Jesse H. Jones School of Business

Texas Southern University, Jesse H. Jones School of Business Academics

The Jesse H. Jones School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) as well as a joint degree in law (MBA/JD). Other programs include joint research with industry and government. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus and include a program planned by the MBA Association that focuses on graduates and high-ranking officers, preferably CEOs.

Thirty-nine total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:

• Statistical Analysis
• Managerial Accounting
• Economic Analysis
• Managerial Communications
• Managerial Finance
• Strategic Marketing Management
• Organization and Management Theory
• Global Strategic Management
• Information Technology

Additional required courses for students with a nonbusiness degree include:

• Principles of Marketing
• Financial Accounting
• Business Statistics
• Economic Theory and Analysis
• Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Basic Business Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Operations Management

Students may eliminate or substitute requirements , but only the pre-MBA courses can be satisfied through previous course work.

The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 3 semesters; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 7 years.

In a recent year, there are 11 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 9; average business class size is 20.