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MBA IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM

Why Scranton
oneThe Princeton Review ranks Scranton’s business school among the “Best Business Schools“ in the United States.

twoU.S. News & World Report's “America's Best Colleges“ edition ranked The University of Scranton among the 10 top master's universities in the north, the survey's largest and most competitive region. The University of Scranton is also regionally accredited.

threeThe University of Scranton's business school, the Kania School of Management, is one of only 7% of worldwide educational institutions offering business degrees that have achieved the distinction of accreditation by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The Online MBA with a specialization in Operation Management requires 36 semester credit hours, excluding the 12 semester credit hours of foundation modules, which may be required depending on the student’s qualifications.


Cornerstone Course

3 Credits

MGT 501: Responsibility, Sustainability, and Justice

Core Courses

21 credits

ACC 502: Accounting for Management
OM 503: Operations Management
MIS 504: Management Information Systems
MGT 505: Organizational Behavior
MKT 506: Marketing Management
ECO 507: Managerial Economics
FIN 508: Financial Management

 

Advanced Courses

9 Credits

OM 540: Supply Chain Management
OM 543: Project and Change Management
OM 545: Quality Management
OM 547: Production Planning & Control

 

Capstone Course

3 credits

MGT 509: Business Policy


*Note: students must take at least one course that has been designated as an "international course" (indicated by an asterisk in the grid)


Foundation Requirements
Students lacking the appropriate background will be required to take the foundation modules listed below. Based on the student’s prior academic preparation and work experience, some or all of these modules may be waived.

Foundation Modules (1 credit each, all required unless waived)
Decision-Making Concepts & 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