT 4332 Advanced Professional Sales13
MKT 4331 Digital Prospecting
or ENTP 4331 Digital Prospecting
OBHR 4352 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Electives: 12 semester credit hours
Choose from the following to fulfill the remaining Elective semester credit hours:
FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles
or REAL 3305 Real Estate Principles
FIN 3300 Personal Finance
HMGT 3301 Introduction to Healthcare Management
MKT 3320 Product and Brand Management
MKT 3331 Principles of Category Management13
MKT 4332 Advanced Professional Sales13
MKT 4333 Retail Operations
OBHR 4310 Business Ethics
MKT 4V90 Marketing Internship14
A practicum (internship) experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in one of the courses below. Depending on the internship and preference for additional electives, the student may qualify for a zero to 3 semester credit hours course with the BS BA Program Director's approval.
BA 4V90 Management Internship109
BA 4090 Management Internship9
III. Elective Requirements: 3-12 semester credit hours (depending on the general or specific concentration plan)
Free Electives: 3-12 semester credit hours
Both lower- and upper-division courses may count as electives.
The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
1. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
3. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
4. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417.
5. In order to make timely degree progress, students should complete MATH 1325 or its equivalent by the end of their first semester at UT Dallas. Students who will not meet this requirement should contact their academic advisor to discuss their degree timeline.
6. Certain courses listed are prerequisites for major core (e.g., BA 1310 or ECON 2302 for BA 3300), major concentration, or major related courses. Choose accordingly.
7. JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BCOM 1300 in their first semester. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BCOM 3300 in their first semester.
8. ENTP 3320 can be used to fulfill elective hours for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration if not counted as a Major Core Course.
9. With the exception of the Sales Concentration, students must fulfill a practicum (internship) experience with BA 4090 (zero-semester credit hours). Students in the Sales Concentration may complete an internship comprised of up to three credit hours and may register in the BA 4090 Management Internship or the BA 4V90 Management Internship.
10. Any course not counted in the concentration core can fulfill the elective hours for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration.
11. This course can substitute for BPS 4395 Senior capstone course requirement, if being used in place of BPS 4395, students must elect another elective course.
12. ITSS 4360 is a pre-requisite for this course.
13. MKT 3331 or MKT 4332 can be used to fulfill elective hours for the Sales Concentration if not counted as a Concentration Core Course.
14. A three credit hour internship may be used for ONE Sales elective. All internships must be approved by the program.