Trivia Tuesday: Concentrations at McCombs
Welcome to Clear Admit’s Trivia Tuesday column, in which we take an in-depth look at program elements that differentiate the leading MBA programs from their peers. This week, we’re taking a look into the Clear Admit School Guide to UT Austin / McCombs to share with you an excerpt about the school’s concentrations structure.
“McCombs does not require its students to officially declare a major; instead, it offers 19 optional concentrations, spread across a few larger categories, which allow students to gain a deeper familiarity with their target career path. In addition to completing the core curriculum, interested students must also fulfill requirements specific to each concentration they intend to complete. A student who plans to pursue a concentration in Risk Management, for instance, is required to take at least five courses in that field for a total of 15 credit hours.
“Concentrations range from relatively broad disciplines, such as Management or Accounting, to narrowly defined courses of study designed to position students for employment opportunities within a particular field. For example, while a student interested in the general Finance concentration must complete seven courses, or 20 credit hours, which can be drawn from almost any of the department’s offerings, one who hopes to concentrate in Energy Finance must enroll in a largely prescribed progression of six finance and accounting courses for a total of 17 credit hours. The four interdisciplinary concentrations – Entrepreneurship, Global Business, Social Enterprise and CleanTech – each enable students to take courses from a variety of departments, both within McCombs and at other graduate schools within UT Austin, in pursuit of wide-ranging academic goals.”
To read more about the school’s curriculum, as well as to obtain in-depth program information, be sure to check out the Clear Admit School Guide to McCombs! All Clear Admit School Guides are available for immediate purchase and download on the Clear Admit shop.
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