Master of Business Administration (30 hrs.)
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) offered through the College of Graduate and Professional Studies at Trine University will prepare students for executive level positions associated with its core courses: communication, finance, statistics, economics, and marketing. In this program, students will develop and demonstrate their business acumen through meaningful and relevant coursework. Additionally, students will choose a specialization in one of the following areas: management, human resource management, marketing, or students can design their own specialization. The well-rounded integration of different fields of study will prepare students to advance in the workforce or to pursue a doctoral program, such as a Ph.D. in Business Administration
Mission
Outcomes
Our program assures that students attain the following outcomes:
- Adapt effective communication skills needed to present, propose, and negotiate ides to varying stakeholders.
- Recommend solutions to organizational challenges based on qualitative and quantitative analysis.
- Develop processes to enhance organizational efficiency using tools from various areas of business.
- Apply systems thinking and ethical practices to organizational decision making.
- Improve organizational decisions using diversity and multicultural perspectives.
Degree Requirements
Program Core Courses - 21 hrs.
| AC 5023 | Managerial Accounting for MBA | 3 |
| BA 5223 | Executive Communication | 3 |
| BA 6933 | Statistics & Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| BA 6963 | Business Administration Capstone | 3 |
| ECO 5033 | Micro & Macro Economic Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 5063 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MK 6943 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
Option 1: Self-Design
Students can choose from 9 credit hours below, or courses in other MBA concentration options with the approval of the adviser.
Option 2: Management
Option 3: Human Resource Management
| BA 5103 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| HR 5923 | Strategic Human Resources Management | 3 |
| LDR 5063 | Organizational Development and Change | 3 |
Option 4: Marketing
Total Credit Hours: 30