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The 天堂鸟先生 Faculty Handbook describes the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of faculty. Section IV provides information related to academics.

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The 天堂鸟先生 Graduate Catalog provides descriptions of programs, classes, academic policies, and processes associated with graduate education. Access the current (be sure to use the drop-down menu to select the graduate catalog).

College of Business Graduate Degrees

Full-time Residential Graduate Degree Programs

One-year MBA

The One-year Master of Business Administration (One-year MBA) is an experiential education based graduate program utilizing live clients and providing students with a strong background in business disciplines. The One-year MBA is comprised of two student populations鈥擬BA Exclusives and First-Year Dual MBA/MSA students.

MSA (Master of Sports Administration)

The mission of the Master of Sports Administration (MSA) program is to provide a cutting-edge sports administration education to students interested in pursuing careers in the sports and entertainment industry. This is a full-time residential program on the Athens campus. The curriculum facilitates the connection of classroom knowledge to professional experiences and provides students the opportunity to apply these skills through hands on projects. The MSA cohort is comprised of two student populations: MSA Exclusives and 2nd-year Dual MBA/MSA students.

MAcc (Master of Accountancy and Analytics)

The Full-time Master of Accountancy and Analytics (FTMAcc) seeks to provide the best graduate education for accounting students in the region, by focusing on knowledge acquisition using both systematic and applied learning. The FTMAcc is delivered on the Athens campus. Students take courses in a classroom setting and engage in community and university activities.

Part-time, Hybrid Programs

Professional MBA (PMBA)

The Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA) provides working professionals with specialized skills to advance their careers. The PMBA is a part-time, non-residential/hybrid program for working professionals. The PMBA is unique in its delivery approach utilizing a blend of virtual classes, online learning modules, and monthly full-day residencies.

Online Master of Sports Administration (OMSA)

The Online Master of Sports Administration (OMSA) program provides working professionals in the sports industry with a foundation in leadership, critical decision making skills and sport-specific knowledge to immediately add value to their organizations. This is hybrid online and residency program with opportunities for in person coursework and networking approximately four times per year.

Online MBA (OMBA)

The Online Master of Business Administration (OMBA) provides working professionals with specialized skills to advance their careers. The OMBA is a part-time online MBA program that requires attendance at least one Leadership Development Conference on the Athens campus.

Online Master of Business Analytics (OMBAn)

The Master of Business Analytics (MBAn) provides graduates of bachelor programs who may, or may not, have professional working experience with specialized skills to advance their careers. The MBAn is designed to help career seeking or established working professionals to find careers within the domain of business analytics. The MBAn focuses on applied applications of analytics within various business contexts.

Online Master of Accountancy and Analytics (OMAcc)

The Online Master of Accountancy and Analytics (OMAcc) is delivered through online modules and virtual classes. Students are required to attend a minimum of one weekend residency in Athens, Ohio over the course of the program.

Master of Athletic Administration (MAA)

The Master of Athletic Administration (MAA) program prepares students for leadership roles in interscholastic athletic administration. Students who complete the MAA program will earn a Master of Science in Athletic Administration degree. This online degree program specifically designed to prepare teachers, coaches and athletic professionals for a career in middle school or high school athletic administration.

Master of Science in Management (MSM)

The Master of Science in Management (MSM) is an online flexible degree featuring a stackable certificate model. The program allows students to add value in the areas most critical to their organizations and their own talent portfolios while providing all graduates with the key knowledge, skills and abilities specifically related to managing people and process in and across organizations.

Graduate Certificates

Online Programs

Artificial Intelligence in Business Certificate

The AI in Business certificate program is crafted to equip students for today鈥檚 dynamic job market by blending artificial intelligence principles with business strategies. It focuses on honing skills in analyzing and utilizing AI technologies for making business decisions, understanding the ethical and economic impacts of AI, and implementing AI solutions to improve business processes. The curriculum delves into practical applications of AI across various business scenarios, ensuring that graduates are adept at navigating the complexities of AI integration into corporate strategies. This program readies graduates to stand out in the job market by empowering them to take on leadership roles in innovation. They will be proficient in leveraging AI to propel business growth and efficiency, thereby boosting their employability and leadership potential in a technology-driven economy.

Management and Leadership Certificate

The Management & Leadership Certificate addresses critical skills in-career professionals need to possess to successfully lead people and projects. This certificate will develop leaders, prepare them for the challenges of management, teach the students how to make strategic decisions, and deepen their understanding of their capabilities and their surrounding environment.

Business Analytics Certificate

The Business Analytics Certificate is designed to be beneficial for students at all levels of data analytics understanding. A certificate in business analytics will prepare students for careers in a growing and vital part of today鈥檚 business environment. At the end of the certificate, students will be confident in analyzing, interpreting, and discovering insights within data sets.

Advanced Business Analytics Certificate

The Advanced Business Analytics Certificate will provide students with a deep understanding of current and important data analytics topics in today鈥檚 business environment. Upon earning the certificate, the students will be confident enough in their data analyzation abilities to make informed decisions and implement analytical solutions. Students that possess advanced analytical skills are in high demand and with this certificate, students will be prepared for today鈥檚 business setting as well as hold the necessary tools to be a leader in their organization.

Strategic Selling & Sales Leadership Certificate

The Strategic Selling & Sales Leadership Certificate allows students to develop their sales and leadership skills while gaining cutting-edge knowledge and experience. This program will not only develop students into young sales professionals, but the knowledge gained from this program will result in more efficient, productive, and experienced leaders in the workplace.

Finance Certificate

The Finance Certificate is designed to teach any student the value of understanding finance and to aid the decision making of professionals in the workplace. This certificate will provide a real-world understanding of finance, financial processes, and industry standard tools that will supply the student with the knowledge, experience, expertise, and the confidence to be a successful financial leader in their firm.

Business Venturing Certificate

The Business Venturing Certificate creates a real-world entrepreneurship setting inspiring a place of innovation and creativity. The students earning this certificate will experience an overwhelming amount of growth, an influx of knowledge, experience, and the confidence to explore their professional entrepreneurial aspirations that will carry them into their careers.

Human Resources Management Certificate

The Human Resources Management Certificate provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human resources management which leads to a more confident and knowledgeable individual in the workplace. This certificate will improve their future career opportunities and prepare the students to recognize the complex intersection of strategy and human resource processes.

Operations & Supply Chain Management

The Operations & Supply Chain Management Certificate provides a well-rounded experience exploring topics transferable to many areas of management, business, and operations. The students will increase their knowledge and understanding of the complexity, interdependence, and importance of operations and supply management within an organization. At the end of the certificate, the students will be confident in thinking outside of the box, thinking on their feet, and be able to confidently rely on their problem solving skills to make important and necessary business decisions.

Executive Management for Healthcare Professionals Certificate

In response to demand in the health care industry for practitioners who have strong management expertise, 天堂鸟先生 developed a custom program for clinicians to hone their management skills. The Executive Management for Health Care Professionals Certificate provides business training specific to modern health care leadership by covering topics that fall outside traditional medical education. Coursework is informed by OHIO's 90-plus years of business education experience.

In this flexible, 100% online program, students complete three courses focused on management and choose one course from seven electives to align their certificate to their career goals. You'll study topics like analytics, Lean Six Sigma quality improvement, leadership and team-building, all oriented toward health care contexts.