Dual Degree MPA/MBA
Course descriptions are available at the following link: http://catalog.utep.edu/grad/college-of-liberal-arts/college-liberal-arts-deans-office/master-of-public-administration/
- Specific Requirements for the MBA/MPA Two-Degree Option
- Students must meet all requirements for admission to both programs.
- Students must choose one of the following Programs of Study:
I. Program of Study 1
a. MBA Required Core (39 SCH)
- ACCT 5311 Accounting for Management
- ACCT 5301 Financial Accounting
- BLAW 5306 Business Law and Ethics
- CIS 5313 Strategic Information Systems
- ECON 5311 Managerial Economics
- ECON 5360 Global Economic Environment for Managers
- FIN 5311 Financial Management
- MGMT 5311 Organizational Management Seminar
- MGMT 5325 Management Strategy and Policy
- MGMT 5336 Effective Management of Human Resources
- MKT 5311 Marketing Management
- QMB 5311 Quantitative Methods in Business
- SCM 5308 Concepts of Production Managemen
b. MPA Required Core (30 SCH)
- PAD 5300 Introduction to Research Methods
- PAD 5301 Qualitative Research Methods for Public Administration
- PAD 5310 Public Policy Processes and Institutions
- PAD 5311 Economic Analysis for Public Administrators
- PAD 5350 Organizational Theory and Behavior
- PAD 5351 Applied Statistics for Public Administrators
- PAD 5352 Public Budgeting and Financial Management
- PAD 5353 Human Resources Management
- PAD 5365 Policy Analysis and Decision Making
- PAD 5367 Comprehensive Integration of Public Administration
II. Program of Study 2
a. Required MPA Core (30 SCH)
- PAD 5300 Introduction to Research Methods
- PAD 5301 Qualitative Research Methods for Public Administration
- PAD 5310 Public Policy Processes and Institutions
- PAD 5311 Economic Analysis for Public Administrators
- PAD 5350 Organizational Theory and Behavior
- PAD 5351 Applied Statistics for Public Administrators
- PAD 5352 Public Budgeting and Financial Management
- PAD 5353 Human Resources Management
- PAD 5365 Policy Analysis and Decision Making
- PAD 5367 Comprehensive Integration of Public Administration
b. Required MBA Core (39 SCH)
- ACCT 5311 Accounting for Management
- ACCT 5301 Financial Accounting
- BLAW 5306 Business Law and Ethics
- CIS 5313 Strategic Information Systems
- ECON 5311 Managerial Economics
- ECON 5360 Global Economic Environment for Managers
- FIN 5311 Financial Management
- MGMT 5311 Organizational Management Seminar
- MGMT 5325 Management Strategy and Policy
- MGMT 5336 Effective Management of Human Resources
- MKT 5311 Marketing Management
- QMB 5311 Quantitative Methods in Business
- SCM 5308 Concepts of Production Management
- Students are allowed to substitute PAD 5311, PAD 5350, and PAD 5355 for approved PAD electives.
- Students are allowed to substitute ECON 5311, MGMT 5311, and MGMT 5336 for approved Economics or Management electives.
- Electives must be approved by the academic advisors of both programs.
- Admission to and continuance in the program are administered separately by the MBA and MPA graduate committees and by the Graduate School.