To apply for the online program, visit our application page. On the initial page of the application, select "Master of Business Administration - online program"
The Ashland online MBA is designed to give busy professionals additional flexibility in juggling the demands of home, work and career goals. Our online option makes the MBA degree accessible for students with work schedules that require significant travel or unexpectedly late hours, or who may be asked to transfer to another location within the next few years.
Ashland has been delivering sections of MBA courses using online technology for a number of years. The catalog listing, the professors, the rigor and the expectations of an online and an in-class course are the same. If their schedule allows it, students who enroll in the online program have the option of taking some of their courses in a face to face or a hybrid format at one of our five center locations.
In Fall 2011, we committed to having sufficient courses scheduled to be offered in an online format to allow students to complete a fully accredited Ashland MBA degree by only taking online courses. These courses rapidly fill up, which validates our assumption that our target market of busy professionals appreciate the flexibility of an online format.
Program Delivery Method
Our online courses are developed using Angel, one of today's leading Learning Management Systems. To ensure consistent quality in course design and delivery, we use a program called Quality Matters. This means that all of our online courses are reviewed and certified as "QM approved" by an outside expert in online course design.
In each of our online courses, you will use the Angel system to access course material, post your contributions to ongoing discussions, complete assignments and take exams. Online courses are capped at 25 students, so you can expect the same level of faculty interaction found in our in-class courses; however, the interaction is "virtual" through email, Angel and the discussion boards. Most courses are asynchronous in that there are no scheduled times when everyone must log in; however, there are deadlines for assignments and exams.
Complete your Degree in Two Years
The online MBA degree can be completed in two years by taking two courses per semester (fall, spring, summer) for two consecutive years. Although it is not a cohort program, a new cycle begins every fall semester which creates a depth of online offerings to give students more flexibility when scheduling. While we are constantly expanding our offerings of online courses, at this time the only specialization that can be completed fully online is Project Management.
Proposed Online MBA Program Schedule
Course Offerings 2012-2014
Fall Semester - 2012
MBA 505 OL - Financial Management
MBA 506 OL - Business and Society
MBA 513 OL - Management Information Systems
MBA 530 OL - Foundations of Project Management
Spring Semester - 2013
MBA 501 OL - Organizational Design, Development and Change Management
MBA 510 OL - Organizational Behavior
MBA 511 OL - Managerial Accounting
MBA 531 OL - Increasing Organizational Capacity in Project Management
MBA 560 OL - Investments
Summer Semester 2013
MBA 503 OL - Operations Management
MBA 507 OL - Marketing Management
MBA 509 OL - International Business Management
MBA 533 OL - Advanced Topics in Communications for Project Managers
Fall Semester 2013
MBA 505 OL - Financial Management
MBA 506 OL - Business & Society
MBA 513 OL - Management Information Systems
MBA 517 OL - Strategic Planning & Policy
MBA 530 OL - Foundations of Project Management
MBA 550 OL - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Spring Semester 2014
MBA 501 OL - Organizational Design, Development and Change Management
MBA 510 OL - Organizational Behavior
MBA 511 OL - Managerial Accounting
MBA 531 OL - Increasing Organizational Capacity in Project Management
MBA 560 OL - Investments
Summer Semester 2014
MBA 503 OL - Operations Management
MBA 507 OL - Marketing Management
MBA 509 OL - International Business Management
MBA 533 OL - Advanced Topics in Communications for Project Managers
Additional Information
Contact Steve Krispinsky (MBA Executive Director) at 419.289.5214 or skrispini@ashland.edu with any additional questions regarding the online MBA program.
To apply for the online program, visit our application page. On the initial page of the application, select "Master of Business Administration - online program"