Dean's Message

  Admissions

  Application Form

  Accreditation

  Graduate Programs

  Graduate Catalogs

  Information Sessions

  Orientation

  Assistantships

  International

  Newsletter

  Recent Graduates

  Home Page

Master's Degree in Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at The University of Scranton emphasizes the skills and perspectives necessary to succeed in today’s global and technology-based business environment. The Kania School of Management is fully accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

ACCREDITATION
The Kania School of Management is one of only 419 institutions across the globe with AACSB accredited graduate and undergraduate programs, and one of only 19 graduate programs in Pennsylvania with accreditation at the graduate level. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide. Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and com­prehensive peer review. AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education.

MBA Program at The University of Scranton

The new, flexible, MBA Program can be designed to meet the specific needs of individual students and employers alike. The Program focuses on ensuring that every graduate meets minimum knowledge in critical areas, has ample opportunity to choose courses that meet self-defined career development objectives and has been informed about Jesuit positions on ethics, sustainability and economic justice.

• The MBA program includes qualifying courses, extending courses, and mission specific courses. If you hold an undergraduate degree in an area other than business, you will need qualifying course modules, to better prepare you for the extending MBA courses. You can also satisfy this requirement by taking a special examination.

• The program’s extending courses are designed to immerse you in the key functional areas of business: Accounting, Economics, EMT, Finance, Management, MIS, Mar­keting, and OM. You must select 10 extending courses.

• The extending courses provide you with the flexibility to tailor your MBA to your interests and requirements. By a suitable choice of courses, you can concentrate in any area. However, you cannot take more than four courses in one area.

• The mission specific courses integrate your knowledge in different areas into a cohesive learn­ing experience based on the Jesuit philosophy of responsibility and justice. They are required of all students.

Admission Requirements 

What to Submit: 

-- Completed application form, $50 fee 
-- 3 letters of recommendation 
-- Official undergraduate degree transcript 
-- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score 

Also Required for International students: 

--Proof of English Proficiency
--Certification of Finances form 

All application documents should be on hand at least one month before the term when the student intends to begin the program. 

You must be formally admitted by The Graduate School in order to process your registration for classes. 

Graduate Assistantships 
Graduate assistantships are awarded annually to outstanding, full-time MBA students and applicants. The assistants may collaborate with the Kania School of Management faculty in their research and other academic duties, or assist in various offices and programs within the college. Assistants receive a stipend and are eli­gible for a tuition scholarship based on merit.

Requirements for Graduation 
Complete the program's credit requirements 
Achieve a 3.0 GPA (4.0 scale) 

Outstanding Computing Facilities 
Brennan Hall, home for the Kania School of Management, is the most technologically sophisticated building on the campus.  It provides the latest in high-technology teaching equipment and a sophisticated, high-tech Executive Center.  The University of Scranton provides an outstanding array of on-campus computing facilities, including computer laboratories exclusively for student use. All business students have access to the Internet and World Wide Web. The Kania School of Management is a member of the S.A.P. university alliance.

Curriculum 
QUALIFYING COURSES: ALL REQUIRED

• Statistics Module (MBA 501A) 1 cr. or
  Statistics for Business II (STAT 252) 3 cr.

• Management Science Module (MBA 501B) 1 cr. or
  Introduction to Management Science (OIM 351) 3 cr.

• Information Mgmt. Module (MBA 501C) 1 cr. or
  Business Information Management (OIM 471) 3 cr.

• Financial Accounting Module (MBA 502A) 1 cr. or
  Financial Accounting (ACC 253) 3 cr.

• Managerial Accounting Module (MBA 502B) 1 cr. or
  Managerial Accounting (ACC 254) 3 cr.

• Business Law Module (MBA 502C) 1 cr. or
  Legal Environment of Business (MGT 251) 3 cr.

• Microeconomics Module (MBA 503A) 1 cr. or
  Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 153) 3 cr.

• Macroeconomics Module (MBA 503B) 1 cr. or
  Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 154) 3 cr.

• Finance Module (MBA 503C) 1 cr. or
  Introduction to Finance (FIN 351) 3 cr.

• Management Module (MBA 504A) 1 cr. or
  Principles of Management I (MGT 351) 3 cr.

• Marketing Module (MBA 504B) 1 cr. or
  Introduction to Marketing (MKT 351) 3 cr.

• Operations Management Module (MBA 504C) 1 cr. or
  Introduction to Operations Management (OIM 352) 3 cr.

EXTENDING COURSES (3 CR. EACH) SELECT 10

• Accounting for Management (ACC 502)

• Survey of Federal Taxes (ACC 512)
  Prerequisite: Acctg. for Mgmt. (ACC 502 or equivalent)

• Auditing (ACC 521)
  Prerequisite: Accounting for Management (ACC 502)

• Federal Taxation (ACC 522)
  Prerequisite: Accounting for Management (ACC 502)

• International Accounting (ACC 525*)
  Prerequisite: Accounting for Management (ACC 502) or Financial Accounting II (ACC 252) or Managerial Accounting (ACC 254)

• Managerial Accounting (ACC 526)
  Prerequisite: Accounting for Management (ACC 502)

• Financial Accounting (ACC 527)
  Prerequisite: Accounting for Management (ACC 502)

• Special Topics in Accounting (ACC 529)

• Advanced Auditing (ACC 531)
  Prerequisite: Auditing Theory (ACC 364) or Auditing (ACC 521)

• Advanced Taxation (ACC 532)
  Prerequisite: Federal Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships (ACC 365 or equiv.) or Federal Taxation (ACC 522)

• Advanced Managerial Accounting (ACC 536)
   Prerequisite: Cost Accounting (ACC 461) or Managerial Accounting (ACC 526) or equivalent

• Advanced Financial Accounting (ACC 537)
  Prerequisite: Intermediate Accounting II (ACC 362) or Financial Accounting (ACC 527) or equivalent

• Operations Management (OM 503)

• Supply Chain Management (OM 540)
  Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503)

• Advanced Production and Operations Management (OM 541)Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503)

• Applied Operations Research (OM 542)
  Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503)

• Project Management (OM 543)
  Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503)

• Business Forecasting Models (OM 544)
  Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503) or Consent of instructor

• Total Quality Management (OM 545)
  Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503) or Consent of instructor

• Special Topics in Operations Mgmt. (OM 549)

• Integrated Enterprise Mgmt. Systems (MBA 510)

• Special Topics in Enterprise Mgmt. Technology (MBA 519)

• Organizational Behavior (MGT 505)

• Organizational Theory (MGT 553)
  Prerequisite: Organizational Behavior (MGT 505)

• Group Dynamics (MGT 554)
  Prerequisite: Organizational Behavior (MGT 505)

• Organization Power and Politics (MGT 555)
  Prerequisite: Organizational Behavior (MGT 505)

• International Management (MGT 556*)
  Prerequisite: Organizational Behavior (MGT 505)

• Special Topics in Management (MGT 559)

• Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Business Database (MIS 546)
  Prerequisite: Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Business Decision Support Systems (MIS 548)
  Prerequisite: Operations Management (OM 503) and Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Information Networks and Electronic Commerce (MIS 571)
  Prerequisite: Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Development of Business Applications (MIS 573)
  Prerequisite: Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Information Technology and Business Process Reengineering (MIS 574)
  Prerequisite: Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Global Information Systems (MIS 577*)
  Prerequisite: Management Information Systems (MIS 504)

• Special Topics in Management Information Systems (MIS 579)

• Marketing Management (MKT 506)

• Marketing Research (MKT 561)
  Prerequisite: Marketing Management (MKT 506)

• Promotion Management: Advertising and Selling (MKT 562)Prerequisite: Marketing Management (MKT 506)

• International Marketing (MKT 563*)
  Prerequisite: Marketing Management (MKT 506)

• Consumer Behavior (MKT 564)
  Prerequisite: Marketing Management (MKT 506)

• Special Topics in Marketing (MKT 569)

• Managerial Economics (ECO 507)

• Economics of Business Strategy (ECO 581)
  Prerequisite: Managerial Economics (ECO 507)

• The Economics of E-Commerce (ECO 582)
  Prerequisite: Managerial Economics (ECO 507)

• Macroeconomic Analysis: A Global Perspective (ECO 583*)
  Prerequisite: Managerial Economics (ECO 507)

• Special Topics in Economics (ECO 589)

• Financial Management (FIN 508)

• Financial Institutions (FIN 581)
  Prerequisite: Financial Management (FIN 508)

• Advanced Financial Management (FIN 582)
  Prerequisite: Financial Management (FIN 508)

• Investment Analysis (FIN 583)
  Prerequisite: Financial Management (FIN 508)

• International Finance (FIN 584*)
  Prerequisite: Financial Management (FIN 508)

• Derivative Securities (FIN 585)
  Prerequisite: Financial Management (FIN 508)

• Portfolio Theory (FIN 586)
  Prerequisite: Financial Management (FIN 508)

• Special Topics in Finance (FIN 589)
   

*Indicates an international course

MISSION SPECIFIC COURSES (3 CR. EACH) BOTH REQUIRED

• Business Policy (MGT 509)
  Prerequisite: All qualifying courses and at least nine extending courses

• Responsibility, Sustainability and Justice (MGT 501)
  Prerequisite: All qualifying courses and at least eight extending courses

For more detailed information about the MBA Program, Please click HERE.


You may call 1-800-366-4723 or 1-570-941-7600 to have information sent to you. Fax 570-941-5995. 

Questions? Use our Graduate School Information Request Form!