Why Pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management
A UT San Antonio Management degree will expose you to the leadership and administrative tasks involved in transforming complex organizations in today’s rapidly changing world. In your management courses, you’ll cover topics like understanding people and organizations, human resources, organizational behavior, international management, organization theory, ethics and more. Additionally, students can broaden their business skills in elective courses that focus on analytics, entrepreneurship, international business, leading change, modeling and risk management.
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Andrea Marquez, assistant professor in the UT San Antonio Carlos Alvarez College of Business, discusses why you should pursue a BBA in Management.
Human Resources Track
The Human Resource Management track offers students the opportunity to attain expertise in hiring, training and compensating a workforce. This program fully aligns with the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidelines. Students can declare this track after being admitted to the program and meeting with an academic advisor.
Admission Requirements
When you apply to UT San Antonio, you select the major you'd like to study. The choice of major will not impact if you get admitted to the University (all students must meet UT San Antonio's general admission requirements); however, some majors will require additional admission requirements to be able to declare the major your freshman year.
| Management: To major in Management, you must meet UT San Antonio’s general admission requirements and have completed MAT 1053 Mathematics for Business (TCCN: MATH 1324) or higher with grade of C- or better. Students who do not meet these requirements, but meet UT San Antonio’s general admission requirements, will be admitted into Business Studies, where students will be able to work towards meeting the pre-requisites needed to declare their business major. |
Scholarships
Pro Tip: Even if you don't think you will qualify for financial aid, you should still submit the FAFSA! Information from the FAFSA could impact certain scholarships that are even merit-based.
UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub
Through one general scholarship application, you can automatically be considered for dozens of scholarships at UT San Antonio, including scholarships that are available for this major. In order to access all available scholarship applications on the UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub, you must be an admitted student. If you are a student applying for admission, but have not yet been admitted, you may sign in and complete the Scholarship Hub’s General Application as long as you have authenticated your myUTSA ID and Passphrase. Once you are admitted to UT San Antonio, please sign back in to the Scholarship Hub to see if there are any additional scholarship opportunities available for you to pursue.
UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub ACOB Scholarships
Distinguished Scholarship
UT San Antonio offers an automatic merit-based scholarship to incoming new freshman and transfer students who display exceptional scholastic achievement in high school by the priority deadline. Non-resident and international students awarded a Distinguished Scholarship for a minimum of $1,000 for the academic year will be granted a waiver for non-resident tuition if scholarship eligibility is maintained. This means out-of-state and international students could pay in-state tuition! For fall admitted freshmen, this scholarship is valued up to $20,000 for up to four years. For fall or spring admitted transfer students, this scholarship is valued up to $6,000 for up to two years. Renewal eligibility must be maintained and funding must be available.
Distinguished ScholarshipsUT San Antonio Bold Promise
Although not a scholarship, UT San Antonio is committed to cover tuition and mandatory fees 100% for eligible students who come from low and middle-income Texas families.
UT San Antonio Bold PromiseCareers, Salary & Skills
UT San Antonio prepares you for future careers that are in demand. See possible careers below. This data is pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls data from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program. On top of the resources your college will provide, the University Career Center offers several resources to help students identify and develop the global skills necessary to successfully pursue and achieve lifelong career goals.
Minors & Certificates
After selecting a major area of study and enrolling at UT San Antonio, degree-seeking students can choose from a variety of minors and certificates to supplement their education. Although not required, minors and certificates can help students customize their UT San Antonio experience based on their passions and unique career goals.
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In the BBA in Management program at UT San Antonio, you’ll focus on how to lead people, organize work and manage business operations in a changing business environment. This program is designed to help you build leadership and administrative skills while learning how organizations plan, organize, lead and control resources to reach their goals. You’ll also study how people and processes work together inside organizations. The program emphasizes leadership, strategy and management in real-world settings, so you can prepare for roles that require decision-making, teamwork and organizational problem-solving.
You’ll take courses that build your skills in leadership, organizational design, teamwork and management decision-making. Core Management courses include Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Understanding People and Organizations, Managing Human Resources, Designing Organizations, Leading Organizations and Making Decisions and Managing Teams and Conflict. You’ll also complete upper-division Management electives, which lets you shape your coursework around your interests and career goals. In addition to your major courses, you’ll complete the Alvarez College of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) requirements and business coursework that support a broad business foundation.
Yes. In the BBA in Management program at UT San Antonio, you can pursue MGT 4933: Internship in Management, which gives you a structured, semester-long work experience in a private business or public agency. In this internship course, you’ll complete supervised managerial work and submit a written report, which helps you connect classroom learning to real-world experience. You can also build experience through college-wide opportunities. The program offers internships, business student organizations, global immersion and academic research opportunities as ways to apply what you learn, and the Alvarez Student Success Center supports students with internship search help and professional development resources.
With a BBA in Management from UT San Antonio, you can prepare for careers in a wide range of organizations because this program builds broad leadership and management skills. Management coursework helps prepare students for a variety of organizational settings and careers by emphasizing planning, organizing, leading, controlling, ethics and teamwork. This degree can support opportunities in areas such as operations, team leadership, business support, project coordination and general management across industries. Because you’ll build skills in people management and decision-making, you can pursue roles that value adaptability, communication and leadership potential.
This program prepares you for leadership by helping you build skills in decision-making, teamwork, organizational design and people management. A BBA in Management is a degree for students who want to lead, strategize and manage, which is also reinforced through courses centered on organizations, teams and leadership. You’ll also strengthen leadership readiness through applied experiences beyond the classroom. The program provides internships, student organizations, research and experiential learning opportunities, and the Alvarez Student Success Center provides support for professional development and industry connections that can help you grow into leadership roles while you are still a student.
The Honors Experience
Realize your full potential at The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Honors College. Rooted in experiential learning, our classes and programs are hands-on, project-based, and customizable to fit your individual goals. Students in any majors can get invited to our Honors College. Turn your passions into marketable skills for the future!
Why Join Honors?
"I found unique value in the relationships and experiences I've had as a Roadrunner, and I think all students can benefit from those opportunities."
Why UT San Antonio?
Take what you learn in the classroom and apply it through real world experiences. Participate in a global immersion program, intern at a business or non-profit organization, join a business student organization, or conduct academic research to gain marketable skills and competencies in your chosen profession.
The college offers personalized career preparation programs and support for business students to find competitive internships and full-time positions. From Wall Street to major technology companies and Big Four accounting firms, our Roadrunners are making their mark in the world. Our new Career Compass program provides comprehensive professional development experience equipping business students with the knowledge, skills and experiences needed to thrive in today’s job market.
The Alvarez College offers personalized career preparation programs and support for business students to find competitive internships and full-time positions. Our Roadrunners are working on Wall Street, with major technology companies and at Big Four accounting firms.
Student Success
The Alvarez Student Success Center is a one-stop resource designed to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional goals. Receive tutoring, find internships, connect with industry professionals and enhance your professional development skills through the center’s comprehensive programming.