University of Texas Permian Basin

Programme overview

UT Permian Basin’s online Master of Business Administration is targeted at experienced professionals seeking to advance into leadership, increase earnings, or change career direction while remaining employed. Courses run in accelerated 8-week sessions and the program emphasizes practical managerial skills and relationship-focused leadership. The program holds AACSB accreditation and is described as affordable by design.

What you'll study

The curriculum includes a combination of a possible preparation course, core courses, a set of required courses beyond the core, and at least one elective.

• Preparation (if required): BUSI 2342 Principles of Statistics — introduction to probability, descriptive statistics, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, and basics of linear regression; must be completed before specified finance, accounting, management, marketing or analytics courses.
• Core courses (12 credit hours): ACCT 6301 Accounting Analysis; FINA 6320 Financial Management; MNGT 6360 Organizational Behavior; MRKT 6310 Marketing Management.
• Courses beyond core (21 credit hours): includes BLAW 6301 Legal Environment of Business; MRKT 6302 Marketing Analytics; ACCT 6302 Contemporary Control Systems; MNGT 6320 Production & Operations Management; FINA 6321 Corporate Finance & Strategy; BUSI 6325 International Business; and MNGT 6366 Strategic Management (MNGT 6366 must be taken last). Prerequisite linkages are specified for several courses (for example ACCT 6301 before FINA 6320; FINA 6320 before FINA 6321; MRKT 6310 before MRKT 6302).
• Electives: 3 credits required from any 6000-level ACCT, FINA, MNGT or MRKT course not already taken; example listed: ACCT 6305 Topics in Financial Accounting.

Entry requirements

Applicants do not need to submit GMAT or GRE scores. Upon admission (regular or conditional), students are evaluated for statistical literacy; if lacking, BUSI 2342 must be completed in the first semester and before enrolling in certain finance, accounting, management, marketing or analytics courses.

Career prospects

The program is intended to prepare graduates for leadership and managerial roles across industries by developing relationship-building, team motivation and adaptability. The materials cite alumni employment at firms such as Amazon, Google, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan Chase, Edward Jones, Charles Schwab, Chevron and USAA.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The program is promoted as affordable — the site states you can earn the MBA for under $15,000 — and benefits from AACSB accreditation, which is a recognizable quality marker for business schools.