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: accounting, analytics, finance, 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
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 (i.e., accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, etc.).
Apply systems thinking and ethical practices to organizational decision making.
Improve organizational decisions using diversity and multicultural perspectives.
Master of Business Administration (30 hrs.)
Program Core Courses - 21 hrs.
| BA 5223 | Executive Communication | 3 |
| FIN 5063 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| AC 5023 | Managerial Accounting for MBA | 3 |
| MK 6943 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
| ECO 5033 | Micro & Macro Economic Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 6933 | Statistics & Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| BA 6963 | Business Administration Capstone | 3 |
Specialization Options
Option 1: Self-Design (Choose a combination of 9 credits from any of the program electives below)
| Self-Design |
Choose from Program Electives Below |
3 |
| Self-Design |
Choose from Program Electives Below |
3 |
| Self-Design |
Choose from Program Electives Below |
3 |
Program Elective Options for Self-Design Specialization
Option 2: Accounting
| AC 5003 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| AC 533 | Corporate Taxation | 3 |
| AC 553 | Federal Taxation of Pass-Through Entities | 3 |
Option 3: Analytics
Option 4: Finance
| FIN 5823 | Financial Modeling | 3 |
| FIN 5843 | Financial Markets & Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 5853 | Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management | 3 |
Option 5: Management
Option 6: Human Resource Management
| HR 5923 | Strategic Human Resources Management | 3 |
| LDR 5063 | Organizational Development & Change | 3 |
| BA 5103 | Business Ethics | 3 |
Option 7: Marketing
Total Credit Hours: 30