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Sykes College of Business

MBA – Master of Business Administration

MBA Concentrations:
• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Cybersecurity
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Marketing
• Nonprofit Management

The Sykes College of Business draws together talented faculty, sophisticated technology and cutting-edge curriculum to provide students with the tools to
succeed in a changing world. Highly qualified students of diverse ages and backgrounds receive advanced training in an array of disciplines from faculty
members with a pulse on the business community. The MBA program is available in two formats, full time and part time, and offers day, night and weekend
classes. UT also offers a Professional MBA for students with at least five years of relevant work experience, and an Executive MBA for business executives.

Innovative Curriculum Internationally Recognized


Program
One of the most established and exclusive With small class sizes, close faculty-student
in Florida, the Sykes College of Business relationships and abundant industry The Sykes College of
MBA program helps students develop the connections, the MBA program Business is accredited
sophisticated, strategic mind-set of successful encourages real-world learning through at the undergraduate
business executives. The innovative curriculum client projects, internships, case and graduate levels by
focuses on creating value, with an emphasis studies, consulting, strategic planning
AACSB International (the
on business fundamentals and experiential and data collection and analysis.
Association to Advance
learning. With the goals of learning what it The college’s robust international
takes to be a strong leader and preparing to travel programs also help students Collegiate Schools of
step into a managerial role upon graduation, incorporate a global view into their work Business), an honor held by
students gain a breadth of knowledge that will — an increasingly important skill, whether only six percent of business
sustain them throughout their careers. working for a multinational company in the schools worldwide. It is rated a
MBA students may be looking to take their U.S. or abroad.
top graduate business school
career to the next level, make a change, start a UT’s close proximity to downtown Tampa in the U.S. by Bloomberg
business, develop their leadership potential or offers easy access and connections to a
Businessweek, and since 2007
expand their horizons through business study vibrant business community. Hundreds of
has been named among the best
and networking. UT’s MBA program provides companies recruit on campus each year,
the tools to fulfill all of this while tailoring a including T. Rowe Price, Citi, Nielsen and business schools in the world by
course of study that meets individual needs. The Coca-Cola Company. The Princeton Review.
Sykes College of Business

MBA – Master of Business Administration


FACULTY
highlights
Ninety-seven percent of UT’s business professors
have doctorates, and most have industry
experience. Faculty members regularly publish
research in high-level, peer-reviewed journals,
with an emphasis on real-world applications.

State-of-the-Art Facilities
From managing investments in the Huizenga Financial Trading Center to hands-on
training in SAP and other enterprise systems, graduate business students have access to
the most current technology through their coursework at the Sykes College of Business.

Bella Galperin, Ph.D. Learning through Experience


Bella Galperin specializes in leadership,
A core component of the MBA curriculum requires students to reach outside the
cross-cultural management, HR management/
organizational behavior and workplace deviance. classroom to real-world interactions that shape their decision-making abilities and
She is an associate editor of Cross Cultural interpersonal skills. These practical learning opportunities help them become more
Management: An International Journal and also attractive to employers and, in the end, better business leaders.
serves as the associate director of UT’s TECO
Experiential Coursework
Energy Center for Leadership.
Whether entering the MBA program immediately after undergraduate studies or after
years in the business world, it is important for students to build portfolios of experience
to enhance their résumés. Each MBA student takes 4 credit hours in experiential
coursework. Students may select the courses that best fit their personal and
professional goals. Options include career development courses, leadership
certification, internships, international travel study courses, independent research,
service-learning projects and SAP certification.
Strategic Analysis Program
This capstone course, sponsored by the Naimoli Institute for Business Strategy, requires
students to provide real-world strategic analysis for local businesses. Each semester,
Lonnie Bryant, Ph.D., MBA teams of MBA students work with different companies to assess their strategies and
make recommendations for improvement. Under the direct supervision of a professor,
Lonnie Bryant, named one of Florida Trend
each team is expected to demonstrate expertise in management, finance, marketing,
Magazine‘s Top 10 MBA Professors, serves as
accounting and information systems management. The process involves extensive
chair of UT’s finance department. In addition to
teaching, he conducts research focusing on asset research, client meetings, data collection and a final written report and presentation to
valuation. His other areas of interest include the CEO, board members or high-level executives within the company. Feedback from
investments, mutual funds, corporate finance, clients is positive, and company leaders often implement the recommendations UT
financial markets and real estate. students provide.
ut.edu

Shaping Well-Rounded Executives


MBA students may elect to take additional experiences, conducting feasibility studies,
coursework in nine areas of concentration: consulting with experienced professionals,
Accounting preparing an executable business plan and
obtaining resources to support that plan. An
Students can complete the requirements to
M.S. in Entrepreneurship is also offered.
take the CPA exam through the MBA
concentration in accounting, which includes Finance
courses in areas such as internal audit, The complex nature of today’s world of
federal tax accounting, financial accounting investment and finance requires professionals
and business law and ethics. An M.S. in equipped with advanced quantitative,
Accounting is also offered. analytical and decision-making skills to
manage change and create value. UT’s
Business Analytics
leading-edge finance curriculum focuses on
Information Systems Management
practical financial management and modern
MBA students who choose concentrations in
valuation. An M.S. in Finance is also offered.
business analytics or information systems
management position themselves at the International Business
cutting edge of technology. UT is the only Today’s businesses compete in a global
marketplace influenced by varying cultures,
alumnus profile
institution in Florida — and one of a handful
of universities in the nation — offering the economies and mindsets. It is vital for MBA
SAP TERP10 Academy, a 10-day course that students to understand how these differences Emily Ghosh ‘10
helps prepare students for the SAP affect business relationships and operations. Director of Global Marketing
certification exam. The concentration in Students who concentrate in international and Digital Strategy,
business analytics additionally teaches business receive specialized training in this Sykes Enterprises
area, and all MBA students are encouraged Tampa, FL
students to use data, quantitative methods
and computational modeling to forecast the to study abroad through a UT travel course.
“The UT MBA experience
implications of business alternatives. Marketing facilitates a deep connection
Cybersecurity Students who concentrate in marketing among peers and academic
The cybersecurity concentration teaches develop their skills in marketing management,
professionals. I am extremely
students to protect the confidentiality, brand and product management, marketing
grateful to have formed lasting
availability and integrity of information and research and sales management. UT offers
business relationships and
information systems that support modern applied experiential marketing classes in
developed an extensive
organizations. While honing their skills in UT’s specialty areas such as marketing strategy,
business network, in addition to
high-tech cybersecurity lab, students learn the global marketing and technology, integrated
marketing communication and e-commerce. making wonderful friendships
fundamentals of information systems and
explore advanced topics in network security, An M.S. in Marketing is also offered. that I treasure to this day. I

risk management, security governance, critical routinely tell people that


Nonprofit Management
infrastructures and more. An M.S. in entering UT’s MBA program
UT’s unique MBA concentration and
Cybersecurity and certificate are also offered. certificate program in nonprofit management
was one of the best decisions I

aim to strengthen current nonprofit managers have made in my life. I would


Entrepreneurship
Students who select the concentration in and train the rising generation of industry passionately recommend UT to
entrepreneurship deepen their knowledge of leaders. Topics of study include effective anyone who is considering
new venture creation and innovation within board governance, strategic planning, taking their personal and
existing enterprises. Students apply what marketing, fund development, financial professional development to the
they learn in the classroom to real-world management and business plan development. next level.”
Sykes College of Business

MBA – Master of Business Administration

alumnus profile
Suraj Mali ‘16
Financial Analyst, Fluor Corporation
Washington, D.C.

“My classmates at UT were ambitious, hardworking and eager to engage in


fruitful classroom discussions. My professors were resourceful experts in
their respective studies and happy to make time to help students. My classes
challenged me and pushed me beyond my comfort zone. Collectively, they
taught me how to ask better questions, leading to answers and solutions to
pressing business issues.”

Coaching Success Graduate Assistantships


More than 120 local business executives Each year the Sykes College of Business
from a variety of industries volunteer as awards graduate assistantships to select
coaches for UT’s graduate business students with outstanding academic
students through the Tampa Bay and professional credentials. Graduate
Coaches Association. The relationships assistantships cover tuition for up to 12
born from these partnerships often prove credit hours per semester, plus a
invaluable to both parties. Students may stipend. Recipients work 20 hours per
request to be paired with professionals week for an academic or administrative
who work in certain areas or have office. For more information about About UT
particular specialties. this and other financial aid for
graduate students, visit ut.edu/ The University of Tampa is a medium-
Coaches meet with students regularly to sized, private university offering more
graduatefinancialaid.
work on strategies such as interview than 200 undergraduate and graduate
techniques, negotiating and networking. Student Connections programs of study. Richly diverse, UT
Through this process, students build self- All graduate students in the Sykes is the school of choice for approximately

confidence and gain new tools to help 9,600 students from all 50 states and
College of Business are considered
130 countries.
them achieve their goals. Opportunities members of the UT Graduate
abound for international students looking Organization of Leadership Development Visit ut.edu/mba for more information
to overcome cultural barriers, or students (UT GOLD), which offers a variety of about the MBA program and the Sykes
seeking to test the waters in new career events, activities and opportunities College of Business.
paths. Some coaches offer job shadowing aimed at fostering relationships both
or internships, while others decide to hire professionally and personally, on campus
UT graduates. and in the community.

OFFICE OF GRADUATE AND CONTINUING STUDIES | 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. | Tampa, FL 33606-1490
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