News Provided By Texas McCombs
We are excited to share news that the Weekend MBA programs in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 8 in the country (U.S. News & World Report), have been redesigned to meet the needs of today’s rapidly evolving workplace. The program redesign will allow incoming students to tailor their degree with new elective offerings and more networking opportunities, while still experiencing all the hallmarks of the top-ranked Texas McCombs MBA. You can learn more about the updates below, which will take effect for Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston students starting the program in August 2023.
Tailor Your Degree with New Electives
Students in the Weekend MBA programs in Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston experience a comprehensive cohort-based curriculum designed to enhance their understanding of core business principles. The new curriculum will add five electives to the students’ second year, including two flexible electives and three general electives, allowing them to dive deeper in areas of interest.
- Program updates include more credit hours dedicated to technology, leadership, and global acumen. Students can expect to see electives that address emerging trends in technology, marketing, finance, business and society, and corporate social responsibility.
- Students will enjoy two flexible electives and three general electives. Flexible electives will satisfy the program’s technology and global management requirements. Students can select their general electives from a curated list of topics provided by the department.
- Elective offerings will be delivered during the Summer, Fall 2, and Spring 2 semesters in Austin or in market in Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston.
Additional detail about the Weekend MBA degree plan and coursework is available here.
More Opportunities to Network and Build Your MBA Community
In addition to the curriculum updates, students will also experience an additional intensive in Austin, which provides more opportunity for Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston students to come together for academic classes, team building, career management sessions, and experiential learning workshops.
“We want our working professional students to experience the program, the school, and the campus in a holistic and physical sense, no matter where they live,” said Joe Stephens, Senior Assistant Dean and Director of Working Professional & Executive MBA Programs. “While maintaining a broad core curriculum for optimal business agility and leadership, we wanted to give our students the opportunity to dive a little deeper into areas of interest for them. We understand they have competing priorities and our specially designed programs for fully employed professionals give them the opportunity to not only grow cognitively, but also expand their network, and do both deeply.”
Among the great things staying the same include our world-class, Austin-based Texas McCombs faculty, business foundations through the core curriculum and capstone, McCombs+ Experiential Learning and Leadership Fellows, award-winning career management support for life, and Austin Intensives – all of which will still be delivered in our 21-month, alternating weekends format for the Weekend MBA programs in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.
More information about class meetings and important dates is available here.
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Applications for the Weekend MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston are open, and the final deadline to apply is May 30, 2023.
Learn more on our website and contact us with any questions.
Questions about Weekend MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth? Contact: TexasMBADFW@mccombs.utexas.edu
Questions about the Weekend MBA at Houston? Contact: TexasMBAHouston@mccombs.utexas.edu
