PMBA Evening Cohort Curriculum | MBA Programs at UT Dallas

The PMBA Evening Cohort curriculum is designed to give you a solid understanding of business foundations while allowing you to dig deeper into those principles and skills that you have the most need for.

This 53 semester-credit-hour program features an evening curriculum that you complete in 24 months. You have the option to study at a slower pace and complete the program in 36 months. Each cohort of students starts the program in August. Every cohort follows a lock-step progression of core courses throughout the program, taking all core classes together on Monday and Wednesday evenings after 5 p.m.

The MBA degree is obtained by completing the 53 hour program, consisting of 32 hours of core courses and 21 hours of elective courses.

Please review the UT Dallas Graduate Catalog for the most updated curriculum details.

Degree Plan Highlights – PMBA Evening Cohort

Fall Semester Start

Completion in Two or Three Years

Monday and Wednesday Core Classes

Classes meet from 5:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.

In-Company Internship Program

Optional

International Trip

Optional

Customized Networking and Career Support

Prerequisites

Students pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) are required to complete the following prerequisite:

OPRE 6303 Quantitative Foundation of Business

For OPRE 6303, applicants are automatically considered for a waiver if they have completed calculus at the undergraduate or graduate level with a grade of “B” or better. The OPRE 6303 requirement must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites; however, the grade achieved in prerequisites taken at UT Dallas will count toward the student’s grade-point average (GPA).

The Full-Time MBA program and Executive MBA programs do not require any prerequisites.

A few things to know about the Sample Course Plans below:

The charts below are for demonstration purposes only. You might actually take more or fewer electives each semester.
“SCH” indicates Semester Credit Hours.

Professional Evening Cohort MBA 2 year

Fall – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
ACCT 6301 Financial Accounting	3
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis	3
Total	6

Spring – Year 1
FIN 6301 Financial Management	3
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior	3
Elective	3
Total	9

Summer – Year 1
MKT 6301 Marketing Management	3
OPRE 6302 Operations Management	3
Elective	3
Total	9

Fall – Year 2
Course Title	SCH
MECO 6303 Business Economics	3
MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age	3
Elective	3
Total	9

Spring – Year 2
BPS 6310 Strategic Management	3
ACCT 6202 Managerial Accounting	2
International Study Trip Optional – Spring Break/Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	11

Summer – Year 2
IMS 6304 International Business Management- see note below*	3
Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	9

* or IMS 6310 International Marketing
or IMS 6360 International Strategic Management
or IMS 6365 Cross – Cultural Communications and Management

Professional Evening 3 Year Plan

Fall – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
ACCT 6301 Financial Accounting	3
OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis	3
Total	6

Spring – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
FIN 6301 Financial Management	3
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior	3
Total	6

Summer – Year 1
Course Title	SCH
MKT 6301 Marketing Management	3
OPRE 6302 Operations Management	3
Total	6

Fall – Year 2
Course Title	SCH
MECO 6303 Business Economics	3
MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age	3
Total	6

Spring – Year 2
Course Title	SCH
BPS 6310 Strategic Management(Hybrid)	3
ACCT 6202 Managerial Accounting	2
Total	5

Summer – Year 2
IMS 6304 International Business Management- see note below*	3
Elective	3
Total	6

Fall – Year 3
Course Title	SCH
Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	6

Spring – Year 3
Course Title	SCH
Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	6

Summer – Year 3
Course Title	SCH
Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	6

* or IMS 6310 International Marketing
or IMS 6360 International Strategic Management
or IMS 6365 Cross – Cultural Communications and Management

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