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Business Administration, MBA: Curriculum

Overview

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Scranton’s MBA program is part of the Kania School of Management, which is among an elite 10 percent of U.S. business schools to have earned accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.

Average program duration is two to three years, depending on specialization. Specializations include Accounting, Business Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning, Finance, Healthcare Management, Human Resources Management, International Business, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, as well as a General MBA specialization option so you can build your MBA to suit your goals.

Students who need the appropriate foundational background will be required to take the modules. Based on the student’s prior academic preparation and work experience, some or all of these one-credit modules may be waived.

Courses

Cornerstone Course
MGT 501: Responsibility, Sustainability & Justice

Core Courses 
ACC 502: Accounting for Management
OM 503: Operations Management
BUAN 571: Introduction to Business Analytics
MGT 505: Organizational Behavior
MKT 506: Marketing Management
ECO 507: Managerial Economics
FIN 508: Financial Management

Capstone Course
MGT 509: Business Policy

Specializations

Accounting Specialization Courses

ACC 512: Survey of Federal Taxes
ACC 514: Accounting Integration and Configuration
ACC 521: Auditing
ACC 525: International Accounting
ACC 526: Managerial Accounting
ACC 527: Financial Reporting and Research
ACC 529: Special Topics in Accounting
ACC 531: Advanced Auditing
ACC 532: Advanced Taxation and Regulation
ACC 536: Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACC 538: Effective Accounting Communication
ACC 539: Accounting Ethics: The Foundation of the Profession
ACC 541: Financial Reporting Fraud: Detection & Prevention
ACC 542: Occupational Fraud & Abuse

Business Analytics Specialization Courses

BUAN 500: Business Analytics Tools
BUAN 572: Data Mining
BUAN 573: Business Analytics Using R
BUAN 574: Business Forecasting Models
BUAN 575: Business Simulation
BUAN 576: Business Database Management System
BUAN 577: Data Visualization
BUAN 578: Business Intelligence
BUAN 584: Special Topics in Business Analytics
BUAN 586: Applied Business Statistics
BUAN 587: Customer Relationship Management
BUAN 588: Business Analytics Using Python

Enterprise Resource Planning Specialization Courses

ERP 510: Integrated Enterprise Management Systems
ERP 511: Production Planning & Control
ERP 512: Customer Relationship Management
ERP 513: Treasury Management
ERP 514: Accounting Integration and Configuration
ERP 515: Business Intelligence
ERP 516: Enterprise Applications Development
ERP 519: Special Topics in Enterprise Resource Planning

*Only available as part of the online MBA program.

Finance Specialization Courses

ECO 500: Essentials of Economics
FIN 581: Financial Institutions
FIN 582: Advanced Financial Management
FIN 583: Investment Analysis
FIN 584: International Finance
FIN 585: Derivative Securities
FIN 586: Portfolio Theory
FIN 587: Treasury Management
FIN 589: Special Topics in Finance

Healthcare Management Specialization Courses

HAD 502: Health Care Law
HAD 510: Hospital Administration
HAD 517: Global Health Management
HAD 519: Health Services and Systems
HINF 520: Introduction to Health Informatics
HAD 521: Healthcare Financial Management II

Human Resources Management Specialization Courses

HR 505: Recruitment and Staffing
HR 506: Workplace Learning and Performance
HR 511: Total Rewards
HR 512: Employee and Labor Relations

*Only available as part of the online MBA program.

International Business Specialization Courses

ACC 525: International Accounting
ECO 583: Macroeconomic Analysis: A Global Perspective
FIN 584: International Finance
HAD 517: Global Health Management
HAD 596: European Health Systems
IB 505: International Business
MGT 556: International Management
MKT 563: Global Marketing
OM 540: Supply Chain Management

Marketing Specialization Courses

MKT 512: Customer Relationship Management
MKT 561: Marketing Research
MKT 562: Promotion Management: Advertising and Selling
MKT 563: Global Marketing
MKT 564: Consumer Behavior
MKT 565: Sustainable Strategic Marketing
MKT 569: Special Topics in Marketing
MKT 596: Study Abroad in Asia

Only available as part of the on-campus MBA.

Supply Chain Management Specialization Courses

OM 540: Supply Chain Management
OM 542: Data Mining
OM 543: Project and Change Management
OM 544: Business Forecasting Models
OM 545: Quality Management
OM 546: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
OM 547: Production Planning & Control
OM 549: Special Topics in Operations Management
OM 575: Business Simulation

Miscellaneous Advanced Electives Courses

ECO 581: Economics of Business Strategy
ECO 582: The Economics of E-Commerce
ECO 589: Special Topics in Economics
MBA 590: Internship in Business Administration
MGT 553: Organizational Theory
MGT 554: Group Dynamics
MGT 555: Organization Power and Politics
MGT 559: Special Topics in Management
MIS 504: Management Information Systems
MKT 512: Customer Relationship Management
MKT 561: Marketing Research

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