Management

Management involves getting things done through people and systems. A career in management can be challenging and rewarding.

Let's take a look at what management involves. When you manage a manufacturing company, for example, you'll discover how to manage the:

• Buying of various raw materials your company will need
• Production of goods and services
• Selling and distributing of goods and services to customers
• Budgeting of funds and distribution of information

In addition, you'll learn to:

• Hire and train employees
• Develop a new understanding of what your customers' and society's needs are and how your company can satisfy those needs and much more

The bigger the company is, the more these processes and activities need well-planned systems, knowledgeable and well-trained people, and others who are willing to work together as a team toward common goals. Management involves all of this.

Students may also take part in research with faculty and participate in an internship. We also offer a Management Club and a Business Club, which features presentations by business people, field trips to area businesses, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills.

Planning for College

The University of Scranton encourages a strong college preparatory program in high school with a minimum of four years of English, three years of mathematics, social science and science, and a total of at least two years of foreign language with additional units taken in acceptable academic areas. You are encouraged to take part in extracurricular activities, particularly those in which working with others to accomplish projects or tasks are required.

Management at the University of Scranton

The management program at The University of Scranton provides you with:

• A broad-based educational background that focuses on planning and organizing systems, leading and developing people, creating common goals and teamwork, and learning and improving the ability to act and manage
• An AACSB accredited program in The Kania School of Management
• The skills and tools needed to successfully cope with the challenging roles and expectations that are sweeping through organizations
• The necessary skills for a variety of employment positions in private industry, government, educational institutions, small businesses and not-for-profit organizations, or to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree or other graduate studies
• Classes and learning opportunities involving a high degree of student/faculty interaction
• Individual and team projects to help you learn to work more effectively
• Experiential exercises, simulations, student presentations, realistic business case analyses and team activities to stimulate learning and help you develop a variety of work skills
• Improving your communication, analytic and team skills, which are important for any career

We'll teach you traditional and cutting edge management and leadership techniques to prepare you for any kind of organization. As well as learning the many detailed areas of management, you'll learn about:

• Managing a whole enterprise, including goal-setting and strategy for an organization, forming alliances with other organizations, and so forth
• Personal traits and habits that can aid you as a professional or as a manager, and other areas where you could use improvement

Interested and qualified students may also take part in research with faculty and participate in an internship. We also offer a Management Club and a Business Club, which features presentations by business people, field trips to area businesses, and the opportunity to develop leadership skills.

Outcomes

University of Scranton graduates are currently working at the following companies and organizations:

• Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
• Engleman Securities
• Excepta Medica
• First National Bank of Long Island
• Harper Collins Publishers
• Jackson Excavating
• Merrill Lynch
• Nat West Services
• Nine West
• B & T Produce
• Bankers Trust Company
• Chase Manhattan Bank
• Landice, Inc.
• State Farm Insurance

Starting salaries for management graduates are in the $22,000 to $30,000 range. Some graduates have attained a Master of Business Administration degree and other graduate programs.

Our students have completed internships at the following companies and organizations: Paine Webber, Environmental Control Systems, Inc., First Montauk Securities Corp., Northeastern Eye Institute, Nichols Village, Burger King, Prudential Securities, PCI Group, R&S Hoffman, Comfort Suites, SONY Music Entertainment, Inc., Bankers Trust New York Group, PNC Bank.

Finding Out More

For more information about the undergraduate degree program in Management at The University of Scranton, please contact Dr. Len Tischler, Department Chair, The Kania School of Management, Brennan Hall, Suite 343. His phone number is (570) 941-7782.