Majors and Programs

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.

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total Credit Hours Required for Bachelor of Business Administration:  120  

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*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.