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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Professional Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
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Overview
The P.M.B.A. program is designed for those individuals who want to enhance their current career progression without leaving the workforce. The program is six consecutive terms during 24 months, with evening and Saturday morning classes. During the first three terms, required core courses help develop a strong foundation in fundamental business principles. To build on this foundation, students may choose electives to gain expertise in a specific area or choose a more broad-based selection of electives. Each 16-week term is divided into two eight-week modules, A and B, with each module course earning two credit hours. The summer term follows a modified schedule of two seven-week modules.
Students must remain with their entering class and cohort section for all required core courses, which are usually offered Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. The elective courses meet once a week, Monday through Thursday evenings, with limited offerings Saturday mornings. Students must take the required core courses as scheduled each term because of the prerequisite sequencing. One elective course during the P.M.B.A. program is required to be an international business course.
The Cox School of Business seeks candidates who show a strong potential for success in today’s global business environment. Candidates who demonstrate analytical capabilities, leadership experience, interpersonal and communication skills, and personal commitment and motivation are invited to apply. The Admissions Committee seeks candidates who possess outstanding academic achievement and potential, leadership qualities, and management potential. To assess these characteristics, the committee will look to the following elements to help identify a candidate’s potential to succeed in the program: GMAT or GRE graduate school admission/entry test scores, previous academic records, references who can speak to the candidate’s professional performance, and self-evaluation essays. For complete details and an application packet, students should visit www.coxpmba.com or contact the Cox Admissions Office: telephone 214-768-1214 or 1-800-472-3622; fax 214-768-3956; mbainfo@cox.smu.edu.
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Curriculum - Fall Entry
P.M.B.A. Class 81: Entry August 2017, Graduate August 2019
Total Credit Hours: 48
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Notes:
Modules A and B Courses
Electives: four courses (8 Credit Hours)
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Modules A and B Courses
Electives: four courses (8 Credit Hours)
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Modules A and B Courses
Electives: four courses (8 Credit Hours)
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Curriculum - Spring Entry
P.M.B.A. Class 82: Entry January 2018, Graduate December 2019
Total Credit Hours: 48
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Notes:
- Students select the second accounting course based on their interest and anticipated concentration: either ACCT 6202 - Financial Accounting II or ACCT 6205 - Managerial Accounting I . Students should consult the Concentrations and Minors section for specific information on which second accounting course is required for each concentration.
- MNGT 6001 - Managing Your Career , a zero-credit course, is a requirement to use the extended services of the Career Management Center. Students earn a grade of Pass or Fail.
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Note:
Modules A and B Courses
Electives: four courses (8 credit hours)
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Modules A and B Courses
Electives: four courses (8 credit hours)
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Modules A and B Courses
Electives: four courses (8 credit hours)
Term Total: 8 Credit Hours
Credit Hours Summary for P.M.B.A. Program
22 credit hours of required courses
26 credit hours of elective courses
48 credit hours total for Cox M.B.A. degree
Note: For the 26 credit hours of elective courses, students complete one concentration. Each concentration requires 12-16 specific credit hours. (Additional information is in the Concentrations and Minors section.) One elective must be an international business course.
International Programs
Understanding major political and economic trends outside the United States is critical to success in today’s business environment. Through the Office of Global Operations, Cox provides P.M.B.A. students with the chance to study and experience these trends firsthand by attending a course and earning two credit hours over a 10-day program.
Students may participate in international programs after completing all required core courses. To apply for the international programs, students must be in good academic standing with a 3.200 or better cumulative GPA. Participants are selected on a first-come, first-served basis, with graduation date and cumulative GPA holding precedence. Courses taken by participation in an international program will count toward the degree and fulfill the P.M.B.A. international requirement but will not count toward the GPA calculation or concentration requirements. For assistance in reviewing academic plans, students should meet with the associate director for the P.M.B.A. program early in the planning process.
Students enrolled in an international P.M.B.A. course taught at a partner school cannot be concurrently enrolled in a course at Cox.
For students participating in an international program, tuition is paid to SMU, while registration fees are paid to the partner school. In addition, travel plans and other miscellaneous costs are the students’ responsibility. Financial aid will be handled as though the student is studying at Cox.
The M.B.A. Global Operations Office reserves the right to decline anyone whose behavior at Cox indicates that he or she might jeopardize Cox’s exchange relationship and thus prevent future Cox P.M.B.A. students from going on exchange to a particular school.
Cox’s P.M.B.A. international agreements limit the number of participants; therefore, spaces are limited. Students should visit the website for more information (www.cox.smu.edu/web/global-programs/professional-mba).
Professional Master of Business Administration International Elective Course List
The courses listed are not offered every term. These courses satisfy the P.M.B.A. program requirement to take at least one elective course with an international business focus. Students who participate in the International Program courses need to plan accordingly as they cannot be concurrently enrolled in the same module at an international partner school program and at Cox for a campus-based course. For more information on the International Program courses, students should visit www.cox.smu.edu/web/global-programs/professional-mba.
Course Number and Catalog Course Title
International Program Courses
P.M.B.A. International Program Courses
P.M.B.A. Exchange Program
Copenhagen Business School
Business Administration Exchange
Students in the full-time M.B.A. and P.M.B.A. programs participating in international programs at exchange partner schools will be enrolled in the appropriate BAEX courses to match the program and/or the number of credit hours being earned at the partner school. In general, the courses taken on exchange earn a grade of Pass (or Fail) and count toward the degree but not toward the GPA calculation or concentration requirements. Exceptions to this policy are addressed on an individual basis.
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