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DC’s MBA is designed to provide leadership skills and training for students and the community by utilizing the strength of the established liberal arts base of the college in an innovative and interdisciplinary manner within the context of a business program.

Success in the program requires a basic knowledge of economics and analytic reasoning, along with a sound base in accounting, finance, and marketing. Emphasis in the program will be placed on a practical and working knowledge of a wide variety of leadership approaches, an ethical philosophy of leadership, and an appreciation of social, legal, and global issues. The need to utilize knowledge from many academic disciplines and sources, the acquisition of skills that will be of immediate use in the student’s working environment, concern with the human aspect of organizational effectiveness, and every opportunity to utilize computer technology will be the underlying themes of our MBA program.

The ultimate goal of the MBA program is to graduate students who have, through the practical application of course work, learned the value of current leadership theory and practice and have developed an ethical context in which this theory and practice may be applied. The process of utilizing the students’ actual job sites as laboratories in making the transfer of classroom knowledge to the workplace is a unique but important feature of the program.

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Business Program Mission Statement
The Business Department offers a strong curriculum, outstanding professors, and experiential learning that provide students with depth of knowledge and real-life perspective for meeting the challenges of today’s business and economic environment. The mission of the Business Department is to enable students to develop the knowledge and skills to succeed in ever-changing business settings.

Major Learning Outcomes (MLOs)

By the completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Students will recognize problems in business environments and identify turnaround solutions.
2. Students will integrate theory and practice in the strategic analysis of business environments.
3. Students will identify and apply quantitative techniques and methods in the analysis of business situations.
4. Students will communicate to relevant business audiences through effective written and oral presentations.
5. Students will work productively with teams of colleagues on projects.
6. Students will identify and analyze the ethical obligations and responsibilities of business.

ACCREDITATION

The Academic Business Unit at Defiance College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of program accreditation status(es), please view our IACBE member status page.

IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement | Public Notification of IACBE Accredited Program | Strategic Plan Business Department

Master of Business Administration

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students who do not hold an undergraduate degree in business administration or related fields must be able to demonstrate a common base of knowledge for the required courses in the graduate curriculum. To demonstrate the common base of knowledge, undergraduate coursework must be equivalent to ACCT 221 – Financial Accounting, BUS 350 – Business Finance, ECON 201 – Microeconomics, and MKT 240 – Principles of Marketing offered at Defiance College. The courses must be completed at an accredited four-year college or university with a grade of B- or better or through demonstrated proficiency on the CLEP or DANTES examinations.

The MBA program allows students to satisfy these prerequisite requirements by completing the Peregrine Academic Services leveling courses listed below with a post-test score of 75% or higher.
Students will not be allowed to take BUS 520 (Managerial Economics), BUS 530 (Organizational Marketing), BUS 540 (Accounting Issues), or BUS 550 (Issues in Finance) until successfully completing the leveling courses.

LEVELING COURSES
Foundations of Microeconomics (prereq. for BUS 520)
Foundations of Marketing (prereq. for BUS 530)
Foundations of Accounting (prereq. for BUS 540)
Foundations of Business Finance (prereq. for BUS 550)

For more information, please visit Peregrine Academic Services or call the DefiOnline office at 419-783-2474.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Complete the online application.
2. Submit official college transcript(s) from all institutions attended. If you attended DC, a transcript will be obtained for you.
3. Submit two letters of recommendation. These letters must address academic competence and your ability to work with people, and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal and social skill. The recommendation letters must be sent by your references directly to the Admissions Office at gradstudies@defiance.edu.
4. Submit a goal statement outlining the purpose for pursuing the MBA degree to gradstudies@defiance.edu. Download the rubric for goal statement evaluations here. Understand that the letters of recommendation and goal statement must address and be specific in regards to your application for the MBA academic program.

NOTE: If you are applying for a Graduate Assistant position, understand that the letters of recommendation and goal statement must specifically address your application to the MBA program.