Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Spring 2022

The Master of Business Administration is designed for graduate students with a baccalaureate degree in any field of study. Whether you graduated with a degree in business, liberal arts or earth sciences, our MBA program can fit your needs. The MBA program offers management education that is designed to provide theoretical, analytical and operational expertise that leaders need to meet the challenges of managing in dynamic, competitive environments.

Bloomsburg's program is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

All MBA program courses are taught by distinguished faculty from throughout the College of Business, bringing you expertise in accounting, finance, business law, technology systems, management and marketing. Graduate faculty are dedicated teachers with doctoral degrees who have demonstrated subject area expertise by extensive experience and/or scholarship. MBA faculty provide an active learning experience with a variety of teaching methods, such as, case studies, applied research, problem solving, and team projects.

One of the strengths of the MBA program is the high quality of students enrolled. Recent graduates scored an average of 500 on the GMAT. Most bring considerable business experience to the classroom. The 70 active students are typically 31 percent female and 69 percent male, with an average age of 36 about 10 percent of the MBA students are foreign nationals. The program has about 500 alumni pursuing careers around the world.

More than 90% of MBA students are employed three months after graduation

Courses

The MBA Program is offered 100% online or on the Bloomsburg University Campus. The online MBA is an accelerated program delivering 6-week courses, and can be completed in a year.

The MBA On-Campus meets one evening for 15 weeks in spring and fall semesters. Summer semester courses meet two evenings for six weeks.

Both the Online MBA Program and On-Campus Program can be completed in 1-Year, Fast Track or 2-Years, Professional. You have up to 5-Years to complete the program.

Graduate assistantships are offered to full time students (minimum of 9 credits) on a competitive basis and waive approximately 25 percent of the student's fees.

Application Process

There is a rolling admission process, so applications are accepted year-round. Students can be admitted to start in the Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters.

The program admits students based on an evaluation of past academic achievement, aptitude for advanced study, professional accomplishments, and motivation to succeed. Complete applications include the following items:
• Official transcripts from an accredited academic institution indicating an earned baccalaureate degree.
• Official transcripts from all institutions where the applicant earned undergraduate or graduate college credit must be provided. Degrees earned from non-United States universities will be judged individually.
• Official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores within the 5 prior years. Information about the GMAT can be found at www.gmat.org.
• Three letters of Recommendation
• A current resume.
• A statement of career goals.

International applicants whose native language is not English must provide official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score within the prior year as well as current evidence of financial capability. International applications must be completed at least four months prior to the start of the semester of application. A translation of transcripts is required with international GPA being translated to a 4.0 scale.

Required Courses

The curriculum consists of 36 graduate credit hours delivered in twelve required courses. Students without sufficient preparation also complete prerequisite foundation courses.
Students with an undergraduate degree in business will likely have taken course covering those areas. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees will usually be lacking a least some of these courses and therefore must take foundation courses to make up for this deficit. Foundation courses are not included in the 36 hours of credit required for the MBA degree.
MBA students must earn a cumulative Q.P.A. of 3.0 to graduate from the MBA program. MBA students may apply no more than one course with a grade of less than B- toward graduation. A grade of C- or lower must be retaken.
The following chart lists foundation courses and their undergraduate equivalents at Bloomsburg University. Students who have earned a C or better in an undergraduate equivalent course are exempt from taking the foundation course.

Foundation courses:

Economic Theory ECONOMIC.121 and ECONOMIC.122
Financial Accounting ACCT.220
College Algebra MATH.109
Statistics ECONOMIC.256

Core Courses (27 credits)

All students are required to take the following 12 core courses. These courses cover the core of knowledge of a business education in the basic function areas of accounting, finance, management and marketing and the supporting field of technology. Strategic management is the capstone course of a business education program and is the major integrative force in an MBA program. It is here that specific information from the functional areas is put together to address the concerns of the total firm.

ACCT.511 Financial and Managerial Accounting
FINANCE.535 Financial Management
ITM.590 Strategic Information and Technology Management
MKTG.510 Marketing Foundations
LAW.550 Law Ethics and Public Policy
MGMT.560 Operations and Supply Chain Management
ITM.592 Data MGMT for Business Intel
MGMT.515 Principles Leadership, Ethics, and Professional Development
MBA.592 MBA Practicum
MBA.500 Outcomes Assessment

Concentration Requirements (9 credits)

Accounting Concentration

ACCT.524 Managerial Reporting

ACCT.552 Controllership

ACCT.551 International Accounting

Analytics Concentration

ITM.510 Business Application Development and Evaluation

ITM.522 Data Science for Business Strategies

ITM.530 Enterprise Network Architectures, Platforms, and Security

Business Administration Concentration

ELECTIVE Any approved graduate course in the Business Field of Study

Healthcare Management Concentration
Note: HLTH 605 and HLTH 631 will be classes offered by Lock Haven University

HLTH.605 (Lock Haven University) Assessment and Planning for Health Programs I

HLTH.631 (Lock Haven University) Applied Leadership in Healthcare

ITM.598 (Special Topics) Healthcare Informatics

Management: Strategic Global Decisions Concentration

MGMT.576 Global Business Management

MGMT.580 Managerial Decision Making

MGMT.581 Strategic Management

Management: Leadership and Human Resources Concentration

MGMT.567 Managing People in Organizations

MGMT.582 Human Resource Skills for Managers

MGMT.581 Strategic Management

Marketing Concentration

MKTG.530 Strategic Buyer Behavior

MKTG.551 Marketing Management

MKTG.552 Marketing Research