MBA in Management of Information Technology Curriculum & Schedule

A series of Prerequisite, Core, and Skills courses is required to give all MBA students a common body of knowledge.
You may be exempt from up to 15 credits of Core and Skills courses, depending on previous background verified by evaluation of transcripts, course syllabi, and exemption exam. All entering students are required to take MGMT 501.

For Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left. Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements. For a complete list of MBA and certificate program prerequisites, click here.
Pre-Program Requirements
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
B A 517	Communication Skills for Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 501	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
Core Courses
MGMT 501	Behavioral Science in Business	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
ACCTG 512	Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 523	Prices and Markets	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
FIN 531	Financial Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
OPMGMT 510	Operations Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
MKTG 500	Marketing Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
Advanced Courses
ACCTG 524	Managerial Accounting	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 537	Management Information Systems	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 576	Ethical Issues in Information Technology	N/A	Fall 2008
Managing & Leading People Choose one course
BUSAD 555	Full-Range Leadership Development	N/A	Fall 2008
BUSAD 556	Diversity Leadership	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 545	Negotiation Strategies	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
MGMT 523	Organizational Change: Theory and Practice	N/A	Fall 2008
MGMT 541	Human Resources Management	Summer 2008	N/A
Managing Technology & Innovation
BUSAD 577 (formerly M I S 539)	Management of Information Technology	N/A	N/A
Management of Information Technology Electives Choose three courses
SWENG 505	Software Project Management	Summer 2008	N/A
BUSAD 558	Knowledge Management	N/A	N/A
M I S 538	Decision Support Systems	N/A	N/A
IN SC 521	Database Design Concepts	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
IN SC 525	Applied Data Mining	Summer 2008	N/A
SWENG 568	Enterprise Integration (upon instructor's approval)	N/A	N/A
BUSAD 497/597	Special Topics in Management of Information Technologies	Summer 2008	N/A
Capstone Course
MGMT 571	Strategic Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008

Contact information

610-648-3248
gvmba@psu.edu

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Information Sessions

Open Elective Course for Summer I

IN SC 521.101
Database Design Concepts
May 6 - June 19
Tuesday/Thursday
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Norita Ahmad
Schedule # 130789

Open Elective Course for Summer II

IN SC 525.301
Applied Data Mining
June 24 - August 7
Tuesday/Thursday
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
John McCool
Schedule # 130828

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