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MBA with Certificate in Energy Business Program Overview
Our AACSB-accredited online Master of Business Administration with Certificate in Energy Business is a 36- to 45-credit program that provides highly marketable operational knowledge and leadership skills with an in-depth focus on the energy industry.
Our MBA with Certificate in Energy Business prepares you to work at different levels in the energy industry and can be completed in as little as four semesters. Each online course is taught by the same doctoral-level business professionals who teach on campus.
Careers for MBA with Certificate in Energy Business
UT Permian Basin’s online program will prepare you for advancement in a wide variety of corporate careers in the energy industry, including:
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Manager
- Budget Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Business Development
- Planning Analyst
Prep Course
3 credit hours required.
BUSI 2342 - Principles of Statistics
8 weeks
3
The course is an introduction to the principles of statistics and their application to problems in business and economics. Topics include the basics of probability theory, descriptive statistics, sampling methods, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, and the basics of linear regression.
Core Courses
12 credit hours required.
ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis
8 weeks
3
A foundation in the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting information designed for the planning, assessment, and control of business entities. Emphasizes the use of information for decision-making.
FINA 6320 - Financial Management
8 weeks
3
Survey of foundational concepts in finance; in particular, discounted cash flow analysis and its applications to valuation of bonds, stocks, and corporate capital assets. Introduction to the following topics: bond and stock markets; pricing mechanisms in those markets; relationship between risk and return; capital budgeting methods based on discounted cash flow valuation.
MNGT 6360 - Organizational Behavior
8 weeks
3
The systematic study of individual, team, and structural characteristics that influence behavior within organizations. Cross-cultural applications are discussed.
MRKT 6310 - Marketing Management
8 weeks
3
An analysis of the customer/market relationships with the company in an open market system characterized by the presence of strong competition within a very fluid business environment. Managerial decision making with this matrix will be stressed.
Courses Beyond Core
21 credit hours required.
MNGT 6320 - Production & Operation Management
8 weeks
3
The role of the operations management function within the context of an organization, be it public or private, profit or nonprofit, manufacturing or service. The course emphasizes the application of concepts of in process analysis, material management, and quality management. Both quantitative and behavioral perspectives are presented.
MNGT 6301 - Legal Environment of Business
8 weeks
3
A foundation in the role of law in our system of business and commerce both facilitating and constraining business decision-making. In addition, this course will introduce the operation of legal institutions and the fundamentals of legal reasoning.
MNGT 6303 - Analytical Models for Decision-Making
8 weeks
3
This course examines deterministic linear programming, networks and dynamic programming. It emphasizes formation and utilization of programming computer packages.
MNGT 6361 - Business Research Methods
8 weeks
3
The systematic study of individual, team, and structural characteristics that influence behavior within organizations. Cross-cultural applications are discussed.
MRKT 6301 - International Business
8 weeks
3
The course investigates government and businesses across borders and the dynamics between countries/regions, including country profiles, regional integration, trade, law and foreign direct investment. This course is macro in nature and focuses on international business and its overriding theories, and how to apply them in management decisions.
MNGT 6366 - Strategic Management
8 weeks
3
Opportunity for development and implementation of knowledge from multiple disciplines and integration of viewpoints of different functions of an organization. Case evaluation and discussion are stressed.
ACCT 6311 - Information Systems Management
8 weeks
3
Methods and problem resolution in developing and managing company-wide information systems.
Specialty Courses
12 credit hours required. Select courses from the list below.
ACCT 6310 - Energy Accounting
16 weeks
3
The course will cover advanced topics in energy accounting. Topics include: joint interest audits, contractor audits, asset valuations, direct charges, carried interests, farmouts/farm-ins, transportation and refining, gas balancing, sub chapter K elections, tax credits, and reclamation costs.
FINA 6331 - Energy Finance
8 weeks
3
This course introduces students to the principle concepts and application in energy finance. Topics include: fundamental of petroleum and value chain, oil and gas financial statement analysis, financing energy companies and projects, O&G database application, and energy risk management using derivative instruments. Students will complete energy projects incorporating major components of the course to tackle real-world problems.
MNGT 6324 - Energy Law
8 weeks
3
A study of energy law, including primarily the oil and gas industry, with a general overview of alternative energy sources.
MRKT 6309 - Global Energy Business
8 weeks
3
The major objective of this course is to introduce students to energy marketing. The course will provide students with an overview of energy marketing and how to utilize, manage, and control risk in the competitive natural gas industry. The course is intended to help develop primary skills for the energy marketing industry globally. Students will complete a paper and presentation on an energy topic.
FINA 6335 - Energy Investment and Risk Management
8 weeks
3
New offering, course details to be added soon. Please reach out to an MBA faculty member for more information.
Admission Requirements
Regular Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 hours leading towards a bachelor’s degree
- GMAT scores at average percentile or better*
- Entrance score: ES = (GPA X 200) + (GMAT): above 1120
- Official transcripts
Conditional Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours leading towards a bachelor’s degree
- GMAT scores at average percentile or better*
- Entrance score: ES = (GPA X 200) + (GMAT): above 1120
- Other evidence (at least one of the following):
- Two letters of recommendation
- Professional experience and/or awards
- Official transcripts
*GMAT requirement may be waived for applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.25 and above or a GPA of 3.25 and above in the last 60 hours of their undergraduate degree from an accredited university. Students who are granted the GMAT waiver may be required to submit two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from an immediate supervisor or instructor that can testify to the applicant’s professional experience.
Official Transcripts
Copies of official transcripts must come directly from the school in a sealed envelope and can be mailed to:
UT Permian Basin
Office of Admissions
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762
Official transcripts in electronic format can be sent to admissions@utpb.edu.
Supporting Documents
All supporting documents related to a graduate program, such as letters of recommendation, essays, statements of interest, resumes, professional work experience, and awards should be sent to the Graduate Studies Office:
UT Permian Basin
Graduate Studies
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762-0001
Electronic versions of supporting documents may be emailed to gradstudies@utpb.edu.
Waiver Policy
If you have an undergraduate degree in business, you may be able to complete the program with as few as 36 credit hours. If your undergraduate degree is not in business, you will have to complete all 45 credit hours.
Application Fee
The application fee is $40.
