Academics
The Cameron School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accounting (MSA), Master of International Business (MIB), and Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) as well as a joint degree in BBA/MBA and BBA/MIB. Other programs include cross-registration with Houston Baptist University and Texas Woman’s University for a concentration in health administration, internships, and foreign exchange. The strongest areas of study are finance, international business, and accounting. The most popular course is Finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Center for Business Ethics brings in visiting lecturers and also sponsors the Ethical Leadership in Action Award, whose recipient comes and speaks to students. The Barbara Hurwitz lecture series brings 4 distinguished lecturers annually to address students and faculty of UST’s Cameron School of Business.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 9 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Economics for Management
- Management Information Systems
- Managerial Accounting
- Statistical Methods for Management Decisions
- Financial Management
- Behavioral Theory
- Management and Social Environment
or Moral Decision Making in Business - Seminar in Management
Required courses for the MSA include:
- Marketing Management and Theory
- Theory of the Firm
or Macroeconomic Theory - Statistical Methods for Management Decisions
- Financial Management
- Management and Social Environment
or Moral Decision Making in Business - Managerial Accounting
- Financial Accounting Theory
- Auditing
- Decision Strategy and Taxes
Required courses for the MSIS include:
- Comparative Accounting Practices
- Advanced Accounting
- Theory of the Firm
- Managerial Accounting
- Statistical Methods for Management Decisions
- Behavioral Theory
- Management and Social Environment
or Moral Decision Making in Business - Management Information Systems
- Systems Project Management
Required courses for the MIB include:
- Networking and E-business Architectures
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Data Administration and Database Management
- Theory of the Firm
- Managerial Accounting
- Statistical Methods for Management Decisions
- Business Practices and Culture
- Seminar in Management
- International Economics
- International Finance
- International Management
- Global Marketing
- regional study course
Six hours may be accepted in transfer or exemption.
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time or part time is 6 years.
There are 22 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there are 18 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category llA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average business class size is 21.