The mindset for success

The changes witnessed by the business world in the last two decades make the pedagogy of business education today even more challenging. The confluence of many forces including technology, deregulation, financial innovation, and the globalization of markets demand a greater level of sophistication by top managers to understand and manage change, and to provide the leadership necessary to assist organizations in their efforts to reinvent themselves and create value for their shareholders.

The Ohio MBA is a unique and carefully crafted approach to advanced business education. The design meets the new demands placed on business professionals by the global markets. We believe that business education is not a collection of topics, but a framework that facilitates integrated approach to develop strategic vision and decision tools; that translates into a systematic application of a few sensible rules and themes that maximize the value of the firm to its shareholders, and that encourages student initiative and commitment to take appropriate action based on the analysis of business situations. This highly intensive and integrated program is composed of six modules that will take a full-time student 18 months (or six quarters) to complete.

Given the diversity in culture and undergraduate preparation of our students, the first module provides the common body of knowledge and skills to successfully complete the program. Further, the curriculum is intentionally locksteped in nature to provide an environment for students to work in groups, in a project-oriented setting, that develops and enhances communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills without compromising initiative, creativity, and personal responsibility. The program will be taught predominantly by the faculty from Ohio University who are not only known for their expertise in management education, but also for their experience and exposure to different cultural settings around the globe.

A program unlike any other

Salient Features of the Program

• 18-month, fully residential program
• MBA degree certificate from Ohio University, USA
• Experienced Faculty from Ohio University
• A multi-cultural learning environment
• An opportunity to complete the last academic quarter at the home campus in Athens, Ohio
• A unique consultancy style Applied Research Project
• Project Based Learning
• Innovative teaching methodology

Competencies gained through Ohio MBA Program

• Ability to think strategically in a global environment. Understand, harness, and manage information and technology for business application and decision making.
• Ability to communicate effectively both inter-personally and organizationally.
• Ability to work in teams in a multicultural context and to both lead and follow effectively.
• Personal development of a broad knowledge across functional areas.
• Ability to analyze the ethical and legal implications of differing business situations and practices.
• Ability to think systematically, to take an integrated approach to decision making, and to manage effectively the decision making process within any organizational context. Facility with the latest analytical tools.
• Ability to anticipate and manage organizational risk.