Academics, Faculty, and Research
Engage with an innovative learning culture that is changing the way the world does business.
Faculty are an integral element of our business school.
"In my experience, they genuinely want us to thrive. Whenever we face difficulties, they're eager to assist, offering help after class or during office hours. Our success is their success, and they want us to stand out in the professional world and set us up for success. Although their courses are challenging and rigorous, it's all for our benefit to help us perform better in the future."
Henry Maw
MSA, 2024
A la carte curriculum that meets your goals.
"Courses within the module system provide a deeper dive into focused content which allow student to create an a la carte curriculum that meets their personal goals."
Tate Greer
MBA Candidate 2018
Hands-On Experience
The Cox campus is your launchpad, linking you to key business leaders in Dallas and around the world. Get primed to compete as you:
- Connect with Fortune 500 executives who lead a robust lineup of seminars in the Business Leadership Center.
- Trek with the Career Center to Wall Street and other business hot spots, where you’ll meet one-on-one with powerful allies for your future.
- Adventure to Taos, or pursue research in more than 150 programs around the world.
Learn from local business leaders.
"I attended over thirty Business Leadership Center seminars... It was great complementary experience that allowed me to attend executive roundtables, listen to insights and learn from local business leaders, which even further increased my motivation to lead, be involved and give back to my community."
Inobat Igamberdieva
One-Year MBA 2016
World Class Faculty
At 91ÇÑ×Ó Cox, your professors are graduates of the world's leading business schools: Harvard, Stanford, Penn, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, to name a few.
They're consultants to global corporations, top practitioners in their fields and widely published researchers investigating leading-edge topics. Cox faculty are passionate teachers who bring new ideas and techniques into the classroom, challenge you to question conventional thinking and inspire you to share their excitement about the issues that drive their work.
The MBA program changed my life and helped me transition into a leadership role.
"Many of our professors were industry practitioners. That was a significant motivating factor for why I chose 91ÇÑ×Ó; our professors integrated their real world experience in the classroom."
Bruce Rideaux
PMBA 2012
Academic Departments
The seven Cox academic departments make up more than a campus—together, they form the proving ground for your future. Whether you major or minor in business, enroll part-time or full, you’ll get a small-school feel with big-city opportunities.
Accounting
Accounting is the foundation for success in business, no matter your job title. At Cox, you'll get a rigorous education, plus the skills to ride change-and drive it.
Finance
Jump-start your finance career with state-of-the art programs taught by superstar Cox faculty. A solid theoretical foundation underpins the essential tools that give you a competitive edge.
Information Technology and Operations Management
Data is meaningless if you can't use it to drive decisions. Future-proof your success with ITOM's progressive curriculum, combining information systems, operations management and business analytics.
Management, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship
Dare to be disruptive. The Management, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship department provides you with the skills and expertise to break molds and succeed – whether you are launching a new business, managing a legacy corporation, or serving as a leader who needs to drives innovation in order to succeed.
Marketing
Home of the first academic institute for the study of customer engagement and loyalty, the Cox marketing department offers powerful programs that combine the art of science marketing.
Real Estate, Risk Management and Business Law
Study in a boom town where real estate is king. Connect with industry leaders, tap into the latest tech, and get hands-on practice, both on campus and off.