MBA with International Business Concentration

MBA With International Business Concentration Overview


Our AACSB-accredited online Master of Business Administration with international business concentration is a 33- to 42-credit program that equips you to thrive in today’s business world—a term which globalization has given a literal dimension. Whether you plan to seek employment internationally or want to conquer the worldwide business landscape from where you are right now, you’ll need a deep understanding of globalization to succeed.

Build Business Leadership Expertise for Success on the World Stage


Our MBA program provides a firm foundation in core business disciplines before narrowing its focus to globalization, helping you synthesize and translate your new knowledge into crucial career skills along the way. Specialized courses demonstrate how to harness globalization to improve business performance and empower you with the leadership expertise to develop an international business plan while navigating the complexities of differing regulations and cultures.

Our 100% online, asynchronous program format offers you the flexibility to meet your current professional and personal commitments while completing your master’s degree. If you’ve already earned a BBA, you’ll enjoy additional flexibility, because you can finish this MBA program with as few as 33 credit hours.

Alumni Pathways


Once you’ve earned your MBA with international business concentration, you’ll be primed to join other UT Permian Basin alumni at some of the biggest and best-known companies in the world. Here’s a sample of the international corporations in which our MBA graduates have found a professional home: 

  • Google
  • Amazon
  • Chevron
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Dell Technologies
  • Charles Schwab

Careers for MBA with International Business Concentration Graduates


This online UTPB program prepares you for advancement in a diverse array of rewarding corporate careers, including:

 

Preparation Courses

Upon admission (regular and conditional), students will be evaluated for statistical literacy. Students who need additional skills in this area are referred to BUSI 2342 (Statistical Literacy) until literacy requirement is fulfilled. Statistical literacy (BUSI 2342) must be remedied in the first semester in which the student is accepted into the MBA program and must be taken before the student enrolls in FINA 6320, FINA 6321, BUSI 6302, MNGT 6366, MRKT 6302 or electives in accounting, finance, management, or marketing.

Courses
Duration
Credits
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. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1324
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Fall A 2024 Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Whole Spring 2025 Summer A 2025 Whole Summer 2025 Fall A 2025 Whole Fall 2025
Core Courses

12 credit hours.

Courses
Duration
Credits
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. May not be taken for MPA core or elective credit. Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2342 - Principles of Statistics.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Whole Spring 2025 Summer A 2025 Whole Summer 2025 Fall A 2025 Whole Fall 2025
FINA 6320 - Financial Management
8 weeks
3
Survey of foundational concepts in financial management; in particular, introduction to capital budgeting and financing concepts that include discounted cash flow analysis and its applications to valuation of bonds, stocks, and corporate capital assets. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 6301 or equivalent.
Prerequisites: ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Whole Spring 2025 Summer A 2025 Whole Summer 2025 Fall A 2025 Whole Fall 2025
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.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Spring A 2025 Summer A 2025 Fall A 2025 Spring A 2026 Summer A 2026 Fall A 2026
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.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Spring B 2025 Summer A 2025 Summer B 2025 Fall A 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring A 2026 Spring B 2026 Summer A 2026 Summer B 2026 Fall A 2026 Fall B 2026
Courses Beyond Core

21 credit hours. Choose BUSI 6302 or MRKT 6302.

Courses
Duration
Credits
MNGT 6320 - Production & Operations 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.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Spring B 2025 Summer B 2025 Fall A 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring A 2026 Spring B 2026 Summer B 2026 Fall A 2026 Fall B 2026
ACCT 6302 - Contemporary Control Systems
8 weeks
3
A study of the design, implementation, and evaluation of control systems intended to support and direct strategic objectives of various organizations. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 6302 or ACCT 6305 or ACCT 6315 or ACCT 6316
Prerequisites: ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis
Semesters Offered: Fall A 2024 Fall B 2024 Whole Spring 2025 Spring B 2025 Whole Summer 2025 Summer B 2025 Whole Fall 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring A 2026 Spring B 2026 Summer A 2026 Summer B 2026 Fall A 2026 Fall B 2026
BLAW 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.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Spring B 2025 Summer A 2025 Summer B 2025 Fall A 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring A 2026 Spring B 2026 Summer A 2026 Summer B 2026
FINA 6321 - Corporate Finance & Strategy
8 weeks
3
Intermediate-level course covering modern corporate finance concepts. Course topics include advance capital budgeting and financing techniques as well as financial risk management and various asset valuation techniques including concepts related to Mergers and Acquisitions. Prerequisite(s): FINA 6320 or the equivalent
Prerequisites: FINA 6320 - Financial Management
Semesters Offered: Fall A 2024 Fall B 2024 Whole Spring 2025 Spring B 2025 Whole Summer 2025 Summer B 2025 Whole Fall 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring A 2026 Spring B 2026 Summer A 2026 Summer B 2026 Fall A 2026 Fall B 2026
BUSI 6302 - Business Analytics
8 weeks
3
This course introduces the practical and advanced data analytics for all business majors. The course covers topics of script programming, data/statistical analysis, and data visualization. Students will practice data analytic methods and use related software to solve real-world business questions.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring A 2025 Spring B 2025 Summer B 2025 Fall A 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring A 2026 Summer B 2026 Fall A 2026 Fall B 2026
MRKT 6302 - Marketing Analytics
8 weeks
3
This course includes concepts of business and marketing analytics and practices the analytic methodologies to assist making better business and marketing decisions with hands-on learning experiences. Topics will include: Using R in Marketing Analytics; Marketing Content Analysis; Segmentation, Targeting & Positioning Analysis; Data Visualization, etc.
Prerequisites: MRKT 6310 - Marketing Management
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring B 2025 Summer B 2025 Fall B 2025 Fall B 2026
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.
Prerequisites: ACCT 6302 - Contemporary Control Systems BLAW 6301 - Legal Environment of Business FINA 6321 - Corporate Finance & Strategy BUSI 6302 - Business Analytics MNGT 6320 - Production & Operations Management BUSI 6325 - International Business
Semesters Offered: Fall B 2024 Spring B 2025 Summer B 2025 Fall B 2025 Spring B 2026 Summer B 2026 Fall B 2026
BUSI 6325 - International Business
8 weeks
3
The course investigates government and businesses across borders and the dynamics between countries/regions, including country profiles, national economic policies, 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. Cross-listed with MRKT 6301.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Spring A 2025 Spring B 2025 Summer A 2025 Fall A 2025 Spring A 2026 Spring B 2026 Summer A 2026 Fall A 2026
International Business Elective Courses

9 credit hours. Choose three courses.

Courses
Duration
Credits
BUSI 6309 - Global Energy Business
8 weeks
3
By the end of this course, students will be able to: Evaluate the fundamentals needed to make sound economic, business, and government policy decisions relating to energy industries. Recognize the changing trends of energy markets through economics, mathematical optimization, simulation, and forecasting. Apply historical, institutional, engineering, and technical knowledge of energy production, transportation, and transformation to real-life cases. Utilize models for understanding and managing energy resources in a global environment.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Spring B 2025 Spring B 2026 Spring B 2027
BUSI 6340 - Global Entrepreneurship
8 weeks
3
Global Entrepreneurship will help explore the main dimensions and challenges of global venture creation and growth. The course offers a framework for understanding the entrepreneurial process in global contexts and exposes students to key issues and problem specific international ventures. Prerequisites: MRKT 6310 and ACCT 6301
Prerequisites: MRKT 6310 - Marketing Management ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis
Semesters Offered: Summer B 2025 Summer B 2026 Summer B 2027
FINA 6330 - International Finance
8 weeks
3
This course is a comprehensive study of the management of multinational firms and international financial markets. Some of the topics include global risk management, currency exchange rate mechanisms, corporate exchange rate exposure measurement & management, exchange-rate arbitrage, and hedging using a variety of currency-based derivatives.
Prerequisites: FINA 6320 - Financial Management
Semesters Offered: Summer B 2025
MRKT 6314 - International Marketing
8 weeks
3
Globalization of markets and market entry across borders. Internationalizing of product, price, place, and promotion decisions. Standardization and adaptation decisions in a marketing context.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Spring A 2025
MRKT 6335 - Global Supply Chain Management
8 weeks
3
This course focuses on management of supply chain processes and concepts. It discusses topics in operations, marketing, or finance functions in a manufacturing or distribution firm, and important supply chain metrics in a globalizing business environment. It will also discuss how to make supply chain decisions in the context of production planning and inventory control, order fulfillment coordination.
Prerequisites: N/A
Semesters Offered: Summer A 2025

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • GPA of 3.00 or better in the last 60 credit hours

Conditional Admission

  • Official transcripts certifying a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited college or university
  • GPA between 2.99 and 2.5 in the last 60 credit hours of coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree
  • 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
  • Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work as advised, one course at a time, and must earn a B or better
    • If student earns below a B, GMAT is required for readmission
  • No elective course may be taken by a student in conditional status

Conditional Admission With Dean’s Approval

  • Official transcripts certifying a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited college or university
  • GPA between 2.49 and 2.25 in the last 60 credit hours of coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree
  • GMAT with minimum score of 500 (based on GPA)
  • Essay expressing interest may be requested
  • 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
  • Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work as advised, one course at a time, and must earn a B or better
  • No elective course may be taken by a student in conditional status

Students granted conditional status will be changed to regular status upon successful completion of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of MBA coursework with a grade of B or better in each course taken.

Official Transcripts

Copies of official transcripts must come directly from the school in a sealed envelope and can be mailed to: 

UT Permian Basin
Graduate Studies Office
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762

Official transcripts in electronic format can be sent to gradstudies@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 33 credit hours. If your undergraduate degree is not in business, you will have to complete all 42 credit hours.

Application Fee

The application fee is $40.

Veterans and Active Duty Military: Your application fee is waived for this program. Get details now.

Director of Graduate Programs, UT Permian Basin College of Business
Professor of Marketing
saran_a@utpb.edu

Anshu Saran, PhD, is a professor of marketing within the College of Business at The University of Texas Permian Basin. Graduating with his PhD from The University of Texas – Pan American, he joined UTPB in the fall of 2006. Prior to this, he served as faculty and taught at the APS University Rewa, Amity Business School Noida, and The University of Texas – Pan American. His research includes competing in the global marketplace, marketing strategies, social media ad marketing, and cultural differences in international business and marketing. His work has been published in the International Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Business Research, and Journal of Global Marketing. Accumulating work experience for 12 years in different parts of the world, he served as chief operating officer for Tata International Ltd. along with other accolades in India. Dr. Saran currently teaches the following classes within the MBA program: International Business (on-campus and online) and Marketing Strategy.

“My research interests and experience in international business and marketing have supported my academic endeavors and helped me incorporate industry examples in the curriculum, creating value for students and supporting their job and career progression.”

We’re pleased to offer program admission on a rolling basis.

Rolling admission refers to our process of accepting and evaluating applications as we receive them and moving any applications that miss the deadline to the next semester. However, if you want to enroll in courses for a specific semester, you will need to make note of the application deadlines found below. If you don’t complete your application and submit the required materials by the deadline, your application will be rolled over to the next semester. 

LengthApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlinePayment DeadlineCourses BeginCourses End
Spring A12/30/241/6/251/10/251/13/253/7/25
Spring B3/3/253/10/253/14/253/17/255/9/25
SemesterApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlinePayment DeadlineCourses BeginCourses End
Summer A4/28/255/5/255/9/255/12/256/27/25
Summer B6/16/256/23/256/30/256/30/258/15/25
LengthApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlinePayment DeadlineCourses BeginCourses End
Fall A8/11/258/18/258/22/258/25/2510/17/25
Fall B10/6/2510/13/2510/17/2510/20/2512/12/25

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