Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Degree Concentrations

Dietetics Concentration

Digital Marketing Concentration

Management Concentration

Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration

Social Entrepreneurship Concentration 

Strategic Leadership Concentration

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s MBA program can:

  1. Integrate theories, models, and principles to effectively lead organizations in dynamic business environments.
  2. Analyze problems and utilize decision-making techniques to solve complex business challenges.
  3. Demonstrate competency to lead and serve in their chosen area of business expertise.
  4. Articulate how faith inspires, informs, and gives purpose and meaning to business. 
  5. Demonstrate intercultural competence, ethics, and teamwork in achieving business outcomes.

Degree Requirements (36-46 credits)

Program Core Requirements (27 credits):

ACCT 501Managerial Accounting and Finance

3
BUSA 501Business Strategy and Execution

3
BUSA 505Decision-Making with Data

3
BUSA 510Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3
BUSA 590Management Capstone

3
ECON 501Global Business and Economic Development

3
LEAD 515Best Practices in Leadership

3
LEAD 550Organizational Effectiveness

3
MRKT 515Marketing Strategy

3

Dietetics Concentration:

Option 1: Completion of Messiah College’s Dietetic Internship (19 credits)

NUTR 503Professional Development in Nutrition and Dietetics I

1
NUTR 505Professional Development in Nutrition and Dietetics II

1
NUTR 511Supervised Practice in Medical Nutrition

8
NUTR 525Supervised Practice in Food Service and Community Nutrition

9

Option 2: Completion of an ACEND-approved, credit-bearing (minimum of 9 graduate level credits) Dietetic Internship.

Verification Statement and official transcript are required. All other graduate-level transfer credit policies are applicable.

Digital Marketing Concentration (9 credits)

MRKT 530Digital Marketing

3
MRKT 540Social Media Strategy

3
MRKT 550Marketing Analytics

3

Management Concentration (9 credits):

3 Electives in Business and Leadership (9)

Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration (9 credits)

COMM 530Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice

3
COMM 550Global Strategic Communication

3
MRKT 540Social Media Strategy

3

Social Entrepreneurship Concentration (9 credits)

SENT 530Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

3
SENT 540Social Business Modeling

3
SENT 550Funding and Scaling the Social Enterprise

3

Strategic Leadership Concentration (9 credits)

LEAD 505Strategic Thinking, Planning and Organizational Change

3
LEAD 530Leading Leaders

3
LEAD 540Followership, Teamwork and Group Dynamics

3