Online MBA Curriculum

The online MBA offers a Flex* curriculum that requires 36 semester credit hours (exclusive of any foundation modules that are stipulated on your Letter of Acceptance). Currently, you can opt for our General Online MBA, or choose from multiple specializations:

The standard MBA is comprised of the cornerstone and capstone courses, seven core courses, and three advanced electives. The Flex* option, on the other hand, allows you to trade up to three of the seven core courses for other advanced electives of your choice. With this option, you can tailor the MBA curriculum to your specific needs or interests while still gaining an in-depth understanding of the core business functions. Note that the MBA degree requires 36 credit hours regardless of whether you choose the standard MBA or the Flex* option.

General MBA students must choose their electives from at least two different functional areas. Students opting for a specialization must choose at least 9 credit hours from their concentration area. All students must select at least one of the international electives, which are noted with an asterisk.

Cornerstone Course Required (3 credits)		MGT 501: Responsibility, Sustainability, and Justice
Core Courses Choose 4 to 8 courses (12 - 24 credits)	Accounting, Economics, and Finance Core (at least two)	ACC 502: Accounting for Management ECO 507: Managerial Economics FIN 508: Financial Management
	Operations, Analytics, and Information Core (at least one)	OM 503: Operations Management BUAN 571: Introduction to Business Analytics MIS 504: Management Information Systems
	Management and Marketing Core (at least one)	MGT 505: Organizational Behavior MKT 506: Marketing Management
Advanced Electives Choose 2 to 6 courses (6 - 18 credits)	General track	Select 2 to 6 courses from any of the electives listed below.
	Accounting (ACC) Specialization	ACC 514: Accounting Integration and Configuration ACC 525: International Accounting* ACC 527: Financial Reporting and Research ACC 531: Advanced Auditing ACC 532: Advanced Taxation and Regulation ACC 536: Advanced Managerial Accounting ACC 538: Accounting Communications ACC 539: Accounting Ethics - Foundation of the Profession ACC 541: Financial Reporting Fraud - Detection & Prevention ACC 542: Occupational Fraud & Abuse
	Business Analytics (BA) Specialization	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 578: Business Intelligence BUAN 579: Special Topics in Business Analytics
	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Specialization	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
	Finance (FIN) Specialization	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
	Healthcare Management (HCM) Specialization	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 (HR) Management Specialization	HR 505: Recruitment and Staffing HR 506: Workplace Learning and Performance HR 511: Total Rewards HR 512: Employee and Labor Relations
	International Business (IB) Specialization	ECO 583: Macroeconomic Analysis - A Global Perspective* ACC 525: International Accounting* FIN 584: International Finance* HAD 517: Global Health Management* IB 505: International Business* MGT 556: International Management* MKT 563: Global Marketing* OM 540: Supply Chain Management*
	Operations Management (OM) Specialization	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 547: Production Planning & Control
	Miscellaneous Course Options	MKT 512: Customer Relationship Management MKT 561: Marketing Research MGT 554: Group Dynamics MIS 548: Business Intelligence MIS 546: Business Database Management Systems MIS 572: Data Mining
Capstone Course Required (3 credits)		MGT 509: Business Policy

Foundation Modules (1 credit each)

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

Decision-Making Concepts and Tools

MBA 501A: Statistics Module
MBA 501B: Management Science Module
MBA 501C: Information Management Module

Accounting Analysis and Business Law

MBA 502A: Financial Accounting Module
MBA 502B: Managerial Accounting Module
MBA 502C: Business Law Module

Economics and Finance

MBA 503A: Microeconomics Module
MBA 503B: Macroeconomics Module
MBA 503C: Finance Module

Management and Marketing

MBA 504A: Management Module
MBA 504B: Marketing Module
MBA 504C: Operations Management Module

For official course descriptions, please see the latest University of Scranton MBA course catalog.

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[FINE PRINT] *The online MBA offers a Flex curriculum that also requires 36 credit hours (exclusive of any foundation modules that are stipulated on your Letter of Acceptance).

Our standard MBA features cornerstone and capstone courses, 8 core courses, and 3 advanced electives. Our flexible MBA lets you trade 4 of the 8 core courses for other advanced electives, allowing you to tailor the MBA curriculum to your needs and interests while still gaining an in-depth understanding of core business functions.

Note the MBA degree requires 36 credit hours regardless of whether you choose the standard MBA or the flexible option.