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Business Administration (MBA with Minor)

By earning a minor you will be well-prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities in the ever-changing business world.

Where It Is Offered
Commerce Online
Duration 18 months or less
Total Credit Hours 36-39 credit hours
No GRE or GMAT required
Thesis Requirements No thesis required

Take Your MBA to the Next Level with a Minor

When you earn your degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce, you'll be part of the largest online MBA program in Texas and well-prepared to meet the opportunities and challenges to advance your career in an increasingly competitive, global and technologically innovative environment. Adding a secondary area of study is an excellent marketing tool for building your niche in the business world while putting you ahead of your peers in the competitive job market.

Nationally-Ranked Affordable Programs

The College of Business has been recognized by the highly anticipated U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2023 for several programs.

  • 110th for Best Online MBA Programs

Minors

The College of Business offers several minors that can be added to any master’s program offered at A&M-Commerce to The College of Business offers several minors that can be added to the MBA. For majors outside of business (sciences, education, agriculture, etc.), you must receive major program advisor approval. Fill out the Request for a Minor Form and submit it to your academic advisor.

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness
  • Business Analytics
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Marketing
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning
  • Real Estate
  • Economics of U.S. Healthcare
  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Decision Analytics
  • Corporate Management

Course Requirements for Minors

Prerequisite courses ACCT 501, ECO 501, ECO 502, FIN 501, MGT 501 and MKT 50 cannot be considered as electives in any graduate program in business. The general MBA requires the completion of six hours of electives. If a minor is desired, all elective hours should be taken in the minor area as outlined below.

Take at least four courses from the Accounting courses, including ACCT 525.

Choose one from AG 505 or AEC 550 and choose three from the following Agricultural Economics courses:

  • AEC 520 AgriBusiness Analysis and Forecasting
  • AEC 530 Agricultural Production Economics
  • AEC 540 Advanced Theory of Demand and Price Analysis
  • AEC 560 International Agricultural Trade

Take BUSA 526 Database Management, 542 Applied Decision Modeling as well as two courses from Business Analytics:

  • BUSA 516 Mobile Business
  • BUSA 523 Business Analytics Programming
  • BUSA 532 Data Warehousing
  • BUSA 533 Cybersecurity and IT Auditing
  • BUSA 535 Ethical Hacking
  • BUSA 537 Advanced Analytics
  • BUSA 539 Cyber Forensics & Info Security Policy Governance
  • BUSA 580 Internship
  • BUSA 597 Special Topic

NOTE: Additional prerequisites may be required for this minor. View the graduate catalog for the most current list for each course in the minor. Contact your advisor with any questions. This minor cannot be added to a master’s degree in business analytics.

Choose four of the following Management courses:

  • MGT 550 Corp Governance and Sustainability
  • MGT 555 Project Management
  • MGT 567 Managing Groups/Teams
  • MGT 583 Seminar in Leadership
  • MGT 586 Managing at the Edge
  • MGT 587 Executive Development
  • MGT 590 Global Competitiveness
  • MGT 592 Current Issues in HRM
  • MGT 594 Transforming Organizations
  • MGT 597 Special Topic

Note: Four total courses are required

Take these four courses from Business Analytics:

  • BUSA 526 Database Management
  • BUSA 533 Cybersecurity and IT Auditing
  • BUSA 535 Ethical Hacking
  • BUSA 539 Cyber Forensics and Information Security Policy Governance

NOTE: Additional prerequisites may be required for this minor. View the graduate catalog for the most current list for each course in the minor. Contact your advisor with any questions.

Take the four following courses from Marketing

  • MKT 568 Advertising and Promotion
  • MKT 569 Digital Marketing
  • MKT 573 Internet Marketing
  • MKT 580 Marketing Internship

Take at least four courses from Economics:

  • ECO 562 Managerial Economics
  • ECO 576 Macroeconomics for Managers

Excludes:

  • ECO 595 Applied Business Research
  • ECO 578 Statistical Methods
  • ECO 501 Economics for Decision Makers
  • ECO 502 Quantitative Analysis for Managers

Take FIN 504 Financial Management, 510 Investment Seminar and two from the Finance courses:

  • FIN 520 Advanced Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
  • FIN 530 Fundamentals of Financial Planning
  • FIN 533 Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting
  • FIN 550 Portfolio Management in Excel
  • FIN 571 International Business Finance

Take the following courses:

  • FIN 504 Financial Management
  • FIN 510 Investment Seminar
  • FIN 530 Fundamentals of Financial Planning

As well as one from the Finance courses

  • FIN 534 Advanced Risk, Insurance and Estate Planning
  • FIN 536 Advanced Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits

Take the following Finance courses:

  • FIN 504 Financial Management
  • FIN 575 Principles of Real Estate
  • FIN 576 Real Estate Appraisal and Investment
  • FIN 577 Real Estate Finance

Take the following courses:

  • ECO 555 Health Care Services in the U.S.
  • ECO 556 Health Economics
  • ECO 557 Health Policy

As well as one from the Economics courses

  • ECO 562 Managerial Economics
  • ECO 576 Macroeconomics for Managers

Choose any four courses from the following:

  • ECO 528 International Economic Problems
  • FIN 571 International Business Finance
  • MGT 590 Global Competitiveness
  • MGT 597 Special Topic
  • MKT 586 International Marketing

Note: You may also substitute up to four courses from the British Studies program (approved topics).

Take at least four courses from Marketing, including MKT 521 GLB/Marketing Management.

Take the following Marketing courses:

  • MKT 569 Interactive and Digital Marketing
  • MKT 574 CRM, Customer Relationship Management
  • MKT 572 Seminar in Marketing Research
  • MKT 570 Marketing Analytics and Intelligence
  • MKT 521 GLB/Marketing Management

Long-Range Schedule

Mapping out your graduate program can be challenging, but don’t feel overwhelmed! You can plan ahead by viewing the College of Business Graduate Rotation.

See Yourself Succeed

With a Master of Business Administration with a Minor

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Career Readiness

The College of Business offers an in-house Career Services Center focused on guiding business students seeking internships or employment.

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Nationally Accredited

The College of Business is one of only 800 schools worldwide to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

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Industry Connections

Through guest speakers, company tours and internships, professional networking, and other opportunities, students, faculty and alumni are connected with  the business community.

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Accomplished Faculty

Engage with exceptional faculty who are industry leaders and significant scholars, producing cutting-edge research in their field.

What You Will Learn

The A&M-Commerce MBA with a minor prepares you for positions that demand analytic and strategic leadership solutions to an interrelated set of economic, ethical, and environmental issues. You will build marketable skills related to accounting, finance, management and marketing tools and techniques. The program stresses practical application through the use of case studies and other experiential learning methods as well as collaboration with members of diverse teams, including partnerships with the business community.

Courses to Prepare You for Your Career

  • Foundation courses including Business Communications, Business Finance, Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics
  • Core courses are unique to the minor selected

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

An MBA degree with a minor will offer you the opportunity to:

  • Develop soft skills in addition to traditional business acumen.
  • Successfully implement solutions by collaborating as members of diverse teams.
  • Build marketable skills related to accounting, finance, management and marketing tools and techniques.
  • Conduct research using quantitative skills and develop creative solutions to real-world business problems.
  • Learn to apply analytic and strategic leadership solutions to an interrelated set of economic, ethical and environmental issues.
  • Gain an understanding of the social, ethical, regulatory, global, political and cultural environments within which American enterprise exists and operates.
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Course Delivery and Resources

Our programs are flexible and meet the needs of working professionals who want the convenience of a fully online degree, full-time students who prefer face-to-face classes and blended options for those who need the convenience of both. We offer graduate-level business degrees that fit your lifestyle and career aspirations.

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Admission

Note: This program is not available to international applicants.

Submit Application

  • Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
  • Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”

  • Select “Management, MS” as your “Major.”
  • Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].

  • We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.

All international transcripts must be evaluated and the evaluation submitted to the Graduate School.

We accepts evaluations sent directly from the following Agencies.

  • If a normal evaluation is submitted, official original transcripts with all marksheets will still need to be submitted.
  • If a WES ICAP or equivalent is submitted, we will not need the official transcripts to be submitted separately.

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Request one signed, and dated letter of recommendation; on official agency or organization letterhead, preferably from a past professor, college instructor, or from a professional who currently supervises the applicant or who has in the past and can attest to their academic preparedness to succeed in the program. That individual should:

If you are unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

Describe your preparation for graduate work and your academic interests and goals in no more than 500 words.

Submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) which includes your academic and professional history and achievements.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

  • Apply for scholarships and graduate assistantships once you are admitted.
  • Apply for financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and sending it to school code 003565.
  • Contact your financial aid advisor with any questions.

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist is here to help you complete registration.

Contact your Graduate Advisor if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

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DEPARTMENT CONTACT

Rebecca Stevens Graduate Student Services Coordinator: College of Business, College of Humanities Social Sciences and Arts, and Non-Degree
Xiaoliang (Alan) Zhang Graduate Advisor for the College of Business
Alex Williams, Ph.D. Department Head and Associate Professor of Management
Mario Hayek, Ph.D. Professor of Management
Alum Stacy Roberts Administrative Assistant
College of Business Mentoring and ADVISING Center

Contact Us

  • P.O. Box 3011
  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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