University of Scranton

Accountancy

University of Scranton students have the opportunity to complete a MAcc degree including the following concentrations: (1) General including business analytics elective courses, (2) Accounting Analytics, or (3) Forensic Accounting. The program may be delivered entirely online or on campus.

Accounting

Accounting

Within the four-year accounting program, students choose from one of three tracks including Forensic Accounting, Accounting Analytics, and General Accounting. In addition, they may choose from variety of minors such as Business Analytics and Finance. The

Advertising/Public Relations/Social Media

The Advertising/Public Relations/Social Media Major focuses on the research, strategy, creativity, media planning and evaluation processes used in the respective fields. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, creativity, data analysis, and communication skills.

Applied Behavior Analysis

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) prepares professional counselors to have a well-rounded understanding of Applied Behavior Analysis, with specific focus on basic behavior analytic skills, client-centered responsibilities, assessment, intervention, implementation, management, and supervision. It provides the coursework to sit for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) exam.

Applied Behavior Analysis

The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Master's degree is housed in the Department of Counseling and Human Services. The Master's Program is offered for those individuals with a baccalaureate degree in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Counseling and Human Services, Education, or a related field who aspire to gain education and experience in Behavior Analysis and the requirements for certification.

Applied Computing

This ABET-accredited program provides students with a strong technical preparation in computing, pairing an emphasis on software development with a depth of study in a chosen application area. A student following the Business Track completes a specified collection of courses in accounting, economics, management, and marketing. The Individualized Track requires the student to complete a declared

Associate in Arts

Biochemistry

Master of Science programs are offered in Chemistry and Biochemistry. The MS has an optional Thesis track that is directed toward subsequent work for the doctoral degree and an important preparation for research activity in industry or elsewhere. Its requirements include 30 credit hours of classroom courses and independent research under the direction of a faculty member.

Biochemistry

The department offers two tracks of study for Biochemistry majors. The tracks are similar for the first three semesters, allowing students the option to change between the two tracks within that time frame, should their career goals change. The research track prepares students

Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

Biology

The curriculum for the biology major has been designed to provide students with experience in the rich diversity of the biological sciences as well as the skills needed to be successful in biology and related fields. Students must meet a set of specific goals before graduation. It is the responsibility of the student to obtain the necessary documentation and work with their advisor to ensure that the

Biophysics

The Biophysics major is designed to prepare a student to apply the physical and mathematical sciences to problems arising in the life sciences and medicine. By choosing proper electives, the student can prepare to enter graduate study of biophysics, medical physics, biomedical engineering, medicine, optometry, or dentistry.

Business

Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at The University of Scranton emphasizes the skills and perspectives necessary to succeed in today's global and technology-based business environment. We strive to develop in students of high intellectual caliber and leadership potential the knowledge and skills for effective management.

Business Administration

Business Administration/Health Administration

The MBA/MHA Dual Degree Program integrates the AACSB-accredited MBA curriculum with the CAHME-accredited MHA curriculum for both the residential and online student. Competencies have been mapped to assure compliance with both accreditation bodies.

Business Analytics

The graduate certificate in business analytics, offered through the AACSB accredited Kania School of Management, can be completed in as little as 6 months. Classes are offered on-campus or online in an asynchronous modality. The curriculum is comprised of 4 courses (12 credits), 2 required and 2 electives.

Business Analytics

The MS in Business Analytics program prepares students to gather, analyze, and interpret data to make informed business decisions and solve problems. The 30 credit-hour curriculum is offered on-campus or online through the AACSB-accredited Kania School of Management.

Business Analytics

Business Analytics is the practice of evaluating data to extract insights that help organizations make better business decisions and solve problems. It is widely recognized as a strategic necessity in today's competitive business environment and is a growing career field.

Business Communication

Chemistry

Master of Science programs are offered in Chemistry and Biochemistry. The MS has an optional Thesis track that is directed toward subsequent work for the doctoral degree and an important preparation for research activity in industry or elsewhere.

Chemistry

Chemistry-Business

The Chemistry-Business major combines theoretical and technical instruction in chemistry with management training in business. Graduates of this program will be concerned not only with chemical research and technological development but also with management problems in science-related industries.

Classical Studies

Clinical Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry offers Master of Science degree programs in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Clinical Chemistry. The Clinical Chemistry program is designed to provide advanced scientific and management training to professionals in the clinical laboratory sciences.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Professional Counseling (CAGS) is designed to meet the legislated educational requirements of Pennsylvania Act 136 of 1998. The certificate allows students to obtain a minimum of 12 additional post-master's degree graduate credits in professional counseling that can fulfill educational requirements for counselor licensure.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is a 60-credit curriculum that leads to the Master of Science degree and fulfills all the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania.

Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Professional Counseling (CAGS) is designed to meet the legislated educational requirements of Pennsylvania Act 136 of 1998. The certificate allows students to obtain a minimum of 12 additional post-master's degree graduate credits in professional counseling that can fulfill educational requirements for counselor licensure.

Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling

The Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program is a 60-credit curriculum leading to the Master of Science degree and fulfills all the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania.

Communication

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering

The Computer Engineering curriculum prepares the undergraduate for both a professional career in Electrical and Computer Engineering and advanced studies in those fields. Our ABET accredited program provides each student with a uniquely transformative education that combines the latest in technology, procedures and practices of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering with a firm foundation in basic science and mathematics.

Computer Science

This ABET-accredited program's focus is on mastering the underlying concepts of computing with an emphasis on software engineering. The program is supplemented by courses in mathematics and the natural sciences and prepares students for both advanced study and wide-ranging professional careers in computing, including software development. The program includes a senior-year Capstone Project

Counseling and Human Services

Counseling and Human Services

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Cybercrime & Homeland Security

Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity

The Master of Science in Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity (CIC) program aims to provide students with specialized skills in preventing and responding to cybercrime and cybersecurity related issues. This program is aligned with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

Economics

Education, Early and Primary Teacher

Education, Secondary

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

We live in a high-tech society, and Electrical Engineers are among the largest, most diverse and dynamic contributors to our technological advancements. Electrical Engineers apply the principles of science and mathematics to practical use in instrumentation and circuit design, microelectronics, signal processing, telecommunications, machine control, and power generation and distribution.

Engineering Management

The state of the business world today is such that a major portion of its administrative effort must be geared to the supervision of persons engaged in complex technological processes often involving applications of electronics. As a consequence, the ideal administrator is now one who is conversant with both good business practice and technological know-how. The Engineering Management major provides a

English

Enterprise Resource Planning

The certificate program in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is offered by the Kania School of Management through its longstanding association with SAP as a member of that organization's University Alliances Program. This fully online program is comprised of courses that extensively utilize SAP's S/4HANA software, designed to enable professionals to enhance their managerial and technical skill set.

Environmental Science

Executive Health Administration

A 15-credit-hour certificate is available for people who want advanced education in healthcare management but who do not wish to pursue a full graduate degree. Students complete three required courses and select two electives after completion of the first three required courses.

Executive Nurse Leadership

The Executive Nurse Leadership specialization is a 30-credit Master of Science in Nursing degree program for baccalaureate-prepared nurses. The curriculum emphasizes content in organizational and financial management perspectives, as well as the knowledge and skills to exert a leadership role in health care.

Family Nurse Practitioner

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialization prepares registered nurses to assess, diagnose, and treat common episodic and chronic disorders, and to provide health-promotion and disease-prevention. The FNP specialization is offered as a 36-credit master's degree for baccalaureate-prepared nurses.

Finance

The Master of Science in Finance program is designed to provide an opportunity to students to have a well-rounded understanding of finance. The program provides students with specialized knowledge of financial securities, financial markets and institutions, foreign exchange markets, risk metrics, investment criteria, capital budgeting techniques and hedging strategies.

Finance

Forensic Chemistry

In recent years, public and academic interest in forensic science opportunities has soared. Demand for those trained in forensic science is increasing, and educational programs are growing. In response to this growth, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) – the research,

French and Francophone Cultural Studies

Health Administration

Courses in the nationally accredited graduate health administration program prepare people for challenging, dynamic management careers in the healthcare sector. The MHA program enables full-time and part-time students to acquire academic knowledge and competencies, develop practical skills, examine professional points of view, and engage in personal growth.

Health Administration

A program for adults who seek to develop administrative skills in the field of health administration. Students who complete the Certificate in Health Administration and wish to continue toward the associate or B.S. degree in Health Administration must have attained a 2.5 G.P.A.

Health Administration

Health Administration

Health Administration, Long-Term Care Administration Concentration

The HADM Concentration in Long-Term Care Administration prepares students for job opportunities in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult day care and work with chronically ill populations. Students complete a sequence of 40 credits of Health Administration, 21 credits of Business and 12 credits of Gerontology courses, as well as a 1000 hour HADM internship. Upon successful completion of

Health Informatics

The certificate program in Health Informatics is comprised of courses that introduce professionals to the discipline of health informatics, providing them with a foundation in the intersection of health care and informatics. The program consists of four 3-credit hour online courses for a total of 12 graduate credit hours.

Health Informatics

The Master of Science in Health Informatics at The University of Scranton will provide graduates with an innovative and forward-looking understanding of an ever-evolving discipline located at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care.

History

The purpose of the History major is to introduce to students the habits of mind that historians use to understand the past and its impact on the present. The major is structured in a way that it first allows students to enroll in broad, thematic classes where they can gain perspective on the variety of human experiences. As they progress in the major, they will then take more specialized classes that hone

Human Resources Management

The human resource management curriculum requires 33 credits offered in six 8-week terms each academic year, in a web-based delivery format. Prerequisite courses provide foundational knowledge in organization concepts, theories and human resources practices.

Human Resources Studies

A program for adults who seek to develop administrative skills in the field of human resources. Students who complete the Certificate in Human Resources and wish to continue toward the associate or B.S. degree in Human Resources must have attained a 2.5 G.P.A.

Human Resources Studies

Human Resources Studies

Information Technology

This program provides students with knowledge and abilities that prepare them for careers in IT (Information Technology) and for continued professional development. The IT professional understands, evaluates, applies, and manages the information technology resources of individuals and organizations to assist them in achieving their goals and objectives. In addition to providing such preparation

International Business

International Language-Business

The major in International Language-Business in French and Francophone Studies, Italian, or Spanish Studies is a professionally oriented program. Its purpose is to make language study a more career-structured discipline by providing students with the opportunity to acquire a liberal education while, at the same time, taking courses specifically relevant to a business enterprise.

International Studies

The major in International Studies provides the student with broad knowledge of world affairs through a curriculum drawn in large measure from history and political science. Students gain a full recognition and understanding of the multitudinous forces which shape the contemporary world, including nationalism, wars, political and economic ideologies, globalization, geographic factors, cultural differentials and modern technology.

Kinesiology

Latin American and Latinx Studies

Liberal Studies

Management

Marketing

Mathematical Sciences

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Media Production & Journalism Curriculum

The Media Production & Journalism major is designed for students interested in the fields of journalism and/or television, film, audio, video, multimedia, online media and content creation. The department offers two tracks within the Media Production & Journalism major: Media Production track and Journalism track. The Journalism track offers courses that deal with evaluating news, reporting and

Neuroscience

Nurse Anesthesia

The Nurse Anesthesia program prepares registered nurses to function in the role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA). Upon completion, the graduate will be prepared to administer all types of anesthesia to diverse populations in a variety of clinical settings. The BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia program is offered as an 83-credit doctoral degree for baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses.

Nursing

Nursing Practice with Post-Master's Leadership

The Post-Master's DNP program is a 30-credit program with a focus in organizational and systems leadership. Each student will complete an evidence-based scholarly capstone project with significant potential to positively change health care delivery or improve patient outcomes for vulnerable patients, families, communities, or populations.

Occupational Therapy

The University offers a five-year, entry-level Master of Science (MS) degree program in Occupational Therapy (OT). Students enter as freshmen and, following the award of the BS in Health Sciences, complete the graduate year leading to the MS degree and eligibility for the national certification exam.

Occupational Therapy

The University offers a five-year, entry-level Master of Science (MS) degree program in Occupational Therapy (OT) and a six-year, entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD). Both tracks lead to ability to sit for the national certification exam and qualify for licensing in all states.

Occupational Therapy

Students entering the Occupational Therapy program will earn a B.S. in Health Sciences after completing the first four years of a five-year program and a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy after completion of the fifth year.

Philosophy

Physical Therapy

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) is a graduate level full-time program with no option for part-time study. The DPT curriculum includes 111 credits, which progresses from foundational science courses to clinical practice.

Physics

Physics is the study of our universe, from atoms to galaxies, from quarks to baseballs. Physics covers fields as diverse as astrophysics, which tells us about the structure of stars, to condensed matter physics, which tells us how silicon chips work. Students at our department

Physiology

The B.S. in Physiology is a 120-credit major that provides a strong foundation in physiology while offering the flexibility for the student

Political Science

Political science explores how governments are structured and how they resolve societal conflicts and provide for the public good. Political science also explores the roles that people can play in their governments and the actions people take to influence public policy to serve them and their communities.

Psychology

Public Health

Public health professionals are vital to our nation's health. Public health promotes and protects the health of all people and their communities. By focusing on the social determinants of health, public health focuses on the conditions in which people are born, grow,

Public Policy and Service

The interdisciplinary public policy and service major integrates coursework from public policy/administration and nonprofit studies. Courses in the major focus on the development, implementation, analysis and evaluation of policies that are relevant to the public good, including policies related to justice, equity and quality of life. Our unique interdisciplinary approach encourages students to specialize in

School Counseling

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Professional Counseling (CAGS) is designed to meet the legislated educational requirements of Pennsylvania Act 136 of 1998. The certificate allows students to obtain a minimum of 12 additional post-master's degree graduate credits in professional counseling that can fulfill educational requirements for counselor licensure.

School Counseling

The School Counseling Program is a 60-credit curriculum leading to the Master of Science degree. This curriculum prepares students for certification as a PreK-12 Elementary and Secondary School Counselor.

Secondary Education

The Secondary Education program offers courses and fieldwork for students seeking an initial Pennsylvania Instructional I certificate, grades 7-12, in a specific academic area. Students in the program will pursue a Master of Science degree and complete 34 credits, 70 hours of field experience, a semester of student teaching, and a comprehensive examination.

Sociology

Sociology

Software Engineering

Software engineering deals with the application of principles to the analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of computer software and its documentation. This master's degree program seeks to develop professionals who are knowledgeable about and skilled in the application of those principles.

Spanish Studies

Special Education

The MS Special Education program leads to initial PA certification in Special Education, PK-12. The program is 36 credits including a student teaching internship.

Speech-Language Pathology

The Speech-Language Pathology, Master of Science distance education degree program will prepare students to become professional, competent clinicians who provide services for individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with various types and severities of communication and related disorders. The program is a 2-year, full-time graduate program of study.

Supply Chain Management

The graduate certificate in supply chain management will provide managers and supervisors with the skills they need to succeed in this rapidly growing business discipline, covering topics such as managing suppliers and procurement, outsourcing, product quality, and customer relationship management across the supply chain.

Supply Chain Management

As one of the core functional areas of an organization Supply Chain Management deals with the effective management of businesses in the manufacturing and service areas through effective and efficient utilization of resources in the production of goods and services. Career opportunities include: Manufacturing – V.P. Manufacturing, Production Manager, Materials Manager, Inventory Analyst, Warehouse Manager, Plant Manager,

Theatre

The major in Theatre offers a broad-based liberal arts degree for the theatre generalist. Students may focus their program of study toward specific interests in theatre through the use of electives within the major.

Theology

The Master of Arts program in theology is designed to provide for serious academic study of theological topics, both historical and contemporary. The program should be of interest to anyone with a desire to study theology at a higher level, from clergy and religious, to teachers, to lay persons of any background.

Theology/Religious Studies

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology/Religious Studies requires 30 credits in the major (including the introductory courses that are required of all students at the University). This allows ample room for a second major and/or minor or concentration in many fields.

Women's and Gender Studies