Master of Arts in International
Management Studies
Degree
Requirements
The
University�s general degree requirements are discussed here.
The
M.A. degree is obtained by completing satisfactorily a 36-hour program beyond
prerequisite courses for School
of Management graduate
programs. The program provides students the opportunity to learn in-depth the
fundamentals of (1) functional areas of management, (2) international
management, and (3) cultural, sociopolitical and geographical constraints
affecting international business decisions. It also provides educational
opportunities for the student with non-business undergraduate training to prepare
for a career in the management of international trade and industry.
The
School of Management
encourages all students studying for the M.A. degree to master one foreign
language. However, equally important is direct experience of business practices
in a foreign country. In the past, U.T. Dallas has organized study abroad
opportunities in Russia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand,
Indonesia, and India. Foreign study courses, usually offered between semesters,
vary in length from two to three weeks and are generally taken as part of an
Area Studies course.
Students
must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in both core courses and in aggregate
courses to qualify for the M.A. degree.
Business
Core Courses (8 hours)
AIM 6201 Financial Accounting
MKT 6301 Introduction to Marketing Management
FIN 6301 Financial Management
International
Management Core Courses (17 hours)
The following 4 courses:
IMS
5200 Global Business
IMS 6310 International Marketing Management
IMS 6360 International Strategic Management
IMS 6365 Cross Cultural Communications and Management
Plus 6 hours from the following:
IMS
6202 International Business Transactions
IMS 6220 International Corporate Finance or FIN6366 International
Financial Management
BPS 6332 Strategic Leadership
IMS6312 International Advertising
IMS6314 Global E-Business Marketing
Electives(11
hours)
An
additional eleven semester hours of elective courses in the School
of Management are
required. Four hours from Area Studies (IMS 7250-55) are recommended. International
courses from other Schools may be taken with permission of the appropriate
Program Director.
Students
seeking the M.A. degree are encouraged to complete the Business Core courses by
the end of the fall semester before beginning the International Management
Core courses. Students are strongly advised to start with the
first course in the sequence, Global Economy, and to continue through to the
last course, International Business Management, which serves as a capstone for
the International Management curriculum.