Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Program Chair
Description
Degree Requirements
Course Descriptions

Program Chair

Janine Clarke, Assistant Professor of Business Administration

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Description

The Graduate Program in Business Administration offers a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree to prepare students to assume leadership roles in corporate, government, and not-for-profit organizations. The program focuses on exposing students to contemporary management concepts and practices and on developing leadership and management skills. Through an innovative combination of academic course work and professional development activities, students build competencies in critical thinking, communication, gender and diversity issues, strategic management, and functional areas of business.

Tailored to individual student success, the Trinity M.B.A. provides students with access to a faculty of scholars and business practitioners -- stellar role models who know what it takes to succeed in business, government and the non-profit sector in the United States and around the world.

The M.B.A. Program consists of 45 credits distributed among foundation (12 credits), functional (15 credits), professional development (3 credits), strategy (6 credits), and concentration (9 credits) courses. Students may focus their studies in one of the following areas of concentration:

• Federal Program Management
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Non-Profit Management
• Organizational Development
• Public and Community Health
• Women in Leadership

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Degree Requirements

Required Courses
     Foundation Courses
     Functional Courses
     Professional Development Course
     Strategy Courses
     Concentration Courses

Foundation Courses (12 credits)

ALL of the following courses:

BADM 603 Communication for Managers 
BADM 605 Legal Aspects of Management
BADM 607 Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decision Making
BADM 621 Economics for Managers

Functional Courses (15 credits)

ALL of the following courses:

BADM 625 Managerial Accounting
BADM 627 Financial Decision Making
BADM 633 Integrated Marketing Communications
BADM 641 Information Systems and Technology in Organizations
BADM 673 Effective Human Resource Strategies 

Professional Development Course (3 credits)

ONE course in professional development:

BADM 651 Management and Leadership Development

Strategy Courses (6 credits)

BOTH of the following courses:

BADM 681 Global Operations and Strategy
BADM 682 Strategic Management

Concentration Courses (9 credits)

All M.B.A. candidates have the option of focusing their studies in one of the following areas: Federal Program Management, Finance, Human Resource Management, Information Systems Management, International Business, Non-Profit Management, Organizational Development, Public and Community Health, and Women in Leadership.

Concentration in Federal Program Management

The federal program management track is designed for those wanting to assume or advance in a management position within the federal government or consulting to the federal government. With one-third of its workforce eligible for retirement in the next few years, the federal government offers numerous long-term career opportunities. The federal program management track delivers skills and knowledge essential to current and aspiring federal employees, addressing fiscal, technical, and professional concepts and applications. The federal program management track also provides students with the background necessary to compete successfully in offering management and technology services to government agencies.

Choose 3 courses from the following list (see Organizational Management catalog page for course descriptions):

ADMN 620 Electronic Government
ADMN 621 Public Administration
ADMN 622 Public Finance
ADMN 627 Federal Acquisition Management
ADMN 628 Project Management

Concentration in Finance

The Finance Concentration prepares those students who wish to enter the fields of either domestic or international commercial banking, investment banking, and/or corporate finance. Students learn the basic principles of commercial and corporate finance, both from the internal corporate and external (i.e., banking and investment banking) perspectives. In the process, they will acquire the requisite knowledge to fulfill the required tasks and duties of either the commercial/investment banker and/or the corporate financial executive.

Three of the following courses (view course descriptions below):

BADM 660 Finance and Capital Resource Development
BADM 661 Principles of Corporate Finance
BADM 662 The Financial Markets and Central Banking
BADM 670 International Finance

Concentration in Human Resource Management

The concentration in human resource management prepares individuals to assume or advance in human resource management positions in business, industry, government or non-profit organizations. Course are designed to show how to strengthen the role and contribution of human resources in organizations.

Choose 3 courses from the following list (go to Organizational Management catalog page for course descriptions):

ADMN 671 Performance Management
ADMN 672 Organizational Staffing
ADMN 673 Key Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
ADMN 675 Staff Development and Training
ADMN 676 Compensation and Benefits
ADMN 678 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
ADMN 679 Diversity in the Workplace

Concentration in Information Systems Management

A concentration in information systems management provides knowledge and skills needed by individuals who have or expect to have some information systems or communications management responsibility. Virtually all managers will need to have a basic understanding of business information systems management to perform their tasks effectively. This concentration relates concepts of information systems and technology to the business environment and the concerns of business management.

Choose 3 courses from the following list (go to Supporting Courses for the School of Professional Studies catalog page for course descriptions):

ISYS 615 Systems Analysis & Design
ISYS 631 Data Communications & Networks
ISYS 653 Information Systems Project Management
ISYS 661 Information Systems Security
ISYS 673 Information Security Risk, Strategies and Management

Concentration in International Business

The concentration in international business prepares individuals for careers in the global marketplace. In a world of capital market expansion, free trade and international companies that are developing alliances through joint ventures, partnerships and direct investments, this concentration offers individuals an opportunity to study the primary actors in international business, the core concepts of international economics and the impact of the domestic economy on doing business abroad.

All of the following courses (view course descriptions below):

BADM 628 Business, Government, and the World Economy
BADM 670 International Finance
BADM 671 International Trade

Concentration in Non-Profit Management

The concentration in nonprofit management prepares individuals to assume or advance in positions involving the management of charities, community service organizations, trade associations, and other nonprofit organizations. The program addresses knowledge and skills relevant to any manager as well as managerial issues of particular importance to nonprofit organizations.

Choose 3 courses from the following list (go to Organizational Management catalog page for course descriptions):

ADMN 631 Trends and Issues in Nonprofit Management 
ADMN 633 Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations
ADMN 635 Government Relations and Grant Writing for Nonprofits
ADMN 637 Nonprofit Resource Development and Fundraising
ADMN 638 Nonprofit Financial Management and Budgeting
ADMN 639 Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Board Development

Concentration in Organizational Development

The concentration in organizational development provides critical knowledge for those currently occupying, or aspiring to, positions in top management - i.e., as the leader of a corporation, large business unit, government agency, or small business. Students learn to assess an organization's competitive environment, identify strengths and weaknesses, and develop approaches for strategic positioning. Course offerings are routinely revised to ensure exposure to the latest thinking and trends in organizational strategy.

Choose 3 courses from the following list (see Organizational Management catalog page for course descriptions):

ADMN 661 Organizations and the Individual
ADMN 663 Organizations as Sociotechnic Systems
ADMN 665 Organizational Strategy 
ADMN 667 Current Topics in OD: The Learning Organization
ADMN 668 Diagnosis for Organizational Change
ADMN 669 Organization Intervention and Change Implementation
ADMN 675 Staff Development and Training 

Concentration in Public and Community Health

The Public and Community Health concentration prepares health practitioners for career advancement in government organizations, family and community service organizations, and other health and human service entities. The program focuses on the application of theory, science, management, and public health principles, combining a solid foundation in management and administration with essential coursework in public and community health. Graduates will typically find employment in a diverse set of organizations, including but not limited to the following: federal and state government; associations; international health organizations; the Department of Public Health; private healthcare organizations; and universities and other academic research centers.

Choose three courses from the following list: (see Organizational Management catalog page for course descriptions)

ADMN 641 Public and Community Health
ADMN 642 Health Care: Delivery Systems, Policies, and Procedures
ADMN 643 Fundamentals of Health and Behavior Change
ADMN 645 Transcultural Populations in Health Promotion Planning
ADMN 647 Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
ADMN 648 Current Issues in Women's Health
ADMN 649 Strategic Planning and Evaluation for
                     Health Promotion Programs

Concentration in Women in Leadership

A distinctive hallmark of the Trinity M.B.A. is the opportunity to focus on women in leadership. Drawing on Trinity's resources as the only undergraduate women's college in the Washington region, the M.B.A. program develops and strengthens the management skills of women and fosters their ability to be effective leaders. Course offerings are selected to reflect the interests of students currently enrolled in the program.

Both of the following courses (view course descriptions below):

BADM 654 Women in Leadership
BADM 655 Women and Organizations: Current Issues

and choose the following course (see Communication catalog page for course description):

COM 550 Women in Organizations

Course Descriptions

BADM 605 Legal Aspects of Management
Examines the role of law and legal procedure in the management of business enterprises, concentrating on business organization, liability issues, employment law, consumer protection, antitrust, securities, and legal-ethical concerns. Provides a broad understanding of the reciprocal influence of business and legislation.
3 credits

BADM 607 Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decision Making
Introduces managers to quantitative concepts, ratios, and techniques that can be utilized to analyze organizational performance and make managerial decisions. The course addresses the kinds of problems that can be tackled quantitatively, the methods for doing so, and the difficulties involved in gathering the relevant data. The emphasis is on quantitative techniques that can be applied in diverse industries and functional areas, including finance, operations, accounting, and marketing.
3 credits

BADM 621 Economics for Managers
Addresses macro- and microeconomic topics of particular relevance to managers and their organizations. Examines factors influencing national income, employment, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, and international trade. Also analyzes consumer and enterprise behavior under various market structures.
3 credits

BADM 625 Managerial Accounting
Emphasizes the use of accounting information to facilitate effective management decisions. Topics include cost determination, cost control and analysis, budgeting, profit-volume analysis, and capital investment analysis.
3 credits
Prerequisite: BADM 627

BADM 627 Financial Decision Making
Presents a wide range of important issues in managerial finance, including such topics as the role of finance in organizations, principles of financial analysis and control, capital budgeting techniques, investment decisions under uncertainty, financial structure and cost of capital, sources of long- and short-term financing, working capital management, and multinational aspects of financial management.
3 credits

BADM 628 Business, Government and the World Economy
Focuses on aggregate income and output of the U.S. economy, and on topics such as inflation, employment and unemployment, economic growth, international trade and payments, business cycles, interest rates, and monetary and fiscal policies.
3 credits

BADM 633 Integrated Marketing Communications
Provides a managerial orientation to marketing in complex, rapidly changing, global environments. Students receive a working knowledge of the activities involved in developing marketing programs and strategies to achieve competitive advantage, and examine how to design and conduct an integrated marketing campaign to capitalize on opportunities, addressing such issues as advertising; sales promotions; direct, database, and e-commerce marketing; and public relations.
3 credits

BADM 641 Information Systems and Technology in Organizations
Introduces the importance of information systems to an organization and examines the issues associated with managing them. Provides a strategic view of information systems and technology, and a discussion of the strategic, legal, and ethical issues underlying management of information technology in an organization. This course also examines current issues related to organizational uses of information technology, including such topics as information security and integrity, electronic commerce and the World Wide Web, and intellectual property rights.
3 credits
Cross-listed with ISYS 611

BADM 651 Management and Leadership Development
Provides a broad survey of management and leadership theories and their implications for management practice. Through participation in experiential exercises such as simulations, role-playing, and team activities, students learn the basics of effective management and leadership, with a focus on personal awareness and growth and on building effective working relationships. The course provides an excellent foundation for understanding the challenges facing a manager and for helping the individual improve leadership skills and behaviors.
3 credits

BADM 654 Women and Leadership
Explores how and why styles of management and leadership are influenced by gender. Critical issues for the woman leader, such as networking, power, and organizational barriers, are addressed. Inquires into the unique challenges and opportunities women entrepreneurs encounter as well as the economics of gender in organizations.
3 credits

BADM 660 Finance and Capital Resource Development
Covers the current concepts, techniques, working practices and technologies inherent in the development of a successful comprehensive system of financial management and control. Topics include: the practices and techniques of modern managerial finance and control; the preparation of and adherence to effective budgets; and the integration of budgets into a company’s overall long-term financial plan. This course also covers the initial and continuing development, management and finance of the corporate business enterprise. This course covers essential issues of law, accounting and technology as they relate to the corporate business enterprise, both private and public. Includes analysis of the basics of starting and maintaining a private business enterprise as well as business planning and management, including customer service, public relations and advertising, goal setting, merchandising, packaging, and pricing, employment, record-keeping and financial management. The case study method is used to illustrate opportunities and problems facing the corporate financial corporate business enterprise in America.
3 credits
Prerequisite: BADM 627

BADM 661 Principles of Corporate Finance
Develops the fundamental principles of corporation finance with special attention directed at the determination and development of the corporation’s cash generating capacities, profitability, risk management, financial leverage and sustainable growth rate as well as the role of the financial markets and the mix of debt/equity. This course develops corporate financial managerial skills through analysis and examination of the strategies employed by today’s most successful business leaders. The case study approach is utilized. Students learn about the corporate financial process, and about the opportunities and challenges facing financial managers starting new business ventures. Identifying promising new opportunities, developing business concepts and marketing plans, and managing a new venture are integral components of this course.
3 credits
Prerequisite: BADM 627

BADM 662 The Financial Markets and Central Banking
Provides an overview of investment markets and vehicles as well as the essential macroeconomic influences on securities prices. The course covers investment techniques available to corporate financial managers with discussion of the levels of liquidity and risks associated with each. The operation of the securities markets is explored as well as the basic analytical methodologies available to ascertain the relative value and safety of investment vehicles. The use of these investment vehicles in the development of both short- and long-term financial plans is also pursued. The course focuses on domestic and foreign financial markets as well as the international implications of these institutions and the work they do in advancing the capital resource development of corporate business. Attention is devoted to the financial markets in the U.S., including securities markets as well as the bond and commercial paper markets - both in terms of operation and utilization by financial managers. The structure and devices of present day central banking are investigated from the perspective of the financial manager, both of domestic and international corporations. Topics include: the stock exchanges and other organized financial markets; the informal financial markets; central banking in the U.S. and abroad; basic monetary policy and exchange; and the basic macroeconomic impact of central banking policy in the U.S. and overseas.
3 credits
Prerequisite: BADM 627

BADM 670 International Finance
Focuses on international monetary theory and policy, including topics such as the balance-of-payments, the foreign exchange market, exchange rate determination, international financial crises, the international monetary system, dollarization, currency boards, and international debt.
3 credits

BADM 671 International Trade
Focuses on international trade theory and policy, including such topics as comparative advantage and other trade theories, foreign direct investment, economic integration, tariffs and non-tariff barriers, international and regional trading organizations, and economic development.
3 credits

BADM 673 Effective Human Resource Strategies
Focuses on the various strategic initiatives of human resource management including recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, performance appraisal, and organizational development. The primary emphasis of the course is to demonstrate how effective human resource programs and activities can support and enhance the organization's overall strategic goals and objectives.
3 credits
Cross-listed with ADMN 677

BADM 681 Global Operations and Strategy
Focuses on the strategic issues involved in managing and leading a truly global operation involving diverse economies, political systems, and cultures. Addresses the international business environment, multinational corporations as economic, social, and political institutions, issues of control and coordination, and the operating issues of managing the work force, other managers, and management systems. The approach of the course is interdisciplinary and cross-functional.
3 credits

BADM 682 Strategic Management
Explores the fundamentals of strategic management, including analysis of industry environments, assessment of competitors' strengths and weaknesses, and development of an organization's core competencies and competitive advantage. Numerous case analyses will provide opportunities for students to practice models and frameworks for developing sound strategic designs. The approach of the course is interdisciplinary and cross-functional.
3 credits
Prerequisites: To be taken at or near completion of M.B.A. program (i.e., after completion of 27 credits)

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