Faculty
When Texas MBAs describe their favorite aspects of the school, they often cite the quality and accessibility of the faculty. They are a dynamic, interactive group of knowledge leaders who rank eighth nationally in terms of research impact. Yes, UT Austin is a research university, but that doesn't mean that teaching comes second.
Because successful researchers know more about their fields than anyone else, they tend to be the best synthesizers of knowledge of students, and that means new knowledge reaches Texas MBAs more quickly than most business students. This strength is evident in every discipline. The faculty will challenge you to consider the business core from new perspectives, and you will benefit from your access to the first-hand knowledge they are able to share.
Stars
The Department of Management Science and Information Systems hosts world-renowned leaders like Andrew Whinston and Anitesh Barua, pioneers in the Internet economy. Accounting, which the Public Accounting Report has ranked the number one graduate program for nine years in a row, boasts many national leaders, including William Kinney, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' 2002 Teacher of the Year, and Michael Granof, one of the nation's leading voices on accounting.
Other premier scholars and teachers at McCombs include Sheridan Titman, one of the country's most frequently cited finance researchers; Robert Prentice, a nationally renowned expert on securities law; James Westphal, whose work in corporate governance and management in the last decade has spurred the greatest increase in academic citations in the entire field of economics and business; John Doggett and James Nolen, anchors of the popular entrepreneurship curriculum and two of the most highly rated teachers on campus; and Julie Irwin, who is one of the prolific scholars in marketing who have helped make the department the number two research program in the nation according to the Journal of Marketing Education.
What they say
The faculty is made up of foremost authorities in their fields, respected not only in the academic community, but also in the business world. And in spite of the lofy statures, the professors are incredibly accessible and involved. I am continuously amazed at the level of personal interest that professors take in my progress and that of my classmates.Adama Weinroth, MBA 03
