Executive Education Programs in Management Science - UT Dallas 2025 Graduate Catalog - The University of Texas at Dallas
UT Dallas 2025 Graduate Catalog
Naveen Jindal School of Management
Executive Education Programs
The Naveen Jindal School of Management, Executive Education Area combines the best of the school's nationally recognized faculty with a select group of executives to provide an innovative, relevant portfolio of programs. Designed to advance knowledge and skills that improve organizational performance, these programs include both MBA and Master of Science degree programs, as well as certificate programs. Courses are taught on campus, on site or online.
Students pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) are required to complete the prerequisites
OPRE 6303
Quantitative Foundations of Business. For
OPRE 6303
, applicants may request a waiver if they have completed Calculus at the undergraduate or graduate level with a grade of "B" or better. These program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites; however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA).
Programs in Management Science
Degrees
MS in Management Science - Executive Education
MS in Management Science with an Emphasis in Project Management- Executive Education
Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Special admission and fee requirements apply to the following programs and courses.
Master of Science in Management Science - Executive Education
36 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
FACG> jsom-management-sciences-ms
Professors:
Ashiq Ali
@axa042200
Alain Bensoussan
@axb046100
Gary Bolton
@gxb122130
Metín Çakanyildirim
@metin
Huseyin Cavusoglu
@huseyin
Jianqing Chen
@jxc111031
William M. Cready
@wmc041000
Gregory G. Dess
@ggd021000
Umit G. Gurun
@ugg041000
Dorothée Honhon
@dbh130130
Kyle Hyndman
@tdp062000
Varghese S. Jacob
@vjacob
Sanjay Jain
@sxj164830
Ganesh Janakiraman
@gxj091000
Elena Katok
@emk120030
Dmitri Kuksov
@dgk120030
Nanda Kumar
@nkumar
Seung-Hyun Lee
@sxl029100
Zhiang (John) Lin
@zlin
Sumit K. Majumdar
@skm021100
Stanimir Markov
@sxm079200
Amit Mehra
@axm078200
Syam Menon
@sxm021300
Vijay S. Mookerjee
@vijaym
B. P. S. Murthi
@murthi
Vikram Nanda
@vkn150030
Özalp Özer
@oxo091000
Mike W. Peng
@mxp059000
Hasan Pirkul
@hpirkul
Cuili Qian
@cxq170330
Suresh Radhakrishnan
@sradhakr
Srinivasan Raghunathan
@sraghu
Ram C. Rao
@rrao
Brian Ratchford
@btr051000
Michael J. Rebello
@mjr071000
Gil Sadka
@gxs143630
Sumit Sarkar
@sumit
Suresh P. Sethi
@sethi
Kathryn E. Stecke
@kes021000
Riki Takeuchi
@rxt173730
Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang
@wkt071000
Jun Xia
@jxx132030
Ying Xie
@yxx124930
Harold Zhang
@hxz054000
Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
@zxz062000
Associate Professors:
Mehmet Ayvaci
@mua120030
Nina Baranchuk
@nxb043000
Zhonglan Dai
@zxd051000
Rebecca Files
@rlf092000
Michael Hasler
@mxh190031
Bin Hu
@bxh180009
Surya N. Janakiraman
@suryaj
Robert L. Kieschnick Jr.
@rkiesch
Atanu Lahiri
@axl144730
Jun Li
@jxl128031
Ningzhong Li
@nxl124130
Maria Loumioti
@mxl175830
Lívia Markóczy
@lxm055000
Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan
@nataraj
Naim Bugra Ozel
@nbo150030
H. Dennis Park
@hxp174230
Anyan Qi
@axq140430
Young U. Ryu
@ryoung
Serdar Simsek
@axs158032
Harpreet Singh
@hxs104000
Upender Subramanian
@uxs092000
Shouqiang Wang
@sxw163830
Kelsey D. Wei
@kdw061000
Han (Victor) Xia
@hxx110930
Yexiao Xu
@yexiaoxu
Alejandro Zentner
@axz051000
Jieying Zhang
@jxz146230
Zhe (James) Zhang
@zxz145430
Feng Zhao
@fxz082000
Yibin Zhou
@yxz066000
Assistant Professors:
Khai Chiong
@kxc173030
Rafael Copat
@rxc190027
Soraya Fatehi
@sxf200005
Andrew Frazelle
@aef180002
Ying Huang
@yxh124430
Joonhwi Joo
@jxj180020
Sora Jun
@sxj177030
Jason Kautz
@jdk200000
Tongil Kim
@txk200012
Sheen Levine
@ssl140530
Meng Li
@mxl120531
Christopher Mace
@cxm200014
Samir Mamadehussene
@sxm200118
Jean-Marie Meier
@jmm172030
Zixuan Meng
@zxm200005
Radha Mookerjee
@rvm019000
Jedson Pinto
@jpp200002
Ignacio Rios Uribe
@iar200000
Alejandro Rivera Mesias
@axr150331
Alessio Saretto
@axs125732
Simon Siegenthaler
@sxs177933
Shujing Sun
@sxs200168
Xiaoxiao Tang
@xxt180003
Shervin Tehrani
@sst180003
Ashwin Venkataraman
@axv190029
Christian Von Drathen
@cxv141430
Guihua Wang
@gxw130630
Hongchang Wang
@hxw140930
Pingle Wang
@pxw200007
Junfeng Wu
@jxw175430
Steven Xiao
@sxx150930
Associate Professors Emeriti:
J. Richard Harrison
@harrison
Jane Salk
@jes025000
David J. Springate
@spring8
Visiting Professor:
Emily Choi
@exc113230
Clinical Professors:
John Barden
@jpb063000
Britt Berrett
@brb051000
Abhijit Biswas
@axb019100
Shawn Carraher
@smc130730
Larry Chasteen
@chasteen
Paul Convery
@pxc141930
Howard Dover
@hfd021000
Randall S. Guttery
@rxg112530
William Hefley
@weh150130
Robert Hicks
@rfh041000
Marilyn Kaplan
@mkaplan
Van Latham
@vml170230
Sonia Leach
@sel120030
Peter Lewin
@plewin
Jeffrey Manzi
@jxm158130
John McCracken
@jfm
Divakar Rajamani
@dxr020100
Daniel Rajaratnam
@dxr143430
Kannan Ramanathan
@kxr087000
Mark Thouin
@mxt083000
McClain Watson
@jmw077000
Jeff Weekley
@jaw160330
Habte Woldu
@wolduh
Fang Wu
@fxw052000
Clinical Associate Professors:
Shawn Alborz
@sxa063000
Dawn Owens
@dmo130130
Carolyn Reichert
@carolyn
Avanti P. Sethi
@asethi
Ramesh Subramoniam
@rxs179630
Clinical Assistant Professors:
Athena Alimirzaei
@axa134231
Christina (Krysta) Betanzos
@clb120030
Moran Blueshtein
@mxb135230
Jerome Gafford
@jmg171130
Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks
@jnh061000
Revansiddha Khanapure
@rbk160130
Liping Ma
@lxm133730
Ravi Narayan
@rln130030
Parneet Pahwa
@pxp030100
Jason Parker
@jap090020
Drew Peabody
@sdp093020
Nassim Sohaee
@nxs045000
Professors of Instruction:
Semiramis Amirpour
@sxa130731
Mary Beth Goodrich
@goodrich
Chris Linsteadt
@ccl019000
Matt Polze
@mmp062000
Luell (Lou) Thompson
@lot013000
Associate Professors of Instruction:
Vivek Arora
@vxa081000
Judd Bradbury
@jdb101000
Monica E. Brussolo
@meb049000
Amal El-Ashmawi
@ahe013000
Ayfer Gurun
@axg119030
Maria Hasenhuttl
@h1562
Thomas (Tom) Henderson
@txh093000
Jennifer Johnson
@jxj091000
Kathryn Lookadoo
@kxl164330
Sarah Moore
@sem054000
Hubert Zydorek
@hxz120930
Mohammad aseri Taheri
@mxn121930
Assistant Professor of Instruction:
Joseph Mauriello
@jam151430
Professors of Practice:
Tiffany A. Bortz
@tabortz
Ranavir Bose
@rxb132730
Alexander Edsel
@ade012000
Rajiv Shah
@rxs079000
Associate Professors of Practice:
Richard Bowen
@rxb073100
Jackie Kimzey
@jxk092000
David Parks
@dxp153830
Margaret Smallwood
@meg012400
Steven Solcher
@sjs107020
Kathy Zolton
@kxz121730
Assistant Professors of Practice:
Robert Wright
@rgw091000
Senior Lecturer:
Juliann Chapman
@jgc160130
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Management Science (MS MSc) is a minimum 36 semester credit hours STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree program that provides students with flexibility to customize and choose their own course of study by selecting a variety of masters courses and tracks offered by JSOM to satisfy the elective requirements.
To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and in all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites to qualify for the MS in Management Science degree. Students also can obtain a double MS MSc and MBA degree by successfully completing a minimum of 63 semester credit hours (if all prerequisites are met).
Prerequisites
Students pursuing the Master of Science in Management Science (MS MSc) degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of
MAS 6102
Professional Development course (except specialized Executive Education programs). However, executive education applicants may request a waiver and this program prerequisite must be satisfied within the first two semesters of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. In addition, knowledge of calculus is required and students who have not completed an undergraduate calculus course may satisfy the prerequisite by completing
OPRE 6303
Quantitative Foundations of Business or request a waiver. This must be completed within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 12 semester credit hours
MIS 6324
Business Analytics with SAS
MIS 6320
Database Foundations
OPRE 6301
Statistics and Data Analysis
OPRE 6332
Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
Elective Courses: 24 semester credit hours
As a highly flexible program, students may customize and choose their own course of study by selecting a variety of master's-level courses from any executive education online course/prefix or catalog year offered within JSOM to satisfy the elective requirements. Students are encouraged to focus in a concentration (optional) or each an academic certificate to obtain an in-depth knowledge in a specific business area depending on their interests. Internship may be waived with Departmental approval
Concentrations
Business Analytics:
A concentration in business analytics covers statistics and econometrics, predictive modeling, decision and optimization (prescriptive) modeling, and data management. Students are prepared for a position within marketing analytics, decision and operations analytics, financial analytics, healthcare analytics, and IT analytics.
Finance:
Students can prepare for careers in corporate finance, investment management, or the management of financial institutions. Courses in this area emphasize creative solutions to business financing problems, the development of value maximizing investment and financing strategies, and the analysis and management of fixed income and equity investments. Students may choose to concentrate in either corporate financial planning or the analysis of financial securities and investment portfolios.
Healthcare Management:
The primary goal of this concentration is to prepare students for leadership positions in healthcare organizations. The healthcare concentration is cross-functional and industry focused. Courses include cases, projects and assignments that are centered on applying management skills to healthcare issues and organizations. Classes are taught by faculty and healthcare executives who bring special expertise and experience to the program.
International Management:
In today's global economy, there is a need to develop skills in various international business environments. Students can take a multidisciplinary approach to study international management, with courses in finance, marketing, strategic management, and legal and cross-cultural management. These integrate concepts and theories with international policies and business practices and prepare students to succeed in developing successful international ventures.
Leadership in Organizations:
The leadership concentration prepares students for management positions through the study of the psychological, sociological and organizational behavior disciplines. The program provides a foundation of leadership theory, building and problem solving in interpersonal work relationships, group dynamics, organizational decision-making and change and ethics.
Marketing:
Students learn to understand customers' needs and purchase behaviors, how to satisfy those needs, and how to make a profit in competitive industries and markets. Topics include developing an effective marketing strategy, developing new products and managing different brands, and product categories. Students can also acquire expertise in pricing, advertising and promotions, market research, and retailing strategies.
Strategic Management:
This concentration focuses on corporate level strategic management, including implementation of strategic designs, top management team leadership, the strategic implications of the social, governmental, technological, and international environments, organization structuring, and strategic alliances. Students will learn how to integrate accounting, finance, economics and organization theory to create sustainable competitive advantage.
Supply Chain Management:
Students specializing in supply chain management gain an analytical understanding of how to leverage profits by continuously improving business processes. Effective integration of customers, suppliers, factories and stores through the coordination of various functional areas (marketing, finance, procurement) is an important theme. The area emphasizes using incentives, contracts and information technologies to foster efficiency and success.
Master of Science in Management Science with an Emphasis in Project Management- Executive Education
36 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Management Science (MS MSc) is a minimum 36 semester credit hours STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree program that provides students with flexibility to customize and choose their own course of study by selecting a variety of masters courses and tracks offered by JSOM to satisfy the elective requirements.
To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). Students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in both core courses and in all graduate courses taken in the degree program, excluding program prerequisites to qualify for the MS in Management Science degree. Students also can obtain a double MS MSc and MBA degree by successfully completing a minimum of 63 semester credit hours (if all prerequisites are met).
Prerequisites
Students pursuing the Master of Science in Management Science (MS MSc) degree program are required to complete one semester credit hour of
MAS 6102
Professional Development course (except specialized Executive Education programs). However, executive education applicants may request a waiver and this program prerequisite must be satisfied within the first two semesters of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. In addition, knowledge of calculus is required and students who have not completed an undergraduate calculus course may satisfy the prerequisite by completing
OPRE 6303
Quantitative Foundations of Business or request a waiver. This must be completed within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student. Degree credit is not earned for program prerequisites, however, the grade achieved in prerequisites will count toward the student's grade-point average (GPA). All program prerequisites must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours
Students must satisfactorily complete the following core courses.
MIS 6324
Business Analytics with SAS
MIS 6320
Database Foundations
OPRE 6301
Statistics and Data Analysis
OPRE 6332
Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
OPRE 6372
Project Initiation
OPRE 6373
Project Planning
OPRE 6374
Project Planning and Execution
OPRE 6375
Project Execution and Closeout
Elective Courses: 12 semester credit hours
As a highly flexible program, students may customize and choose their own course of study by selecting a variety of master's-level courses from any executive education online course/prefix approved by the program. Exceptions are at the program's discretion. Students are encouraged to focus in a concentration (optional) or earn an academic certificate to obtain an in-depth knowledge in a specific business area depending on their interests. Internship may be waived with Departmental approval.
Concentrations
Business Analytics:
A concentration in business analytics covers statistics and econometrics, predictive modeling, decision and optimization (prescriptive) modeling, and data management. Students are prepared for a position within marketing analytics, decision and operations analytics, financial analytics, healthcare analytics, and IT analytics.
Finance:
Students can prepare for careers in corporate finance, investment management, or the management of financial institutions. Courses in this area emphasize creative solutions to business financing problems, the development of value maximizing investment and financing strategies, and the analysis and management of fixed income and equity investments. Students may choose to concentrate in either corporate financial planning or the analysis of financial securities and investment portfolios.
Healthcare Management:
The primary goal of this concentration is to prepare students for leadership positions in healthcare organizations. The healthcare concentration is cross-functional and industry focused. Courses include cases, projects and assignments that are centered on applying management skills to healthcare issues and organizations. Classes are taught by faculty and healthcare executives who bring special expertise and experience to the program.
International Management:
In today's global economy, there is a need to develop skills in various international business environments. Students can take a multidisciplinary approach to study international management, with courses in finance, marketing, strategic management, and legal and cross-cultural management. These integrate concepts and theories with international policies and business practices and prepare students to succeed in developing successful international ventures.
Leadership in Organizations:
The leadership concentration prepares students for management positions through the study of the psychological, sociological and organizational behavior disciplines. The program provides a foundation of leadership theory, building and problem solving in interpersonal work relationships, group dynamics, organizational decision-making and change and ethics.
Marketing:
Students learn to understand customers' needs and purchase behaviors, how to satisfy those needs, and how to make a profit in competitive industries and markets. Topics include developing an effective marketing strategy, developing new products and managing different brands, and product categories. Students can also acquire expertise in pricing, advertising and promotions, market research, and retailing strategies.
Strategic Management:
This concentration focuses on corporate level strategic management, including implementation of strategic designs, top management team leadership, the strategic implications of the social, governmental, technological, and international environments, organization structuring, and strategic alliances. Students will learn how to integrate accounting, finance, economics and organization theory to create sustainable competitive advantage.
Supply Chain Management:
Students specializing in supply chain management gain an analytical understanding of how to leverage profits by continuously improving business processes. Effective integration of customers, suppliers, factories and stores through the coordination of various functional areas (marketing, finance, procurement) is an important theme. The area emphasizes using incentives, contracts and information technologies to foster efficiency and success.
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
12 semester credit hours minimum
Faculty
FACG> jsom-executive-project-management-ms
Academic Certificate Application and Completion Requirements
Students interested in pursuing an academic certificate must formally apply and be admitted to the certificate program at least one semester prior to completing all coursework in the certificate program. Currently enrolled graduate students apply via the Student Center in Orion under "Apply to a Certificate Program." Furthermore, all students pursuing a certificate must submit an application to graduate from the certificate program in the semester in which they complete their certificate coursework. Contact the certificate program for instructions on how to submit the graduation application. Failing to apply to graduate from a certificate program in the semester in which all certificate coursework is completed may result in the assessment of additional fees and delay in receiving the certificate.
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Project Management is awarded after completion of the project management core courses listed below totaling 12 semester credit hours. These courses emphasize a systems approach to project management and follow the lifecycle of a project, integrating relevant topics from multiple knowledge areas rather than presenting topical courses in isolation. This type of learning environment more closely tracks an actual work experience and facilitates learning and application.
Course Requirements
Required Courses: 6 semester credit hours
OPRE 6372
Fundamentals of Project Management
OPRE 6373
Comprehensive Project Planning
Required Electives:
Students must choose 6 semester credit hours from the selection below:
OPRE 6374
Delivering Business Value through Project Management
OPRE 6375
Leadership and Emerging Trends in Project Management
MIS 6360
Agile Project Management
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