Department of Business Administration
MESSAGE FROM DEAN
Trust University has started a steady journey of reaching a new height of excellence in research and to achieve a unique milestone in promoting new ideas and innovation, and in serving the nation and the global community by creating enlightened and skilled professionals who can meet the challenges of the 21st century fostering the motto of ‘being the employer, not the employee’. In keeping with this purpose, TU has already been declared a research university that aims at generating and advancing knowledge by cutting-edge research in its state-of-the-art laboratories and in the congenial academic ambience. Apart from these, TU has international and local collaboration with a wide range of reputed academia and industry.
Dr. Md. Adnan Rahman
Ph.D. in Marketing (Putra Business School-AACSB, Malaysia),
M.Sc. in MIS & MA in IHRM, University of Bedfordshire, UK)
Associate Professor & Dean
Department of Business Administration
Trust University, Barishal.
Email: mdadnan.phd_mkt17@grad.putrabs.edu.my
Mob: 01644-043438
Being the Department of Business Administration, aim of the department is to establish with relevant skills that shapes the department for international recognition. In this department, students will receive the required knowledge on business management through an approach that advocates nationalism and international change.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Program Name: Bachelor of Business Administration (Abbreviation BBA)Admission: Student will be admitted to the department as per Trust University rules
Duration of the Program: 4 Years
Total Number of Semesters: 4 x 2 = 8 Semesters
Total Number of Credits: (Minimum) 132 Credits
The BBA degree requirements
The BBA degree requirements are as follows:
- Completion of a total of 132 credit inclusive of Internship / Project Work;
- Completion of 42 courses (Total 126 credit);
- Completion of the Internship program / Project Work which contains 6 credit;
- Passing of a course individually and maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 50.
Admission Requirements
The applicant must have successfully completed Higher Secondary Certificate Examination with at least GPA 2.5 either in SSC or HSC. For other eligibility, please consult the Office of the Registrar. For other foreign certificates, equivalence will be determined by the University.
Admission Criteria
Applicants will be required to sit for an admission test designed to judge their abilities and aptitude for the BBA program (English, Mathematics and General Knowledge).
Frequency of Admission
Admission at the BBA Program will be held 2(two) times/semesters in a year. The Semester in an academic year will be as follows:
- Spring: January – June
- Fall: July – December
Curriculum Structure
The enrolled student must successfully complete 44 courses containing total of 136 credits as a BBA degree requirement; including an Internship of 4 credits with a duration of 12 weeks field visit and 4 weeks for preparing the internship report. Therefore, total of 132 credits will be required to complete for the attainment of BBA degree from University The forty-two courses are again distributed into four groups as mentioned below:
- Compulsory Interdisciplinary Courses: 11 [ 33 Credits]
- Core Courses: 25 [ 81 Credits]
- Elective Courses required in each major: 04 [12 Credits ]
- Free Electives Courses: 02 [ 06 Credits]
- 4 weeks Internship: 01 [ 04 Credits]
- Total Courses: 43 Total Credits = 132
Core Courses
The BBA program offers 11 Interdisciplinary Courses, 25 core courses while requiring a student to concentrate in any one of the five major areas by doing four courses in each area. In addition, a student is required to complete two courses as free electives in a selected minor area.
Major Areas
Accounting (ACN), Management (MGT), Finance (FIN), Marketing (MKT), and Human Resource Management (HRM). Students are required to take four courses out of the elective courses listed under each major area.
Courses List for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Program
List of Compulsory Interdisciplinary Courses (33 Credits)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| BUS | Introduction to Business | 3.0 |
| ENG | Basic English-I | 3.0 |
| ENG | Basic English-II | 3.0 |
| BAS | Bangladesh Studies | |
| a) Bangladesh Society and Culture | 1.5 | |
| b) History of the Emergence of Bangladesh | 1.5 | |
| MAT | Mathematics for Business Decisions-I | 3.0 |
| MAT | Mathematics for Business Decisions-II | 3.0 |
| BST | Business Statistics-I | 3.0 |
| BST | Business Statistics-II | 3.0 |
| CSE | Computer Fundamentals | 3.0 |
| CSE | Computer Programming | 3.0 |
| BNS | Basics in Natural Sciences | |
| a) Physical Sciences | 1.5 | |
| b) Biological Sciences | 1.5 | |
Core Requirements (75 Credits)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| BUS | Business Communication | 3.0 |
| BUS | Operations Management | 3.0 |
| BUS | Business Law | 3.0 |
| ACN | Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACN | Income Tax and Value Added Tax Practices | 3.0 |
| ACN | Management Accounting | 3.0 |
| ECO | Microeconomics | 3.0 |
| ECO | Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| ECO | Development Economics | 3.0 |
| ECO | Bangladesh Economy | 3.0 |
| FIN | Business Finance | 3.0 |
| FIN | Financial Management | 3.0 |
| FIN | Principles and Practices of Banking | 3.0 |
| FIN | Principles and Practices of Banking | 3.0 |
| FIN | Project Appraisal and Management | 3.0 |
| MGT | Principles of Management | 3.0 |
| MGT | Organizational Behaviors | 3.0 |
| MGT | Entrepreneurship Development | 3.0 |
| MGT | Strategic Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | Principles of Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | Marketing Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
| MIS | Management Information Systems | 3.0 |
| MIS | E-Business | 3.0 |
| MIS | Business Research Methods | 3.0 |
Major Courses (4×3=12 Credits) and Minor Courses (2×3=6 Credits)
| Courses in Accounting | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ACN | Cost Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACN | Auditing Practices | 3.0 |
| ACN | Advanced Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACN | Accounting Theory and Standard | 3.0 |
| ACN | Accounting Information System | 3.0 |
| ACN | International Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACN | Company Law & Practice | 3.0 |
| ACN | Risk Management and Insurance | 3.0 |
| Courses in Management | ||
| MGT | Organization Theory and Design | 3.0 |
| MGT | Small Business Management | 3.0 |
| MGT | Total Quality Management | 3.0 |
| MGT | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3.0 |
| MGT | Agribusiness Management | 3.0 |
| MGT | Management Science Applications in Business | 3.0 |
| MGT | Management Consultancy | 3.0 |
| MGT | International Business Management | 3.0 |
| Courses in Finance | ||
| FIN | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3.0 |
| FIN | Investment Analysis | 3.0 |
| FIN | Financial Statement Analysis | 3.0 |
| FIN | Corporate Finance | 3.0 |
| FIN | Bank Management | 3.0 |
| FIN | Portfolio Management | 3.0 |
| FIN | Real Estate Finance and Investment | 3.0 |
| FIN | Risk Management and Insurance | 3.0 |
| Courses in Marketing | ||
| MKT | Consumer Behavior | 3.0 |
| MKT | Marketing Research | 3.0 |
| MKT | Sales and Retail Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | International Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | Service Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | Strategic Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | Industrial Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | E- Marketing | 3.0 |
| Courses in Human Resources Management | ||
| HRM | Human Resource Management | 3.0 |
| HRM | Small Business Management | 3.0 |
| HRM | Industrial Relations | 3.0 |
| HRM | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3.0 |
| HRM | Human Resource Information System (HRIS) | 3.0 |
| HRM | Labor Economics | 3.0 |
| HRM | Labor Law | 3.0 |
| HRM | Strategic Human Resources Management | 3.0 |
| Internship / Project Work | 4.0 | |
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Program Name: Master of Business Administration (Abbreviation MBA)Admission: Student will be admitted to the department as per Trust University rules
Duration of the Program: 2 Years
Total Number of Semesters: 2 x 2 = 4 Semesters
Total Number of Credits: (Minimum) 60 Credits
Length of the Program
Participants are expected to complete the MBA degree in two years. However, students enjoying waivers and credit transfer may be able to complete the degree earlier. Students with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree may be allowed maximum 30 credits waivers from compulsory courses subject to securing grade B+ or above in the respective course(s) at BBA level and complete minimum in one year. The minimum course load for Regular MBA student is 12 credit hours in a semester and in Executive stem it is 9 credits.
Admission Requirements
For admission to the MBA program at University candidate must have a BBA degree from this university or 4/5 years bachelor degree from any other approved university of home and abroad or a bachelor degree and a master degree which altogether are equivalent to 4/5 years bachelor degree and at least 7 points.
Admission Criteria
Applicants will be required to sit for an admission test designed to judge their abilities and aptitude for the MBA program.
Frequency of Admission
Admission at the MBA Program will be held 2(two) times/semesters in a year. The Semester in an academic year will be as follows:
- Spring: January – June
- Fall: July – December
The MBA degree requirements
The M.B.A. degree requirements are as follows:
- Completion of 18 courses (54 credit hours) including internship/research report of 6 credits. Other than the students with a BBA degree, students enjoying waivers may complete the degree with fewer courses but has to meet the minimum requirement of the degree of 48 credits (16 courses).
- Passing of all courses individually and maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0.
- The minimum passing grade for internship report is ‘C’.
Courses List for Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program
List of Compulsory Interdisciplinary Courses (3 x 14 = 42 Credits)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MBA | Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| MBA | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3.0 |
| MBA | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
| MBA | Business Communication | 3.0 |
| MBA | Computer Applications in Business | 3.0 |
| MBA | Marketing Management | 3.0 |
| MBA | Financial Management | 3.0 |
| MBA | Business Statistics | 3.0 |
| MBA | Business Law | 3.0 |
| MBA | Management Information System | 3.0 |
| MBA | International Business Management | 3.0 |
| MBA | Human Resource Management | 3.0 |
| MBA | Business Research Methodology | 3.0 |
| MBA | Strategic Management | 3.0 |
Area of Specialization / Elective Courses (3x 4 = 12 Credits)
| Courses in Accounting | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ACN | Accounting Theory | 3.0 |
| ACN | Accounting Information Systems | 3.0 |
| ACN | Cost Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACN | Auditing and Assurance | 3.0 |
| ACN | Taxation Practices | 3.0 |
| ACN | Accounting for Government and Non-profit Organizations | 3.0 |
| ACN | International Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACN | Corporate Financial Reporting | 3.0 |
| Courses in Finance and Banking | ||
| FIN | Financial Market and Institutions | 3.0 |
| FIN | Managerial Finance | 3.0 |
| FIN | Financial Analyses and Control | 3.0 |
| FIN | International Financial and Banking | 3.0 |
| FIN | Bank Fund Management | 3.0 |
| FIN | Working Capital Management | 3.0 |
| FIN | Investment analysis and Portfolio Management | 3.0 |
| FIN | Capital Budgeting | 3.0 |
| Courses in Marketing | ||
| MKT | Consumer Behavior | 3.0 |
| MKT | Advertising and Promotion Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | International Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | Services Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKT | Brand Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | Export-import Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | Sales Management | 3.0 |
| MKT | Marketing Research | 3.0 |
| Courses in Human Resources Management | ||
| HRM | Career Management | 3.0 |
| HRM | Industrial Relations | 3.0 |
| HRM | Managerial Negotiation | 3.0 |
| HRM | Leadership, Power and Influence | 3.0 |
| HRM | Ethics and Values in Management | 3.0 |
| HRM | Manpower Planning and Policy | 3.0 |
| HRM | Training and Development | 3.0 |
| HRM | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3.0 |
| Internship / Project Works | 6.0 | |
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Department of Business Administration
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Department of Business Administration