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, strategy design and implementation and electives.
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
Deadlines: Fall is July 1, March 1 for funding consideration.
If you are seeking the Business Administration: Strategic Communication track, this should be added to your transcript after beginning the program.
- Statement of Purpose
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- Professional Resume
International applicants are required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTEA). Successful completion of ELS 112 will also be accepted for this requirement.
Additionally, Duolingo test scores will be accepted for applications through Summer 2025. Applicants of the Graduate College who have completed a previous degree (associate, bachelor’s master’s or doctorate) from a U.S. college/university or are from a country (click here for a complete list) in which instruction was delivered in English (and attended the university for at least two years) are exempt from providing these test scores.
Application Requirements
Admissions Categories and Grade Point Average Requirements
International Application Information
Degree Requirements
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