1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of The Kania School of Management is to contribute to a Jesuit, liberalarts
education by preparing students to meet the educational requirements for success in
leadership, management, team membership, and other productive roles in business and
related fields, and to provide service to the broad University community. The Kania School
of Management provides for the development of knowledge, skills, interpersonal and communication
capacities, attitudes and values that will enable students to assume positive,
influential roles in their work organizations and society. This process integrates the capacity
for lifelong learning and decision making with a clear sense of ethical responsibilities
and a sensitivity to cultural and demographic diversity. Our mission supports the
University’s Statement of Mission — to provide professional and pre-professional programs
“designed to meet the standards of the appropriate professional fields, and to develop
students who have a clear sense of the ethical responsibilities which these fields demand of
their successful practitioners.”
The Kania School of Management is a member of the SAP University Alliance. This
program enhances the value of the curriculum by placing the latest information technology
in the classroom to give the next generation of business leaders a real-world advantage
right at their fingertips. The school has a fully operational SAP R/3 system for instructional
use. Members of the faculty have been specifically trained by SAP America and are
integrating the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in appropriate classes.
DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS
Seven programs are available in the Kania School of Management: Accounting-Track
in Financial Accounting, Accounting-Track in Managerial Accounting, Finance,
International Business, Management, Marketing, and Operations Management. In addition,
a B.S. in Economics is jointly offered with the College of Arts and Sciences. These programs
prepare the student for a career in business or for graduate study. Except for the
requirements of the major and the business core, the student in The Kania School of
Management will adhere to the same regulations as the student in the other undergraduate
colleges. At least 50 percent of the major and business-core credits must be earned here at
the University of Scranton. Apart from minor exceptions, which require the explicit
approval of the dean of the school, the student will spend the senior year in residence at the
University.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to graduate in a business major, in addition to the 2.00 minimum grade-point
average (GPA) overall, the student must have earned a minimum 2.00 GPA in both the
major and business core coursework.
MINORS
A minor in General Business is available to non-business students, with the exception
of students majoring in Chemistry-Business, Electronics-Business, International Language-
Business, and Economics (SOM only). It will consist of 21 credits:
ECO 101 Current Economic Issues MGT 351Principles of Management I
ACC 253-254 Financial-Managerial Accounting MGT 352Principles of Management II
MGT 251 Legal Environment of Business MKT 351Introduction to Marketing
These are the courses that are required in five of the six foundation areas for the MBA
program in the graduate school. The last three must be taken after the other courses, and
may be taken no earlier than the junior year. Minors in Accounting, Economics, Finance,
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