Admissions-MBA Courses-Penn State Erie

Individuals who have completed relevant course work within the past 7 years, and have earned a B or better grade, will be exempt from the 18 credit Foundation Core.

Course Exemption Guidelines (PDF format)
Request for Course Exemptions (PDF format) - New students will be asked to submit this request after receiving an offer of admission.

MBA Curriculum Black School of Business Penn State Behrend 48 credits

	Foundation Core Courses	18 cr.
B ADM 500	Business Government & Society	3
B ADM 501	Costs, Competition, & Market Performance	6
B ADM 502	Demand, Operations, & Firm Performance	6
B ADM 503	Integrated Business Analysis	3

	Advanced Required Courses	18 cr.
B ADM 510	Cost Management for Decision Making & Control	3
B ADM 511	Information Systems Management & Strategy	3
B ADM 512	Managing a Diverse Workforce	3
B ADM 513	Global Operations & Supply Chain Management	3
B ADM 514	Strategic Planning & Business Policy	3
B ADM 532	Corporate Finance	3

	Elective Courses	12 cr.
International	One elective must have an international focus	3
Additional nine credits	Select three courses from University List	9

Foundation Core Courses - 18 credits

An introduction to basic business concepts to prepare students, without recent undergraduate degrees in business, for advanced courses.

B ADM 500 Business Government & Society (3 credits) - overview and analysis of ethical, legal, political, technological, and societal impacts on business.

B ADM 501 Costs, Competition, and Market Performance (6 credits) - a project-oriented investigation into the critical principles of accounting, economics, and finance.

B ADM 502 Demand, Operations, and Firm Performance (6 credits) - a project-oriented investigation into the critical principles of management, marketing, and operations.

B ADM 503 Integrated Business Analysis (3 credits) - overview of the statistical analyses of a variety of business problems.

Advanced Required Courses - 18 credits

Each course is 3 credits and must be taken at Penn State Behrend

B ADM 510 Cost Management for Decision Making and Control - the study and use of accounting information for cost management, product costing, planning and controlling operations, and managerial decision making. Prerequisite: B ADM 501.

B ADM 511 Information Systems Management and Strategy - fundamental uses of IS/IT as a strategic organizational asset.

B ADM 512 Managing a Diverse Workforce - analysis of human resources and diversity priorities in organizations. Prerequisite: B ADM 502.

B ADM 513 Global Operations & Supply Chain Management - effective management of the flow of goods, services, and information through the supply chain. Prerequisites: B ADM 501, B ADM 502, B ADM 503.

B ADM 514 Strategic Planning and Business Policy - formulation of objectives and implementation of programs to promote long-range success of the organization in a changing environment. Prerequisites: B ADM 510, B ADM 513, B ADM 532.

B ADM 532 Corporate Finance -Application of modern corporate finance theory to corporate practice. Prerequisites: B ADM 501 and B ADM 503

Elective Courses - 12 credits

Each course is 3 credits. Elective offerings are re-evaluated yearly based on surveys of students' professional interests and faculty availability.

International elective - 1 elective must have an international focus

Additional electives - 9 credits, selected from the University list

As the result of a recent survey of MBA students, electives will be offered in Leadership, Finance, Project Management & Marketing.
Students may also arrange Independent Study courses (596) in consultation with an appropriate faculty member.
View current electives from the Schedule of Classes or email Dr. Al Warner, MBA Director.