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

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Professors: Ashiq Ali @axa042200, Alain Bensoussan @axb046100, Gary Bolton @gxb122130, Metín Çakanyildirim @metin, Huseyin Cavusoglu @huseyin, Jianqing Chen @jxc111031, William M. Cready @wmc041000, Gregory G. Dess @ggd021000, Umit G. Gurun @ugg041000, Dorothée Honhon @dbh130130, Kyle Hyndman @tdp062000, Varghese S. Jacob @vjacob, Sanjay Jain @sxj164830, Ganesh Janakiraman @gxj091000, Elena Katok @emk120030, Dmitri Kuksov @dgk120030, Nanda Kumar @nkumar, Seung-Hyun Lee @sxl029100, Zhiang (John) Lin @zlin, Sumit K. Majumdar @skm021100, Stanimir Markov @sxm079200, Amit Mehra @axm078200, Syam Menon @sxm021300, Vijay S. Mookerjee @vijaym, B. P. S. Murthi @murthi, Vikram Nanda @vkn150030, Özalp Özer @oxo091000, Mike W. Peng @mxp059000, Hasan Pirkul @hpirkul, Cuili Qian @cxq170330, Suresh Radhakrishnan @sradhakr, Srinivasan Raghunathan @sraghu, Ram C. Rao @rrao, Brian Ratchford @btr051000, Michael J. Rebello @mjr071000, Gil Sadka @gxs143630, Sumit Sarkar @sumit, Suresh P. Sethi @sethi, Kathryn E. Stecke @kes021000, Riki Takeuchi @rxt173730, Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang @wkt071000, Jun Xia @jxx132030, Ying Xie @yxx124930, Harold Zhang @hxz054000, Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng @zxz062000

Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci @mua120030, Nina Baranchuk @nxb043000, Zhonglan Dai @zxd051000, Rebecca Files @rlf092000, Michael Hasler @mxh190031, Bin Hu @bxh180009, Surya N. Janakiraman @suryaj, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr. @rkiesch, Atanu Lahiri @axl144730, Jun Li @jxl128031, Ningzhong Li @nxl124130, Maria Loumioti @mxl175830, Lívia Markóczy @lxm055000, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan @nataraj, Naim Bugra Ozel @nbo150030, H. Dennis Park @hxp174230, Anyan Qi @axq140430, Young U. Ryu @ryoung, Serdar Simsek @axs158032, Harpreet Singh @hxs104000, Upender Subramanian @uxs092000, Shouqiang Wang @sxw163830, Kelsey D. Wei @kdw061000, Han (Victor) Xia @hxx110930, Yexiao Xu @yexiaoxu, Alejandro Zentner @axz051000, Jieying Zhang @jxz146230, Zhe (James) Zhang @zxz145430, Feng Zhao @fxz082000, Yibin Zhou @yxz066000

Assistant Professors: Khai Chiong @kxc173030, Rafael Copat @rxc190027, Soraya Fatehi @sxf200005, Andrew Frazelle @aef180002, Ying Huang @yxh124430, Joonhwi Joo @jxj180020, Sora Jun @sxj177030, Jason Kautz @jdk200000, Tongil Kim @txk200012, Sheen Levine @ssl140530, Christopher Mace @cxm200014, Samir Mamadehussene @sxm200118, Jean-Marie Meier @jmm172030, Zixuan Meng @zxm200005, Radha Mookerjee @rvm019000, Jedson Pinto @jpp200002, Ignacio Rios Uribe @iar200000, Alejandro Rivera Mesias @axr150331, Simon Siegenthaler @sxs177933, Kirti Sinha @kxs190050, Shujing Sun @sxs200168, Xiaoxiao Tang @xxt180003, Shervin Tehrani @sst180003, Ashwin Venkataraman @axv190029, Guihua Wang @gxw130630, Hongchang Wang @hxw140930, Pingle Wang @pxw200007, Junfeng Wu @jxw175430, Steven Xiao @sxx150930

Professor Emeritus: R. Chandrasekaran @chandra

Clinical Professors: John Barden @jpb063000, Britt Berrett @brb051000, Abhijit Biswas @axb019100, Shawn Carraher @smc130730, Larry Chasteen @chasteen, Paul Convery @pxc141930, Tevfik Dalgic @tdalgic, Howard Dover @hfd021000, Randall S. Guttery @rxg112530, William Hefley @weh150130, Robert Hicks @rfh041000, Robert Kaiser @rck180000, Marilyn Kaplan @mkaplan, Van Latham @vml170230, Sonia Leach @sel120030, Peter Lewin @plewin, Jeffrey Manzi @jxm158130, John McCracken @jfm, Larry Norton @lxn171230, Divakar Rajamani @dxr020100, Daniel Rajaratnam @dxr143430, Kannan Ramanathan @kxr087000, Prakash Shrivastava @pcs130130, Mark Thouin @mxt083000, McClain Watson @jmw077000, Jeff Weekley @jaw160330, Habte Woldu @wolduh, Fang Wu @fxw052000

Clinical Associate Professors: Shawn Alborz @sxa063000, Dawn Owens @dmo130130, Carolyn Reichert @carolyn, Avanti P. Sethi @asethi, Ramesh Subramoniam @rxs179630, Aysegul Toptal @axt083100, David Widdifield @dsw180001

Clinical Assistant Professors: Athena Alimirzaei @axa134231, Christina (Krysta) Betanzos @clb120030, Moran Blueshtein @mxb135230, Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks @jnh061000, Dupinderjeet Kaur @dxk110730, Revansiddha Khanapure @rbk160130, Liping Ma @lxm133730, Parneet Pahwa @pxp030100, Jason Parker @jap090020

Professors of Instruction: Semiramis Amirpour @sxa130731, Mary Beth Goodrich @goodrich, Chris Linsteadt @ccl019000, Suzette Plaisance Bryan @stp170002, Matt Polze @mmp062000, Luell (Lou) Thompson @lot013000

Associate Professors of Instruction: Judd Bradbury @jdb101000, Monica E. Brussolo @meb049000, Ayfer Gurun @axg119030, Maria Hasenhuttl @h1562, Julie Haworth @haworth, Thomas (Tom) Henderson @txh093000, Kathryn Lookadoo @kxl164330, Sarah Moore @sem054000, Hirofumi Nishi @hxn210016, Daniel Sibley @dcs170002, Agnieszka Skuza @axo027000, Hubert Zydorek @hxz120930

Assistant Professors of Instruction: Negin Enayaty Ahangar @nxe180001, Daniel Karnuta @dxk173030, Joseph Mauriello @jam151430, Rasoul Ramezani @rxr145930, Gaurav Shekhar @gxs150130

Professors of Practice: Gregory Ballew @geb011100, Tiffany A. Bortz @tabortz, Ranavir Bose @rxb132730, Alexander Edsel @ade012000, Rajiv Shah @rxs079000, Donald Taylor @det190000, Keith Thurgood @klt160130

Associate Professors of Practice: Nozar Hassanzadeh @nozarh, Jackie Kimzey @jxk092000, Julie Lynch @jxl180030, David Parks @dxp153830, Margaret Smallwood @meg012400, Steven Solcher @sjs107020, Kathy Zolton @kxz121730

Assistant Professors of Practice: Khatereh Ahadi @kxa180010, Steven Haynes @sxh102420, Abu Naser Islam @nxi110630, Edward Meda @exm150330, Paul Nichols @pxn120030, Timothy Stephens @tgs170130, Guido Tirone @gxt170001, Robert Wright @rgw091000

I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours

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.

Communication: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses

Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I^{1, 2}

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses

Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses

Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses

Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses

American History: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses

Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Option courses

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours

Choose one of the following:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{1, 2}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{1, 2}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{1, 2}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{1, 2}

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses

Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours

Choose one of the following:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{1, 2}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{1, 2}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{1, 2}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{1, 2}

And select 3 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses

II. Major Requirements: 67 semester credit hours (depending on the general or specific concentration plan)

Major Preparatory Courses: 12 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum

ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting¹

ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting¹

BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law¹

OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty³

Complete the following courses if not already completed as part of the Core Curriculum Requirements

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I^{1, 2} (Required for all JSOM undergraduate students. May elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325.)

Choose two of the following if not completed in Core Curriculum:

BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems^{1, 2}

BA 1320 Business in a Global World^{1, 2}

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics^{1, 2}

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics^{1, 2}

Major Core Courses: 40 semester credit hours

BA 1105 Professional Development (JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BA 1105 in their first semester)

or BA 3105 Professional Development (Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BA 3105 in their first semester)

BA 3300 Advanced Topics in Capitalism: Ideas and Challenges That Shape Our World

BCOM 3300 Business Communication

BPS 4305 Strategic Management

BUAN 3301 AI in Business

ENTP 3301 Innovation and Entrepreneurship

FIN 3320 Business Finance

IMS 3310 International Business

ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business

MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing

OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior

or OBHR 3330 Human Resource Management in Business

OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management

OPRE 3330 Project Management

Experiential Learning

A capstone course is required for all undergraduate JSOM students. The capstone requirement can be fulfilled with enrollment in one of the following courses:

BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business

The following fulfills the Risk Management and Insurance Technology Concentration capstone requirement:

FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management

The following fulfills the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration capstone requirement

ENTP 4398 Venture Capital Seed Fund

The following fulfills the Real Estate Finance Concentration capstone requirement:

REAL 4328 Real Estate Valuation⁴

A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in the course below:

BA 4090 Management Internship⁵

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.

BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum⁶

Major Related Courses: 15 semester credit hours

Students may follow a general Business Administration degree plan (General Business Option) or instead choose a concentration from the following:

General Business Option: 15 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 - BUAN, CYBR, or ITSS prefixes

Group 5: Business Environment - BA, BCOM, BPS, BLAW, HMGT, or IMS prefixes

Group 6: Operations Management - OPRE prefix

Or any 3 semester credit hour faculty-led international trip course.

Students in the Jindal Undergraduate Research Scholars program should take BA 3340, BA 3350, and up to 3 SCH of Individual Study based on the major to satisfy JURS program requirements. These credits may be applied to the general option if no free electives are available.

Business Economics Concentration: 15 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.

FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions

MECO 4303 Decisions, Behavior, and Business Policy

MECO 4351 Market Structure and Corporate Strategy

MECO 4352 Statistical Data Science for Business Decisions

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 3 semester credit hours from the following:

Any MECO upper-division course

MKT 3340 Marketing Research

FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles

FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance

Energy Management Concentration: 15 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

Select 15 semester credit hours from the following:

ENGY 3300 Introduction to Energy Technology

ENGY 3301 Managing Carbon Assets: Oil, Gas, and Coal

ENGY 3302 Managing Power and Renewable Energy Assets; Sustainability

ENGY 3330 Energy Economics

ENGY 3340 Energy Law and Contracts

ENGY 4300 Energy Land Management

ENGY 4313 Energy Finance

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration: 15 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.

Select 15 semester credit hours of ENTP prefix courses not used elsewhere on the degree sheet.

Real Estate Finance Concentration: 15 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.

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

Complete 3 semester credit hours of upper-division JSOM courses not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan.

Note that completing REAL 4328 is required for this concentration and satisfies a capstone requirement.⁴

Risk Management and Insurance Technology Concentration: 15 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.

FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance

Select 12 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 4336 Risk Systems and Theories

FIN 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications

FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis

FIN 4346 Applied Machine Learning in Finance

FIN 4351 Operational Risk Management

FIN 4352 Financial Risk Management

FIN 4353 Principles of Information Security

FIN 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management

Note that completing FIN 4333 is required for this concentration and satisfies a capstone requirement.

Sales Concentration: 15 semester credit hours⁷

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.

MKT 3330 Fundamentals of Professional Selling

MKT 3343 Fundamentals of Negotiation in Sales and Marketing

MKT 4332 Advanced Professional Sales⁸

or MKT 4331 Digital Prospecting⁸

And choose 6 semester credit hours from the following:

FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles

FIN 3300 Personal Finance

HMGT 3301 Healthcare Management

MKT 3320 Product and Brand Management

MKT 3331 Principles of Category Management⁸

MKT 3341 AI Within the Sales Technology Landscape

MKT 4332 Advanced Professional Sales⁸

MKT 4333 Retail Operations

OBHR 4310 Business Ethics

III. Elective Requirements: 11 semester credit hours (depending on the general or specific concentration plan)

Free Electives: 11 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. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.

2. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.

3. Students may use ENGR 2300, TE 2305, MATH 2418, or MATH 2333 as a substitute for OPRE 3333. Students may use CS 3341, ENGR, 3341, SE 3341, STAT 3341, STAT 2332, STAT 3355, STAT 3360, or STAT 4351 as a substitute for OPRE 3360.

4. Students in the Real Estate Finance concentration may take BPS 4395 as a substitute for REAL 4328 if REAL 4328 is not available.

5. Except for 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. If the variable credit internship engagement option is taken, semester credit hours apply as free elective credit towards degree requirements.

6. Students may fulfill the community engagement requirement with BA 4095, or ENTP 4340. The zero semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement. If the variable credit community engagement option is taken, semester credit hours apply as free elective credit towards degree requirements.

7. A three credit hour internship may be used for ONE Sales elective. All internships must be approved by the program.

8. MKT 3331 or MKT 4332 can be used to fulfill elective hours for the Sales Concentration if not counted as a Concentration Core Course.