Business Administration Full Time Program, Specialization in Finance, MBA

E-mail: mba@bgsu.edu

The mission of the Schmidthorst College of Business of Business Master of Business Administration degree is to be the premier M.B.A. degree in the region and one of the best in the nation, with a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement in graduate business education.

The Master of Business Administration degree prepares tomorrow’s global leaders by involving students and faculty in the exploration of the significant challenges, opportunities, and problems facing organizations in both the private and public sectors. M.B.A. students at BGSU pursue integrative, continuously improving curricula that simultaneously challenge and stimulate. The integrative nature of the M.B.A. degree encourages students to observe the interdependent nature of organizational problems and to identify creative, comprehensive solutions. Apart from being highly relevant to the needs of organizations in the global economy, the degree helps students improve their teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking skills in a learning environment that fosters cross-cultural sensitivity and adherence to the highest ethical standards.

The M.B.A. curriculum covers the following areas:  accounting, economics, ethics and law, finance, information technology, international business management, leadership and change, quantitative methods, marketing, operations management, and strategy design and implementation.  The Finance specialization is concerned with collecting and analyzing financial information, evaluating alternative courses of action, developing well-supported recommendations, and clearly communicating those recommendations both orally and in writing.  The two analyses emphasized are the financing decision and the investing decision. The financing decision involves choosing the optimal sources and mix of different types of external and internal capital in order to minimize cost subject to risk constraints. The investment decision involves the allocation of capital within a firm to maximize shareholder wealth.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Master’s degree, students in the MBA program are expected to be able to:

• Goal 1: Demonstrate competency in business knowledge and its application.  
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of core business knowledge
  • Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of strategy in the global environment
  • Demonstrate competency in integrating knowledge across business disciplines.

• Goal 2: Demonstrate competency in applying business knowledge appropriate problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Identify a business problem, develop and critically evaluate and prioritize alternative solutions, and make recommendations and provide appropriate support

• Goal 3: Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills 
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Prepare effective business communication and reports
  • Make effective oral presentations in both individual and team settings.
  • Demonstrate the understanding and application of teamwork.

• Goal 4: Recognize the ethical aspects of business.
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Apply appropriate professional ethics knowledge in dealing with common ethical situations confronting managers.

• Goal 5: Recognize the roles of leaders in shaping behavior to achieve individual and organizational success.
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Demonstrate an understanding of motivation and leadership concepts.

Admission Requirements

Spring Session 1 deadline is December 28^th.  Spring Session 2 deadline is February 22^nd.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 years of career experience. Career experience is defined as employment in an hourly or salaried capacity in an organization or organizations. In addition to typical employment experiences an applicant`s Military Service, Peace Corp Service, Student Internships and Co-ops (paid and unpaid) are to be included when identifying the total time of professional or career experience.
• Three Reference Names
• Professional Resume

Application Requirements

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