Concentration in Management

The hands-on, team-based approach used at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin develops critical thinkers that can successfully manage projects, teams and organizations. Courses in the General Management Concentration prepare you to lead through experience in teamwork and relationship building. As a student you will take on roles as both a leader and team members in classroom cases, role-playing and simulation exercises. Through intensive review of business cases students you will learn to solve complex issues using analytical rigor, in-depth research and strategic thinking. Graduates of this concentration have typically moved into team lead roles in a wide variety of companies.

Resources and Experiential Opportunities:

• Graduate Consulting Group:  Student organization that connects you to the consulting industry.
• Deloitte Consulting Challenge:
• PLUS Program: This involved leadership development program connects you to companies of interest through micro-consulting projects and workshops, heightens communication skills and keeps you ahead of the curve.

Curriculum Requirements /strong>
To concentrate in Management, students must take the following courses:
MAN283 - Leading People and Organizations
MAN283- Art and Science of Negotiation
MAN283 - Creating and Managing Human Capital

Plus any three (3) non-core graduate courses with the pre-fix – MAN
Management courses (partial list)
MAN 385 - Management Consulting
MAN 385 - Small Business Consulting Practicum
MAN 383 - Advocacy
MAN 385 - Managing Crises
MAN 385 - Managing Corporate Diversification and Renewal
MAN 385 - Management & Marketing in the Global Arena
MAN 385 - Corporate Governance
MAN 385 - New Venture Creation
MAN 385 - Opportunity Identification and Analysis
MAN 385 - Entrepreneurial Growth
MAN 385 – Entrepreneurial Management
MMAN 385 – Perspectives in Public Policy