MBA Program Requirements

Prerequisites to MBA enrollment

• Economics,3 credits
• Psychology,3 credits
• Philosophy*,6 credits
• Sociology, 3 credits
• Statistics or Management Science,3 credits
• Speech or Effective Communications for Leaders, 3 credits

*including at least three credits of ethics Business Functional Areas:

• Accounting, 3 credits
• Finance, 3 credits
• Information Systems, 3 credits
• Human Resources, 3 credits
• Marketing, 3 credits
• Management Principles and Theory, 3 credits

*If pursuing the accounting specialization 15 additional credits of accounting credits are needed. Technology Competence

All MBA candidates must pass a Business-specific Technology Competence examination.

Curriculum

The MBA program consists of 36 credits of study that can be completed on an evening part-time basis or day full-time basis in a 5 year undergraduate/MBA course sequence. Students must complete a core curriculum of 24 credits and a specialization area of 12 credits.

Core Courses* (24 credits)

• MBA 500, Organizational Behavior and Development
• MBA 501, Law and the Business Environment
• MBA 503, Marketing Management
• MBA 504, Information Analysis and Interpretation
• MBA 506, Human Resources Management for Leaders
• MBA 507, Accounting and Finance for Business Leaders**
• MBA 508, Information Systems for Management
• MBA 509, Managerial Economics

* A student having the educational or experiential background that would result in the student not benefiting from an MBA common core course may request a substitution of another MBA elective for the respective course. The request has to be made in writing to the program director and documentation for experiential background is required.

** Students specializing in Accounting will take the Integrative MBA Capstone Experience - MBA 650 in place of Accounting and Finance for Business Leaders - MBA 507.

The MBA offers an opportunity for students to specialize in the following areas: Management, Accounting, and Human Resources Management.

Management Specialization (9 credits)

• MBA 610, Organizational Leadership
• MBA 612, Strategic Management
• MBA 650, Integrative MBA Capstone Experience

Accounting Specialization* (9 credits)

• MBA 620, Accounting Theory
• MBA 622, Advanced Auditing
• MBA 624, Advanced Taxation: Corporations, Partnerships, Estates and Trusts

(Note: Students specializing in Accounting will take the Integrative MBA Capstone Experience - MBA 650 in place of Accounting and Finance for Business Leaders - MBA 507.) * The MBA coupled with a BS in Accounting satisfies the 150-hour required to become a CPA mandated by many states. Human Resource Management (9 credits)

• MBA 552, Regulations of Human Resource Management
• MBA 557, Performance, Compensation, and Reward Systems
• MBA 558, Employee Relations and Services

(Note: Students specializing in Human Resource Management will take the Integrative MBA Capstone Experience - MBA 650 in place of an elective.)
Electives (3 credits)

•   Any non-core or MBA course

Experiential Learning

An experiential learning placement is required either at the undergraduate or the graduate level to earn the MBA.

 

Who can help me if I have questions?

For information on the MBA program, please contact: Ms. Christine Slacktish, Assistant Director, Center for Adult and Continuing Education, at 570-674-8183, toll free at 1-866-262-6363 or by e-mail at Cslackti@misericordia.edu.

or

Timonthy F. Kearney, Director of Business Graduate Programs, at 570-674-1487or by e-mail at tkearney@misericordia.edu.