MS Curriculum Guides

MS Accounting - Audit & Data Analytics (Full-Time and Cohort Style)

Concentration Courses (30 Hours)
  • ACCT 5110 (3 hrs.) Fundamentals of Accounting Research
  • ACCT 5120 (3 hrs.) Data Analysis in Accounting
  • ACCT 5200 (3 hrs.) Professional Ethics and Corp. Governance
  • ACCT 5410 (3 hrs.) External Auditing
  • ACCT 5440 (3 hrs.) IT Auditing
  • ACCT 5450 (3 hrs.) Internal Auditing
  • ACCT 5710 (3 hrs.) Accounting Communication or
  • ACCT 5760 (3 hrs.) Accounting Based Valuation
  • ACCT 5780 (3 hrs.) Professional Exam Competency
  • BLAW 5400 (3 hrs.) Law for Accountants and Managers
  • DSCI 5360 (3 hrs.) Data Visualization for Analytics
Accounting Electives (3 Hours)
  • ACCT 5480 (3 hrs.) Fraud Examination
  • ACCT 5800 (3 hrs.) Internship

MS Taxation & Data Analytics (Full-Time and Cohort Style)

Concentration Courses (30 Hours)
  • ACCT 5120 (3 hrs.) Data Analysis in Accounting
  • ACCT 5200 (3 hrs.) Professional Ethics and Corp. Governance
  • ACCT 5310 (3 hrs.) Tax Research and Administrative Procedure
  • ACCT 5320 (3 hrs.) Taxation of Flow-Through Entities
  • ACCT 5330 (3 hrs.) Taxation of C Corporations
  • ACCT 5390 (3 hrs.) Taxes and Business Strategy
  • ACCT 5370 (3 hrs.) Family Tax Planning
  • ACCT 5780 (3 hrs.) Professional Exam Competency
  • BLAW 5400 (3 hrs.) Law for Accountants and Managers
  • DSCI 5360 (3 hrs.) Data Visualization for Analytics
Accounting Electives (3 Hours)
  • ACCT 5760 (3 hrs.) Accounting Valuation
  • ACCT 5800 (3 hrs.) Internship

MS Business Analytics (STEM)

Foundation Courses (18 Hours)
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • DSCI 5240 (3 hrs.) Data Mining
  • DSCI 5330 (3 hrs.) Enterprise Applications of Business Intelligence
  • DSCI 5340 (3 hrs.) Predictive Analytics and Business Forecasting
  • BCIS 5420 (3 hrs.) Foundations of Database Management
  • DSCI 5260 (3 hrs.) Business Process Analytics (taken in last semester)
Supporting / Elective Courses (15 Hours)
  • DSIC 5210 (3 hrs.) Model-Based Business Intelligence
  • DSCI 5250 (3 hrs.) Statistical Techniques in Stimulation
  • DSCI 5230 (3 hrs.) Non-Parametric Statistics for Business Research
  • DSCI 5350 (3 hrs.) Big Data Analytics
  • DSCI 5360 (3 hrs.) Data Visualization for Analytics
  • BCIS 5110 (3 hrs.) Programming Languages for Business Analytics
  • BCIS 5120 (3 hrs.) Information Systems Development
  • BCIS 5140 (3 hrs.) Artificial Intelligence in Business
  • BCIS 5610 (3 hrs.) Enterprise Data Warehousing
  • BCIS 5670 (3 hrs.) International Issues in IT
  • BCIS 5740 (3 hrs.) Information Security Management
  • BCIS 5750 (3 hrs.) Blockchain for Business
  • BCIS 5760 (3 hrs.) Intro to Business Aspects of Digital Forensics
  • DSCI 5800 (3 hrs.) Internship

MS Information Systems & Technologies (STEM)

Foundation Courses (15 Hours)
  • BCIS 5110 (3 hrs.) Programming Languages for Business Analytics
  • BCIS 5120 (3 hrs.) Information Systems Development
  • BCIS 5420 (3 hrs.) Foundations of Database Management
  • BCIS 5700 (3 hrs.) Strategic Use of Information Technology
  • BCIS 5740 (3 hrs.) Information Security Management
Supporting Courses (15 Hours)
  • BCIS 5130 (3 hrs.) Fundamentals of Presentation Design
  • BCIS 5540 (3 hrs.) Enterprise Systems Programming - NEW Supporting Course
  • BCIS 5550 (3 hrs.) Advanced Enterprise Systems Programming- NEW Supporting Course
  • BCIS 5560 (3 hrs.) Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management- NEW Supporting Course
  • BCIS 5620 (3 hrs.) Networking and Telecommunication
  • BCIS 5630 (3 hrs.) Information Technology Security
  • BCIS 5650 (3 hrs.) Emerging Information Technology
  • BCIS 5660 (3 hrs.) Organizing and Managing IT Projects
  • BCIS 5670 (3 hrs.) International Issues in IT
  • BCIS 5680 (3 hrs.) Web-Based Systems Development
  • BCIS 5750 (3 hrs.) Blockchain for Business
  • BCIS 5760 (3 hrs.) Intro to Business Aspects of Digital Forensics - NEW Supporting Course
  • BCIS 5800 (3 hrs.) Cooperative Education Internship
  • DSCI 5240 (3 hrs.) Data Mining & Machine Learning for Business
  • DSCI 5330 (3 hrs.) Enterprise Applications of Business Intelligence
  • DSCI 5350 (3 hrs.) Big Data Analytics
  • DSCI 5360 (3 hrs.) Data Visualization for Analytics

MS Finance (STEM)

Foundation Courses (18 Hours)
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • FINA 5210 (3 hrs.) Investment Analysis and Management
  • FINA 5310 (3 hrs.) Advanced Topics in Financial Management
  • FINA 5400 (3 hrs.) Financial Markets and Institutions
  • FINA 5500 (3 hrs.) International Financial Management
  • FINA 5700 (3 hrs.) Integrative Capstone (taken in last semester)
Elective Courses (12 Hours)
  • BLAW 5410** (3 hrs.) Business Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
  • FINA 5220 (3 hrs.) Theory and Application of Financial Derivatives
  • FINA 5240 (3 hrs.) Fixed Income Securities
  • FINA 5250 (3 hrs.) Python and Data Analytics for Finance
  • FINA 5330 (3 hrs.) Sustainable Finance
  • FINA 5340 (3 hrs.) Mergers and Acquisitions
  • FINA 5510 (3 hrs.) Theory of Finance
  • FINA 5650 (3 hrs.) Contemporary Issues in Finance
  • FINA 5800 (3 hrs.) Internship

Full-Time and Cohort Style MBA Curriculum Guides

Management

Summer II Courses (6 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
Fall Courses (15 Hours)
  • BUSI 5510 (3 hrs.) Management Innovation and Creativity
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
Spring Courses (15 Hours)
  • MGMT 5660 (3 hrs.) International Management
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy
  • BUSI 5520 (3 hrs.) Industry Visits
  • DSCI 5240 (3 hrs.) Data Mining

Sport Entertainment Management (Online & Frisco)

Core Courses (18 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • SENM 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Practices in the Sport Entertainment Industry
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • SENM 5495 (3 hrs.) Business Planning
Required Courses (18 Hours)
  • SENM 5262 (3 hrs.) International Brand Strategies in Sport Entertainment Industry
  • SENM 5401 (3 hrs.) Talent Management in Sport Entertainment Industry
  • ADTA 5160 (3 hrs.) Sport Entertainment Analytics
  • SENM 5261 (3 hrs.) Corporate Partnerships in Sport Entertainment Industry
  • OPSM 5200 (3 hrs.) Sport Event and Venue Operations
  • SENM 5490 (3 hrs.) Consulting for the Sport Entertainment Industry

Part-Time or Online MBA Curriculum Guides

Business Analytics (STEM)

Core Courses (18 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Supporting Courses (18 Hours Selected From)
  • DSCI 5210 (3 hrs.) Model-Based Business Intelligence
  • DSCI 5240 (3 hrs.) Data Mining
  • DSCI 5260 (3 hrs.) Business Process Analytics
  • DSCI 5330 (3 hrs.) Enterprise Applications of Business Intelligence
  • DSCI 5340 (3 hrs.) Predictive Analytics & Business Forecasting
  • DSCI 5350 (3 hrs.) Big Data Analytics
  • DSCI 5360 (3 hrs.) Visualization Analytics
  • BCIS 5110 (3 hrs.) Programming Languages for Business Analytics
  • BCIS 5610 (3 hrs.) Enterprise Data Warehousing

Business Studies

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Courses (12 Hours)
  • Students will select four 5XXX level courses within the G. Brint Ryan College of Business.

Finance

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Courses (6 Hours)
  • FINA 5210 (3 hrs.) Investment Analysis and Management
  • FINA 5310 (3 hrs.) Advanced Topics in Financial Management
Supporting Courses (6 Hours Selected From)
  • FINA 5220 (3 hrs.) Theory and Application of Financial Derivatives
  • FINA 5240 (3 hrs.) Fixed Income Securities
  • FINA 5250 (3 hrs.) Python and Data Analytics for Finance
  • FINA 5330 (3 hrs.) Sustainable Finance
  • FINA 5340 (3 hrs.) Mergers and Acquisitions
  • FINA 5400 (3 hrs.) Financial Markets and Institutions
  • FINA 5500 (3 hrs.) International Financial Management
  • FINA 5510 (3 hrs.) Theory of Finance
  • FINA 5650 (3 hrs.) Contemporary Issues in Finance

Financial Planning

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Courses (12 Hours)
  • FINA 5210 (3 hrs.) Investment Analysis and Management
  • FIPL 5100 (3 hrs.) Fundamental of Personal Financial and Insurance
    Planning
  • FIPL 5780 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Estate Planning
  • FIPL 5770 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Retirement Planning and Employee
    Benefits

Health Services Management (100% online)

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Concentration Courses (12 Hours Selected From)
  • HLSV 5400 (3 hrs.) Health Services Management
  • HLSV 5450 (3 hrs.) Health Services Administration
  • HLSV 5710 (3 hrs.) Theories & Measures for Health and Wellness
  • HLSV 5740 (3 hrs.) Financial Issues in Health Services Administration
  • HLSV 5820 (3 hrs.) Marketing Health Services
  • HLSV 5880 (3 hrs.) Health Care Law and Ethics

Information Technology

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Supporting Courses (12 Hours Selected From)
  • BCIS 5120 (3 hrs.) Information Systems Development
  • BCIS 5140 (3 hrs.) Artificial Intelligence in Business
  • BCIS 5650 (3 hrs.) Emerging Information Technologies
  • BCIS 5660 (3 hrs.) Managing and Organizing IT Projects
  • BCIS 5670 (3 hrs.) International Issues in IT
  • BCIS 5740 (3 hrs.) Information Security Management
  • DSCI 5360 (3 hrs.) Visualization Analytics

Marketing Analytics

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Concentration Courses (12 Hours Selected From)
  • MKTG 5200 (3 hrs.) Consumer Behavior
  • MKTG 5250 (3 hrs.) Advanced Marketing Research and Analytics
  • MKTG 5620 (3 hrs.) Marketing in a Digital Age
  • ADTA 5120 (3 hrs.) Introduction to Data Science
  • ADTA 5240 (3 hrs.) Harvesting, Storing, and Retrieving Data

Marketing

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Courses (9 Hours)
  • MKTG 5200 (3 hrs.) Consumer Behavior
  • MKTG 5240 (3 hrs.) Marketing Metrics for Managers
  • MKTG 5250 (3 hrs.) Advanced Marketing Research and Analytics
Supporting Courses (3 Hours Selected From)
  • MKTG 5400 (3 hrs.) Production Planning and Brand Management
  • MKTG 5550 (3 hrs.) Global Marketing
  • MKTG 5620 (3 hrs.) Marketing in a Digital Age

Music Business (100% Online)

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management* *May substitute: MUCE 5010 (3 hrs.) Marketing for Musicians
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Music Core Courses (9 Hours)
  • MUCE 5000 (3 hrs.) Music Business and Entrepreneurship
  • MUCE 5030 (3 hrs.) Music Entrepreneurship Practicum/Internship
  • MUCE 5040 (3 hrs.) Music Law and Finance
Supporting Courses (3 Hours)
  • MUCE 5020 (3 hrs.) Music Leadership and Performing Arts Management
  • MUCE 5050 (3 hrs.) Artist Management and Touring
  • MUCE 5060 (3 hrs.) Beginning Digital Audio Production for Music Entrepreneurs
  • MUCE 5070 (3 hrs.) Music Business in Media
  • MGMT 5300 (3 hrs.) Entrepreneurship and Venture Management

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (100% online)

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Courses (3 Hours)
  • MGMT 5210 (3 hrs.) Human Resource Management Seminar
Supporting Courses (6 Hours Selected From)
  • MGMT 5120 (3 hrs.) Managing Organizational Design and Change
  • MGMT 5260 (3 hrs.) Workforce Planning & Employment
  • MGMT 5870 (3 hrs.) Leadership Research and Development
  • MGMT 5890 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Compensation and Motivation
Elective Course (3 Hours Selected From)
  • MGMT 5300 (3 hrs.) Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
  • MGMT 5660 (3 hrs.) International Management
  • MGMT 5760 (3 hrs.) Strategic Management

Strategic Management (100% online)

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Course (3 Hours)
  • MGMT 5760 (3 hrs.) Strategic Management
Supporting Courses (6 Hours Selected From)
  • MGMT 5120 (3 hrs.) Managing Organizational Design and Change
  • MGMT 5300 (3 hrs.) Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
  • MGMT 5660 (3 hrs.) International Management
Elective Course (3 Hours Selected From)
  • MGMT 5210 (3 hrs.) Human Resource Management Seminar
  • MGMT 5260 (3 hrs.) Workforce Planning & Employment
  • MGMT 5870 (3 hrs.) Leadership Research and Development
  • MGMT 5890 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Compensation and Motivation

Supply Chain Analytics (100% online)

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Supporting Courses (12 Hours Selected From)
  • LSCM 5830 (3 hrs.) Industrial Distribution and Logistics Management
  • OPSM 5840 (3 hrs.) Strategic Supply Management
  • OPSM 5850 (3 hrs.) Operations Management
  • ADTA 5120 (3 hrs.) Introduction to Data Analytics
  • ADTA 5240 (3 hrs.) Harvesting, Storing, and Retrieving Data

Supply Chain Management (100% online)

Core Courses (24 Hours)
  • ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) Accounting for Management
  • DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) Intro to the Business Decision Process
  • FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) Financial Management
  • MKTG 5150 (3 hrs.) Marketing Management
  • MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
  • BCIS 5150 (3 hrs.) Leveraging IT for Business
  • MGMT 5710 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) Administrative Strategy (last semester)
Required Courses (12 Hours)
  • LSCM 5830 (3 hrs.) Industrial Distribution and Logistics Management
  • OPSM 5840 (3 hrs.) Strategic Supply Management
  • OPSM 5850 (3 hrs.) Operations Management
  • LSCM 5860 (3 hrs.) Advanced Supply Chain Management Problems