Prepare for a Key Leadership Role in Industry
Become a welcome asset to any business by studying the intricacies of contemporary environmental policy. Your Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Environmental Management from UHCL will give you the leadership skills and expertise to help address some of the world’s greatest challenges. The curriculum is infused with input from industry, governmental, consulting and non-profit organizations so you can build a strong knowledge base in business management, environmental law, environmental assessment and pollution control technology.
Earn Your MBA Online
Each course in this specialization is 16 weeks long,** and since we understand the demands of the modern office, you can complete this 36 credit-hour program* completely online or in a hybrid format where half of a course's meetings are face-to-face and the other half are online.**
Qualified candidates can even earn a waiver from taking the GRE or GMAT.
*One pre-requisite foundation course may be required.
**Required MBA coursework is available completely online or in hybrid format in 8-week
sessions. The classes required for the environmental management concentration are
available in full-semester length in online format.
Get Your Degree from a Leading University
Study for your MBA with a top-notch faculty that brings a wealth of insight and experience
to the classroom – and you’ll never be taught by a graduate teaching assistant. Past
graduates of this program hold leadership positions across industries, and UHCL’s
internships and student organizations offer the opportunity to network and gain important
contacts to guide you successfully toward employment.
2016-2017 Texas-Resident Tuition Rates: $1,691 for one, three-hour course*
*Students receive a tuition and fee break by taking more courses per semester. Use the tuition calculator to compare how tuition and fees vary the more courses you take per semester. The calculated tuition and fee total is an estimate and may be subject to change. Excludes special fees that do not affect all students.
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- Business Administration MBA
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Admission DeadlineStandard Graduate Admission Deadline
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ApplicationA standard university application is required.
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Requirements
Criteria that require submission of a standardized test score:
Less than 3.000 cumulative GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework and submission of GMAT score.
Criteria that waive a standardized test requirement:
- 3.000 cumulative GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework; and Earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a country where English is the native language or from an accredited college or university in a country on the SBEC-approved list of countries; or
- Earned a graduate or professional degree from a country where English is the native language or on the SBEC-approved list of countries; or
- Earned a Ph.D., M.D., Ed.D., D.D.S. or J.D. from accredited U.S. institution (or U.S. licensure).
Degree Requirements
Each course of study in the College of Business here at University of Houston-Clear
Lake has specific degree requirements you must fulfill to graduate. Find out more
today.
Degree Plan
Cost Information
Start your college budget today with a look at possible costs for your degree from the UHCL College of Business.
Tuition and FeesNet Price CalculatorFee Schedule CalculatorDeadlines for Applying
- Graduate Deadlines
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FallNew Degree-Seeking Students - August 1
Former UHCL Students - August 15 -
SpringNew Degree-Seeking Students - January 5
Former UHCL Students - January 15 -
SummerNew Degree-Seeking Students - May 1
Former UHCL Students - May 25
Please note, some graduate programs have special deadlines and requirements. For more information go to How to Apply. Check the status of your application online through E-Services using your UHCL student ID.
The UHCL applications is available online through www.applytexas.org. The online application is scheduled to close for Graduate students after the Formal UHCL Student deadline of each semester.
Applying After the Priority Deadline
New, non-degree seeking, and former UHCL students applying after the deadlines above may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the appropriate graduate enrollment counselor for more information. A $50.00 Late Registration Fee or $50.00 Late Payment may apply.
Review the UHCL Academic Calendar for registration and payment dates and deadlines.
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Priority – March 1
Final – June 1 -
Spring
Priority – August 1
Final – November 1 -
Summer*
Priority – February 1
Final – April 20
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
UHCL Online
Bayou Building, Room 1406
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-212-1611
Make the most of a hectic schedule and study from home or the office through UHCL Online, offering the same level of excellence for more than 20 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs.
Hybrid
Hybrid programs combine the flexibility and convenience of online learning with the benefits of in-person instruction.
Accreditations and Distinctions
University of Houston-Clear Lake is an accredited member of AACSB International—The
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The UHCL MBA program is ranked among the best MBA programs in Texas 2020 by College
Consensus.
Business Administration MBA with a Concentration in Environmental Management Faculty
Dina Abdelzaher
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3248
Email: abdelzaher@uhcl.edu
Office: B3321
Anne Anders
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3255
Email: anders@uhcl.edu
Femi Ayadi
Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1712
Email: AyadiM@UHCL.edu
Office: 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX, 77030, Suite 120, Room 125
Ken Black
Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3239
Email: Black@UHCL.edu
Office: B3321
Ashish Chandra
Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1717
Email: chandra@uhcl.edu
Office: 2125 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030, Suite 120, Room 127-A
Stephen Cotten
Associate Professor of Economics,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3207
Email: Cotten@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121
Phillip Decker
Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1715
Email: decker@uhcl.edu
Office: Suite 120, Room 130, 2151 W. Holcombe Houston, TX 77030
Hui Du
Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3144
Email: duhui1@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237, Room 5
Roger E. Durand
Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3260
Email: durand@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121
Gene Easley
Lecturer in Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3129
Email: easley@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3321, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058
Altan S. Erdem
Professor of Marketing,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3199
Email: Erdem@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121
Vance Etnyre
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Emeritus,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3168
Email: etnyre@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 4
Kathleen Garland
Senior Lecturer,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3249
Email: garland@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058
Gokhan Gercek
Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3178
Email: Gercek@UHCL.edu
Office: S3202
Lisa B. Gossett
Associate Professor of Environmental Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3257
Email: gossett@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058
Vicky Gu
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3205
Email: guvicky@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 18
Michael Hanna
Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3201
Email: Hanna@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121
Jun (Maggie) Hao
Assistant Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3163
Email: hao@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Rajib Hasan
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3162
Email: hasan@uhcl.edu
Office: B3237
Sehan Kim
Assistant Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3108
Email: kim@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Dorothy Kirkman
Interim Associate Dean,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3156
Email: kirkman@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 2111, Room 5
Raymond J. Khoury
Executive in Residence, Faculty and Department Chair in Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1711
Email: khoury@uhcl.edu
Office: Suite 120, Room 135, 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030
Michael Lacina
Faculty Chair and Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3171
Email: lacina@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Constance M. Lehmann
Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3157
Email: lehmann@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Jian Lin
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3167
Email: linjian@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 7
Dianne Love
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration ,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1716
Email: love@uhcl.edu
Office: Suite 120, Room 132, 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030
Aleksey Martynov
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3245
Email: martynov@uhcl.edu
Office: 2700 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, Texas 77058 Bayou Building, Suite 3321
Clifton Mayfield
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3258
Email: mayfield@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 20
Joseph McCormack
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3217
Email: mccormack@uhcl.edu
Office: BB Suite 3121, Room 26
Barry Marks
Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3214
Email: marks@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Timothy Michael
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3193
Email: michael@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building Suite 3121, Room 33
Jordan P. Mitchell
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1714
Email: mitchellj@uhcl.edu
Office: 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030
Jason Murasko
Professor of Economics,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3107
Email: muraskoj@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 22
Prabhashi Nanayakkara
Visiting Lecturer of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3142
Email: nanayakkaras@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 3202.13
Shanshan Pan
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3165
Email: pan@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Ivelina Pavlova-Stout
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3208
Email: pavlova@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building Suite 3121, Room 30
Grady Perdue
Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3213
Email: perdue@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 27
Leroy Robinson, Jr.
Associate Professor of Marketing,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3209
Email: robinsonjr@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 14
Naveed Saleem
Faculty Chair and Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3202
Email: saleem@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 5
Haeyoung Shin
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3166
Email: shinha@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Susan Sorensen
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3160
Email: sorensen@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237, Room 8
Douglas Steel
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3189
Email: steel@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 11
Nanfei Sun
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3190
Email: sun@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 3202.12
Jay R. Tombaugh
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3244
Email: tombaugh@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 16
Hien (Van) Tran
Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3203
Email: tran@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building Suite 3202, Room 3
Alix Valenti
Professor of Legal Studies and Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3159
Email: valenti@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 16
Troy Voelker
Faculty Chair and Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3134
Email: voelker@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 18
Office hours:
Monday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Friday, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jean Walker
Professor of Marketing,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3194
Email: walker@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321
Jeffrey Whitworth
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3218
Email: whitworthj@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building Suite 3121, Room 32
Melissa A. Williams
Faculty Chair of Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance and Marketing and Associate
Professor of Finance
,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3211
Email: williamsmeli@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121 Room 29
Michael Yu-Chi Wu
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3169
Email: wum@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 3202.2
Randall Xu
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3145
Email: xuzhao@uhcl.edu
Office: B3237
Lin (Libby) Yi
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3176
Email: yil@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Faiza Zalila
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3187
Email: Zalila@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121