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Curriculum

A comprehensive, cohort-based curriculum designed to enhance your understanding of core business principles, tailor your experience with electives and develop thought leadership grounded in theory and relevant to practice.

WORLD CLASS EDUCATION

Year after year, Texas McCombs is the #1-ranked Working Professional MBA program in Texas and one of the top-10 in the U.S. Why? Because our curriculum has been thoughtfully designed to transform you from a working professional into a sought-after business expert. We are honored to bring the full Texas McCombs MBA experience to your doorstep in Houston - offering the same faculty and same commitment to your lifelong success that you'd get in Austin. You'll take courses on alternating weekends, focusing on core business foundations, in addition to tailoring your experience with two flexible electives and three general electives. And on Monday mornings, you'll return to your office with fresh ideas and big plans.

  • Announcing a Redesigned Weekend MBA Experience

    Incoming students to the Weekend MBA at Houston will have the opportunity 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. The program redesign offers an increased focus in leadership, technology, and global business coursework, as well as an additional intensive in Austin, bringing Working Professional MBA students from Austin, Dallas, and Houston together for academic classes and co-curricular learning opportunities.

MBA at Houston Curriculum

Curriculum by Term

Learn more about the coursework in each term of the MBA at Houston program.

Austin Intensives

Your journey begins with the Austin Intensive Seminar - an opportunity to meet your new classmates, start learning from McCombs faculty, and launch your studies on The University of Texas at Austin campus.

Year One - Fall

Your first fall semester in Houston will focus on building your foundational business knowledge. Coursework includes:

  • Business Integrity
  • Financial Accounting
  • Statistics
  • Financial Management
  • Leading for Impact
     

Year One - Spring

Your second semester in Houston builds upon the first, as you dive into the next phase of our core curriculum. Coursework includes:

  • Leading People & Organizations 
  • Business Analytics & Decision Modeling 
  • Valuation 
  • Flexible Elective Course: Directed Studies in Global Management
  • Marketing Management

Summer Semester

The summer builds on the momentum from your first year. Coursework includes:

  • Operations Management
  • Managerial Microeconomics

Year Two - Fall

You’re now more than halfway toward your Texas McCombs MBA degree. In your second fall semester, you’ll once again visit the UT Austin campus for an Austin Intensive seminar. Your course schedule begins to develop laser focus, including the following classes:

  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Elective Course*
  • Elective Course*

*Course selections vary, and are chosen from a curated list of topics

Year Two - Spring

As you approach the finish line of your MBA program, you'll return to the UT Austin campus for an Austin Intensive seminar in January and take advanced coursework to prepare you for whatever comes next in your career. Courses include:

  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Strategic Management
  • Elective Course*
  • Flexible Elective Course: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning or Strategies for Digital Transformation
  • Leading for Impact

*Course selections vary, and are chosen from a curated list of topics

Learning Environment

  • Houston Campus

    Texas McCombs in Houston

    Your class weekends will take place at our campus at the University of Texas Health Science Center—an enormous institution in the Texas Medical Center district that contains state-of-the-art classroom designs, event space, dining, and parking— all smack dab in the middle of Houston. It’s an ideal environment for innovation and team collaboration.
  • Top of University of Texas tower

    The University of Texas at Austin

    You’ll spend three times per year at Rowling Hall on the UT Austin campus for the Austin Intensive seminars. During these trips, you’ll have time to get to know your classmates and faculty better and to meet students from the other Texas McCombs Working Professional MBA programs in Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth.

Class Schedule

The MBA at Houston program meets for class alternating weekends on Friday evening and all-day Saturday. Classes are held at the Texas McCombs MBA campus at the UT Health Cizik School of Nursing Building in Houston.

The Value of the Texas McCombs MBA

  • #1

    in Texas

    Best MBA Program

    U.S. News & World Report 2024

  • #7

    in the U.S.

    Best Working Professional MBA Program

    U.S. News & World Report 2024

  • #15

    in the U.S.

    Best Executive MBA Program

    U.S. News & World Report 2024

Take the Next Step

  • ENGAGE

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  • APPLY

    Start your application and begin your journey to becoming a Texas McCombs MBA.
  • CONNECT

    Reach out to MBA Admissions or connect with a student ambassador.

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