Program Structure/Curriculum
Full-Time MBA candidates are supported throughout their two-year journey by their academic advisor, career coach, academic and managing directors, and core faculty as they prepare to embark upon a career within their chosen industry. The program is designed to equip each student with deep industry knowledge, a strong business acumen, and the essential technical and soft skills required to succeed as a business leader. Fisher’s focus on cultivating and refining leadership skills from Day 0, paired with practical training through project-based courses and internships, translates into agile employees ready to lead upon graduation.
Fisher’s Full-Time MBA program begins with a mandatory Pre-Term Experience. Prior to arrival, each MBA candidate will complete the self-paced MBA Math focused and Career Core programs. These are designed to ensure candidates arrive ready to realize success in their core courses and internship search.
Upon arrival on campus, MBA candidates are engaged in a series of community- and team-building sessions as well as career development and networking activities.
Fisher’s first-year MBA experience focuses on fundamental knowledge (core classes) and skill building, including core team projects, career management and integration sessions, Career & Industry Immersion Academy excursions, professional development workshops, an internal case competition, extracurricular activities, and your summer internship search. It is a fast-paced, fulfilling year requiring your full-time presence on campus (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
What is the "Business Lab Challenge" course?
Fisher's Business Lab Challenge provides students with a working knowledge of best practices in project management. MBA students work in teams to apply the concepts they have learned in class via the execution and presentation of a business project for a local firm. Each Full-Time MBA student’s Business Lab Challenge includes an off-campus immersion experience where students learn to define and scope problems before working on the solution.
What are the "Career & Industry Immersion Academies" courses?
During the first year, Career and Industry Immersion Academies introduce MBA candidates to various career pathways while preparing them for internship opportunities.
During your second year, you will assume your role as a leader within the Fisher graduate community by taking on positions in varied student organizations, delve deeper into your area of business specialization through electives, define your personal plan for a leadership legacy, and successfully conclude your post-MBA career search.
What is the "Responsible Business for Competitive Advantage" course in the second year?
This course traces the evolution of expectations around business’s environmental and social responsibilities leading to a deeper, more holistic understanding of the business world. Students will gain knowledge of how responsible business can drive growth and competitive advantage through strategic business practices while positioning themselves at the forefront of today’s changing business world.
What is the "Max Problem Solving" course in the second year?
During the Max Problem Solving course, MBA students apply the skills learned in their MBA journey to identify solutions to the most challenging problems faced by society. The goal of the course is to examine significant social issues, to understand them, propose solutions and, if they are unlikely to be solved in the short run, explore how a business should manage through it while it is being resolved.
View the Full-Time MBA curriculum sheet (PDF)
Experiences Matter
Fisher’s Full-Time MBA journey emphasizes practical, immersive learning experiences and creating connections within and beyond the Fisher community. From strategizing solutions for real-world client partners and leadership of student organizations to networking with alumni, employers, faculty, and peers through co-curricular and extracurricular programming, Full-Time MBA students are engaged and contributing members of Buckeye Nation.
Full-Time MBA students can personalize their MBA experience through a wide range of elective offerings at Ohio State. Electives serve as a great way to further explore areas of interest or even gain experience and broaden knowledge in a specific field while helping to fulfill the program's 60 total credit hour requirement.
Full-Time MBA students can pursue the STEM MBA which focuses on fluency in practical methods of scientific inquiry, technology, mathematics, and statistics. International students who elect the STEM MBA may remain in the U.S. for an additional two years of Optional Practical Training (OPT), which equates to three years total without an H1-B visa.
- 30 of 60 credit hours must be STEM
- 18 credit hours are already in the required MBA core classes
- STEM designation can enhance your career prospects with E-Verified employers
Fisher offers a rich portfolio of dual degree offerings for full-time students that allow you to earn your MBA and another Masters-level degree including MD, JD, MHA, PharmD, MHA, MENR, or MPA degrees.
