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Management

  • Bachelors of Business Administration
  • Minor

The Management Program

Successful organizations know how to manage people and resources efficiently to accomplish organizational goals and keep those goals in tune with changes in the external environment. Management specifies the coordination and integration of work activities with and through other people. Management understands the four major functions of business management (i.e., planning, organizing, leading and controlling), and how individuals, teams and program managers implement strategies effectively, efficiently and ethically.

The McKenna School management department is one of the only departments in the United States to offer students in-depth training in Operational Excellence and cutting-edge training in Management Information Systems.

Undergraduate Programs

What Can I Do With a Degree in Management?

McKenna School management majors have obtained jobs in a wide variety of occupations (e.g., banking, healthcare, manufacturing, non-profits and government) as noted in the Internships and Careers section. In addition, graduates have pursued advanced degrees in law, public administration and business.

  • In addition to human resources management and project management, the management major features Operational Excellence infusion with application to the service and manufacturing industries. The program is strongly linked to the McKenna School’s Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence, which runs a cooperative program for OE minors.
  • The McKenna School offers SAP Business One certification. SAP’s comprehensive business software suite is utilized by thousands of prominent world class companies such as Kennametal Inc., Heinz Corporation, KPMG, Latrobe Specialty Metal Co. Siemens.

Curriculum Requirements

  • Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management

    Business CORE Requirements (45 credits)

    BA 100 Financial Accounting I – 3 credits
    BA 170 Organizational Behavior – 3 credits
    BA 220 Principles of Marketing – 3 credits
    BA 265 Management Information Systems – 3 credits
    BA 305 Business Ethics – 3 credits
    BA 320 Corporate Finance – 3 credits
    BA 340 Business Law – 3 credits
    BA 350 Statistics I and BA 350A Excel Lab – 4 credits
    BA 351 Statistics II and BA 351A Excel Lab – 4 credits
                OR EC 360 Econometrics – 3 credits
    BA 495 Business Policy and Strategy – 3 credits
    EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics – 3 credits
    EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics – 3 credits
    PS 100 Principles of American Politics – 3 credits
    MA 109/111 Calculus 1 – 4 credits
    BA 00P ePortfolio Requirement – 0 credit

    Management Major Requirements (21 credits)

    BA 150 Managerial Accounting – 3 credits
    BA 232 Human Resources Management – 3 credits
    BA 250 Global Business Management – 3 credits
    OR BA 251 International Business – 3 credits
    BA 280 Leadership – 3 credits
    BA 398 Project Management I – 3 credits
    BA 492 Operations Management – 3 credits
    BA ---- BA 300 level or higher management class – 3 credits

    Minor in Entrepreneurship
    Minor in Operational Excellence 

  • Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Management

    Business CORE Requirements (45 credits)

    BA 100 Financial Accounting I – 3 credits
    BA 170 Organizational Behavior – 3 credits
    BA 220 Principles of Marketing – 3 credits
    BA 265 Management Information Systems – 3 credits
    BA 305 Business Ethics – 3 credits
    BA 320 Corporate Finance – 3 credits
    BA 340 Business Law – 3 credits
    BA 350 Statistics I and BA 350A Excel Lab – 4 credits
    BA 351 Statistics II and BA 351A Excel Lab – 4 credits
                OR EC 360 Econometrics – 3 credits
    BA 495 Business Policy and Strategy – 3 credits
    EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics – 3 credits
    EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics – 3 credits
    PS 100 Principles of American Politics – 3 credits
    MA 109/111 Calculus 1 – 4 credits
    BA 00P ePortfolio Requirement – 0 credit

    Sports Management Major Requirements (30 credits)

    BA 150 Managerial Accounting – 3 credits
    BA 209 Sports Administration – 3 credits
    BA 211 Sports Media, Promotion, and Marketing – 3 credits
    BA 280 Leadership – 3 credits
    BA 307 Sports Venue and Event Management – 3 credits
    BA 332 Human Resource Management – 3 credits
    BA 395 Global Marketing – 3 credits
                OR BA 251 International Business – 3 credits
    BA 398 Project Management I – 3 credits
    BA 492 Operations Management – 3 credits
    PS 385 Sports Law – 3 credits

  • Requirements for a Minor in Management

    Required:

    BA 102 Survey of Accounting – 3 credits (Non-Business Majors Only)
                OR BA 100 Financial Accounting I AND BA 150 Managerial Accounting – 6 credits
    BA 170 Organizational Behavior – 3 credits

    Choose four of the following:

    BA 232 Human Resource Management – 3 credits
    BA 250 Global Business Management – 3 credits
                OR BA 251 International Business – 3 credits
    BA 280 Leadership – 3 credits
    BA 322 Corporate Communications – 3 credits
    BA 398 Project Management I – 3 credits
    BA 468 Project Management II – 4 credits
    BA 492 Operations Management – 3 credits

Job Placements and Careers

  • Job Placements and Internships

    Allegheny County
    Allegheny Lodium
    Atlantic Engineering Services
    BNY Mellon
    Bombardier
    Classic Industries
    Conemaugh Hospital
    Creehan and Company
    Elliot Company
    Excela Health (OE)
    Federated Investors
    Ferguson Integrated Services
    First Commonwealth Bank
    Forbes Regional Hospital
    Heartland Campus Colutions
    Heinz CCorporation
    Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence
    Kennametal Inc.
    Latrobe Specialty Metals
    McKesson
    Medrad
    Memorial Medical Center’s Robust Healthcare Internship
    Miami Dolphins
    MWA Arizona (SAP Business One)
    Nexus Solutions
    Norma Group
    OMNOVA Solutions
    Pioneer B1 (SAP Business One)
    PLS Logistics
    PNC Bank
    PNC Financial Service Group
    PPG
    ProCamps Worldwide with Coach Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers
    Red Value Company
    State Representative Mike Reese
    Stellar One (SAP Business One)
    The Wexas Group
    Thermo Twin Industries
    Think Management Team
    Third Wave (SAP Business One)
    U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy
    U.S. Steel
  • Careers

    Accounts Payable
    Business Solutions Specialist
    Continuous Improvement Specialist
    Customer Financial Administrator
    Financial Associate
    HR Specialist
    IT Recruiter
    Lean Specialist
    Operations Development
    Pricing Analyst
    Process Excellence
    Production Supervisor
    Quality Engineer
    Senior Financial Services Associate
    Supply Chain Analyst
  • Graduate and Ph.D. Programs

    Carnegie Mellon University Heinz School
    Cleveland State University Law School
    LaGrange College, M.S. Philanthropy & Development
    Saint Vincent College, MSMOE
    University of Pittsburgh, MBA
    University of Pittsburgh Law School
    Utrecht University (Netherlands)
    Virginia Commonwealth University, M.S. Sports Management
    Winthrop University

Accreditation and Affiliations

The McKenna School of Business has seven undergraduate programs and one graduate program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). They are: Accounting, Business Education Information Technology, Business Economics, Finance, International Business, Economics, Management, Marketing and the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence graduate program. Three programs in Business Data Analytics (launched Fall 2020), Sports Management (launched Fall 2021) and Business Administration (launched Fall 2021) are in candidacy for accreditation.

ACBSP-Accreditation1

With a requirement for faculty professional development (e.g., publications and research) and courses primarily taught by faculty holding doctorates, the ACBSP is the leading business accreditation program devoted to teaching excellence and service to students. Attributable to our ACBSP accreditation, students receive in depth knowledge in 12 business core competency areas: Accounting, Management, Business Ethics, Marketing, Information Systems, Business Finance, the Legal Environment of Business, Statistics, Business Policies, Economics, Quantitative Skills and Global Dimensions in Business. 

The McKenna School is also a member of the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration. The Politics and Criminal Justice programs are not accredited through the ACBSP; however, all programs in the McKenna School have regional accreditation through the Middle States Association. The ACBSP is one of the two premier accrediting agencies for business schools worldwide.

Faculty

Jeffrey Godwin, Ph.D.
Professor, Business Administration
jeff.godwin@stvincent.edu
 
Matthias Hühn, Ph.D.
Mary S. Carey Chair in Ethics and Catholic Social Thought
matthias.huehn@stvincent.edu
 
Rev. Dr. William Hisker, Ph. D.
Professor, Business Administration
bill.hisker@stvincent.edu
 
Mr. Robert Markley, Jr.
Instructor, Business Administration
robert.markley@stvincent.edu
 
Terrance Smith, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Management
terrance.smith@stvincent.edu
 
Michael Urick, Ph.D.
Dean, McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government
Professor, Business Administration
michael.urick@stvincent.edu