Accelerated MBA

MBA Students at the NYSE

The UTEP MBA Program will launch a Spring 2010 Accelerated MBA (AMBA)—a fast-track, cohort style MBA option that combines quality, convenience, and affordability for the region’s working professionals. Through the AMBA, students can complete their UTEP MBA degree in just two years by attending class twice a week at an easily accessible off-campus location.

Why Choose the UTEP AMBA Program?

  • Designed for highly motivated professionals from a wide-range of backgrounds including healthcare, engineering, education, government, and business.
  • UTEP College of Business Administration faculty use a variety of instructional formats including the case method and class projects to demonstrate real-world applications. A heavy emphasis is placed on team learning through study groups that meet outside of class time.
  • AMBA students benefit from the networking, team-building, and synergies created by progressing through the entire curriculum as a cohort.
  • Earn your MBA in the same time it would take a fulltime MBA student.
  • AMBA classes enjoy catered meals, bookstore deliveries and other time-saving extras.

Curriculum

The 48 credit hour curriculum is taken one course at a time in 6 week modules. The curriculum immerses students in broad-based business management principles within the context of contemporary issues such as globalization, competing technologies, ethics and diversity.

It includes the following courses:

Accounting for Management Financial Accounting
Strategic Information Systems Managerial Economics
Global Economic Environment for Managers Financial Management
Effective Management of Human Resources Marketing Management
Concepts of Production Management Quantitative Methods in Business
Organizational Management Seminar Business Law and Ethics
Management Strategy and Policy Three General Management Electives

Class Format and Meeting Schedule

The AMBA program will launch one cohort (35-40 students) in January 2010. They will take one class every six weeks. Students will take three courses in the fall and spring semesters and two courses in the summer. Classes will be held at a convenient off campus location in Downtown El Paso.

Students who are part of this cohort will meet on Monday and Thursday from 5:30-9:30pm.

MBA students AMBA students complete a negotiation excercise.

Key Dates and Costs

Please take note of our Big GMAT Weekend to help you prepare for the GMAT test. If you require personal tutoring, please let us know.

  • Application Deadline – December 1, 2009 (late applications will be accepted based on space availability.)
  • Projected Start – January 2010
  • Estimated Tuition & Fees - $1050 per three credit course, $16,800.00 for the 48 credit hour program (based on in-state Fall 08 tuition and fees, subject to change every Fall semester)