Management

Prospective University of Texas at Austin students should visit UT Admissions to learn about the application process and how to declare a major.

Undergraduates currently enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin who wish to change to a business major need to apply for an internal transfer. McCombs School of Business accepts students for the fall and spring semesters.
Students are encouraged to attend an internal transfer information session and read more about the minimum requirements through the McCombs Internal Transfer website.

View the School of Business undergraduate degree plans to learn more about the required courses for the finance major. Visit the course offerings page for up-to-date information on finance courses offered through McCombs.

The management degree offers three tracks:

• General Management: The major objective of the general management track is to train broadly competent administrators for service in a wide variety of organizations. To accomplish this basic objective, the program offers the student the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the management of human and physical resources and to acquire skills useful in the management of any organization.
• Consulting and Change Management: This track is designed to prepare students to become leaders in consulting firms and firms implementing important changes. Consulting processes often involve extensive analyses of the firm’s competitive position, capabilities, organizational processes, culture, etc, as well as managing the implementation of such changes. Examples of these changes include introducing new competitive thrusts, revised organizational structures, new technologies, and expansion into new geographic markets.
• Entrepreneurship: This track aims to empower students with the perspective, knowledge, and skills necessary to engage in entrepreneurship to propel their success in a knowledge-based, innovation-driven economy and across a broad range of industries and settings. The entrepreneurship track is designed for undergraduate students interested in starting their own business ventures, managing new ventures and products, or generating and implementing new ideas in any role throughout their careers.

Students in this major are extremely driven and compassionate since their main focus is to make the best decisions for a company and the team members involved. Management majors tend to have a greater desire to lead and be keenly aware of individual and team strengths and weaknesses. Also, students in this major often do very well in public speaking and interacting with others. A student majoring in management must know when and how to step up and make changes when things are not going the right way without jeopardizing team morale.

• Ability to work in groups and contribute as team player
• Decision-making skills, especially under pressure
• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal communication skills (one-on-one and in groups)

• McCombs School of Business
• Prospective Student Information
• McCombs Affiliated Student Organizations