Jesse H. Jones School of Business
Overview
The Jesse H. Jones School of Business consists of three departments:
- Accounting
- Business Administration, and
- Finance and Economics.
The School offers the following three graduate degree programs:
- the Master of Business Administration (MBA),
- an online Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), and
- the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (M.S. in MIS).
The School also offers the following five undergraduate degree programs:
- the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting,
- the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance,
- the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management,
- the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems, and
- the Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing.
Students should refer to the Undergraduate Catalog of Texas Southern University for information on the undergraduate degree programs.
The School is administratively organized with a Dean who is assisted by an Associate Dean for Academics, an Assistant Dean for Business Student Services, Assistant Dean for Administration and Assessment, two department chairpersons, and support staff. All administrative offices including departmental offices and the office of graduate programs in business are located in the Jesse H. Jones School of Business building.
Vision
The Jesse H. Jones School of Business will be a leading provider of quality business education, research, and engagement in an innovative and student-centered community of continual learners.
Mission
The Jesse H. Jones School of Business is a constituent part of Texas Southern University, a comprehensive metropolitan university located in Houston, Texas. We offer baccalaureate and master’s degree programs to a diverse student population that is primarily first generation college students.
Our mission is to transform students into leaders in the global market place. To achieve the mission, we provide quality education in an entrepreneurial, global context through effective teaching, theoretical and applied research, and community engagement in a student-centered environment.
Core Values
Our actions are guided by fundamental values and flow from a commitment to
- Student-Centered Learning
- Global Perspective
- Community Engagement
- Professionalism
- Innovativeness
Good Academic Standing
To remain in good academic standing, a business graduate student must maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.00.
Accreditation
The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelors, masters, professional, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the status of Texas Southern University. Additionally, the School of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The Business Library
The Business Library is located on the fifth floor of the Robert J. Terry Library and combines resources for accounting, business, and economics. The Business Library has over 52,500 volumes and subscribes to more than 300 serials. Extensive files of corporate financial reports and business and financial services are available. Computerized interlibrary loan services link the Library with others throughout the nation and world. Electronic resources are substantial, including more than 300 databases that provide a comprehensive list of scholarly journals with access to more than 63,000 full text articles covering a broad scope of disciplines. Also included are e-books, videos, newspapers, graphics and some reference materials. Off campus access to electronic resources is available. For the faculty, students, and staff, the TexShare Consortium provides access to participating state university and college libraries, including those of the University of Houston and Rice University, the Houston Public Library and several other Houston area libraries.
Degree Programs Description
The graduate degree programs offered by the Jesse H. Jones School of Business are described in detail in Programs tab.
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (Energy Finance Concentration), EMBA
- Graduate Certificate: Data Analytics
- Master of Business Administration (Accounting Concentration), MBA
- Master of Business Administration (Health Care Administration Concentration), MBA
- Master of Business Administration (Management Information Systems Concentration), MBA
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Business Administrations (Business Analytics Concentration), MBA
- Master of Science Management Information Systems (Data Analytics Concentration), MIS
- Master of Science Management Information Systems, MIS
Accounting
OIL AND GAS ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION INSTITUTE (3) Petroleum accounting and taxation. This is a comprehensive course in oil and gas accounting. It covers the fundamentals of the petroleum industry as well as the complex topics of revenue accounting and taxation.
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Department of Accounting
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Department: Department of Accounting
ETHICS FOR ACCOUNTANTS (3) Provides a philosophical understanding of ethical complexities of the modern business enterprise and a fundamental of ethical knowledge necessary for a career in accounting and finance. (Prerequisites: Consent of the Instructor.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
SEMINAR IN MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (3) An examination of the theoretical and practical issues involved in managerial accounting. Emphasis is on contemporary issues in managerial accounting. (Prerequisites: ACCT 231 or ACCT 636.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (3) (CPA 150-Hour Requirement NON-DEGREE Course) An analysis of financial statements of publicly held entities, which are issued to shareholders, creditors, financial analysts, and other interested parties. (Prerequisite: ACCT 332.)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 332
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Department: Department of Accounting
MANAGERIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING (3) (CPA 150-Hour Requirement NON-DEGREE Course) A study of the kind of information needed, where information can be obtained and how information can be used by managers to carry out their planning, controlling, and decision-making responsibilities. (Prerequisite: ACCT 336.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
STRUCTURE OF ACCOUNTING THEORY (3) Principles, concepts and problems underlying the recording of accounting data; management of information and its relation to income determination. Analysis and interpretation of principal accounting statements are also covered. (Prerequisite: ACCT 332.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING (3) An analysis of new pronouncements of authoritative bodies along with the impact of these bodies on contemporary accounting practice. (Prerequisite: ACCT 332.)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 332
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Department: Department of Accounting
SEMINAR IN TAXATION (3) A review and an analysis of tax consequences; implications of business decisions and accounting procedures; tax research and planning. (Prerequisite: ACCT 332.)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 332
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Department: Department of Accounting
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3) An analysis of the sources, cost and values of accounting information, including analysis and design of computer-based accounting information. (Prerequisites: ACCT 332 or ACCT 631.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
SEMINAR IN AUDITING (3) An examination of the development of auditing standards and philosophies; contemporary developments in auditing theory and practice; and research needs of the auditing profession. (Prerequisite: ACCT 433.)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 433
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Department: Department of Accounting
ACCOUNTING CONTROLS (3) A study of the concepts and roles of accounting controls in a business organization. (Prerequisites: ACCT 631 or 433.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
ADVANCED TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING (3) The study and research of business consolidations, partnerships, governmental and not-for-profit accounting. (Prerequisite: ACCT 332.)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 332
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Department: Department of Accounting
ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP (3) Faculty-supervised work experience in accounting where written reports are required. (Prerequisite: Graduate Status.)
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Department: Department of Accounting
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (3) The study of the techniques of decision making for health care providers, financial management functions and organizations, financial statement analysis, capital management, capital budgeting and processes, financial statistics, financing techniques, and financial analysis of case studies in the health care environment.
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Department: Department of Accounting
MANAGERIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (3) A study of how to use cost information to improve management decision making and the uses of cost accounting information relevant to health care organizations.
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Department of Accounting
Finance
The business principles using a managerial approach to financial and economic analysis. Covers theories of consumer, firm, and markets with emphasis on managerial decision-making; applied topics include demand estimation, forecasting, exchange rates and exports, and long-term investment.
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (3) Theory and practice of pricing and evaluation of stocks, bonds, options, futures, and mutual funds. It includes portfolio theory and management and global investments. (Prerequisite: FIN 301 or equivalent.)
Prerequisite(s): FIN 301
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
The theory and practice of financial decision making, including tools and techniques for making financial decisions, including those arising from globalization and ethical challenges.
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (3) This course analyzes issues and problems managers and investors face that result from operating in an international environment. (Prerequisites: FIN 301 or equivalent.)
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
Introduction to financial analysis, project selection, financing and dividend policies. Energy industry fundamentals and performance are discussed. Data and cases are utilized to address financial and decision-making issues in the energy industry.
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
Introduction to financial derivatives including futures, options, and swaps used by traders in the energy industry. Emphasis is placed on the framework for various hedging and risk management objectives.
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
This course provides a review of natural gas, oil and petroleum products, coal, liquefied natural gas and electricity including energy forecasting and supply and cost curves. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: FIN 301.
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Department: Dept Finance & Economics
Business Administration
BADM 630 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION (3) Development of oral and written communication skills, including the use of current computer technology.
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
GRADUATE BUSINESS INTERNSHIP (3) Faculty-supervised business related work experience designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of our students in an applied environment. Progress reports and employer validation are required. (Prerequisite: Twelve (12) hours graduate level coursework in business administration and consent of the instructor.)
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (3) Issues related to creating, managing, and financing a new business with a focus on product development and entrepreneurial financial planning including business plans and class projects.
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
Management
ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT THEORY (3) Individual, group and inter-group behavior within organizations in the context of technological change, workforce diversity, ethical challenges, and globalization.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 300
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
GRADUATE SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT (3) In-depth exploration of selected topics in organization and management theory with special emphasis on leadership and ethics.
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3) Key marketing problems of domestic and international organizations, including those arising from issues related to globalization, environmental protection, ethical issues, social trends, and legal constraints.
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
670 GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (3) A cross-functional approach to the analysis of strategic decision making in the context of a global economy.
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
Management Information Systems
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3) The use of information technology to analyze business problems. It includes the development of computer software skills.
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
A review of programming features and their application to business application development and functionality. (Prerequisite: MIS 304)
Prerequisite(s): MGSC 304
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
DATA COMMUNICATIONS (3) Managerial and technological issues related to the operation and maintenance of computer networks. Topics covered include WAN, LAN, Internet and related architectures and protocols. (Prerequisite: MIS 304.)
Prerequisite(s): MGSC 304
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (3) Database concepts and principles in database design with exposure to a popular relational database like “Oracle.” (Prerequisite: MIS 304.)
Prerequisite(s): MGSC 304
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (3) Web applications and design using tools such as HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript and DHTML. (Prerequisite: MIS 672.)
Prerequisite(s): MIS 672
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
E-COMMERCE (3) Exposure to the use of Internet for business-to-business communications, logistics and supply chain management, financial markets, digital payments, marketing etc. (Prerequisites: MIS 304.)
Prerequisite(s): MIS 304
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
SAP APPLICATIONS IN SCM (3) Exposure to instructor-selected SCM modules in SAP. (Prerequisites: MGSC 625; MIS 675.)
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT (3) An introduction to concepts and processes for analyzing and determining information requirements and using packages and application generators for system development. (Prerequisite: MIS 675.)
Prerequisite(s): MIS 675
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT (3) Approaches to managing IT projects including outsourcing and subcontracting strategies. Students will also be exposed to project management tools. (Prerequisite: MIS 680.)
Prerequisite(s): MIS 680
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
CURRENT TOPICS IN MIS (3) An instructor-selected topic dealing with current issues and/or developments in the MIS area. (Prerequisites: Completion of at least nine (9) credit hours of coursework in the MIS program and/or consent of instructor.)
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
INTERNSHIP IN MIS AREA (3) Completion of the equivalent of one long semester or an entire summer internship in the information technology area in a carefully selected organization. (Prerequisite: Completion of at least 18 Credit Hours of coursework in the MIS program.)
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3) Strategic management of information resources to facilitate corporate competitiveness in the global environment. Capstone course to be taken in the student’s last semester of the program. (Prerequisite: Completion of at least 24 Credit Hours of coursework in the MIS program.)
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
This course provides an overview of gathering, cleaning, describing, integrating data, and, developing data models. Students will apply descriptive statistical tools to get a comprehensive understanding of the datasets and visualize those using data visualization tools. Students will be introduced to real-world datasets and will have hands-on experience in using them in building preliminary decision models. (Prerequisite: MGSC 624) Three hours per week.
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
In this course students will be introduced to popular data mining methods such as classification, association, and clustering techniques. Students will use relevant software for data mining exercises. Students will develop and apply trend and regression analysis, and, forecasting techniques in business problem solving. (Prerequisite: MGSC 624) Three hours per week.
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
Marketing
MARKETING RESEARCH (3) Application of research and analytical decision-making techniques to marketing problems. (Prerequisites: MKTG 306; MGSC 239; MIS 671 or concurrent enrollment.)
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3) Key marketing problems of domestic and international organizations, including those arising from issues related to globalization, environmental protection, ethical issues, social trends, and legal constraints. (Prerequisites: MKTG 306 or equivalent.)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 306
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Department: Dept of Business Admin.
Management Science
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (3) Use of statistical techniques for business research, analysis, and forecasting. It includes regression analysis and other econometric tools and the use of computer software.
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (3) The course will provide an introduction to Supply Chain Management and the role of information systems in managing supply chains.
Prerequisite(s): MGSC 302
College/School: JHJ School Of Business
Department: Dept of Business Admin.