Minors & Certificates
You can choose from more than 150 minors at Ohio State, some with a direct relationship to business (which are highlighted below) and many others from disciplines outside the field of business.
- Minors consist of 12-18 hours. With appropriate planning, you can incorporate a minor within your four year degree plans.
- A minor allows you to pursue academic interests that go beyond your major
- You can explore different perspectives and interact with Ohio State students from outside of business.
- A minor can complement your business specialization and make you more marketable to employers or enhance your graduate school application.
Fisher College of Business offers the following minors:
The Business Minor is designed to provide students in majors other than business with an understanding of the language and basic concepts of business. The minor consists of five courses, one each from the areas of accounting, finance, management and human resources, marketing, and operations management.
The Business Minor does not have an application process. Upon completing the curriculum requirements, a student need only follow minor guidelines in their college of enrollment. No approval from the Fisher College of Business is required.
The Ford Motor Company provided financial support to help develop this program.
Designed with extensive input from industry interested in hiring individuals to work with “big data,” the Business Analytics Minor is an opportunity for students across disciplines to complement their major with skills in this fast-growing and important field.
What is Business Analytics?
Business analytics is the process of transforming data into insights for better business decisions. The Business Analytics Minor provides an understanding of how to extract patterns to predict behavior and other business outcomes as well as the ability to make informed decisions using a data-driven approach. A three-stage framework is used to build these skills:
The Undergraduate Entrepreneurship & Innovation Minor is offered through a collaboration of the following colleges: Fisher College of Business, the College of Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences (Department of Design).
Designed for capturing the economic value in creative ideas for commercially viable products and services, this educational program enhances a student’s understanding of and appreciation for entrepreneurship and innovation.
The minor is designed (1) to provide students with an opportunity to complement their major studies with a specialization in Insurance; (2) to engage students from different majors to create an interdisciplinary classroom experience; and (3) to prepare students for various employment opportunities in the rapidly growing field of insurance.
Why Insurance?
- Insurance is part of every business, every industry.
- Risk is a major driving force in business operations, and insurance is an extremely valuable tool to help managers mitigate risk.
- Insurance is an incredibly stable career. Whatever happens to the economy, people and businesses will always need insurance.
- Insurance companies offer top benefit packages and opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
- Insurance is a career where YOU can make a difference!!
The International Business Minors is designed to provide students with an opportunity to complement their major studies with a deeper understanding of how the global economy works, to develop a greater appreciation of business opportunities and risks associated with a more interconnected world, and to prepare students for working in cross-national settings.
The International Business Minors consists of 15 credit hours, including a mix of required and elective courses.
The Real Estate Minor provides an interdisciplinary introduction to core issues in real estate finance, city and urban planning and construction management and prepares students for the various employment opportunities in the field of real estate. While the minor draws on classes from three different departments (Department of Finance, Department of City and Regional Planning and Department of Construction System Management), students are free to select courses that best compliment their current major.
What is Real Estate?
The real estate industry offers a number of exciting career paths for students of different academic backgrounds. Depending on students’ personal interests, they can pursue careers in real estate investment, real estate development, property and asset management, consulting, marketing, commercial brokerage, construction, accounting, design, architecture, planning and many others. The real estate minor is designed to provide students with an overview of this vibrant industry and provide them with industry specific skills and knowledge.
For more information about the minor and about other real estate related opportunities, please visit the Center for Real Estate.
Curriculum Requirements:
Other Certifications
Enhance your degree by incorporating global opportunities through the Global Option in Business (GO Business) program, a university approved micro-credential.
What is GO Business?
Learn the impact of global cultural diversity, the benefits of including global perspectives, how to navigate a different business culture, and the critical knowledge to bridge differences, you can develop as a dynamic global citizen and business leader! The requirements are designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and qualities to thrive in the global business world. Show your global academic achievements and your global mindset to future recruiters who are increasingly in search of candidates with global talent.
You are able to complete the program without adding time to graduation by selecting courses and experiences that are already a part of your business degree.
Overview of Program Requirements:
To receive the Global Option in Business designation, students will complete the following requirements:
- A. Global Academic Courses (6 credits)
- B. Global Experience (1 experience)
- C. Culture and/or Language Courses (6 credits)
- D. Global Activity (2 activities)
- E. Global Competency Evaluation (ePortfolio + GPA Check)
- Complete sections A-D prior to your graduating term. Courses may overlap with your major, minor, honors curriculum, or general education requirements.
- Submit required forms to verify your participation in programs and/or activities
- Complete all required courses with a C or above grade to fulfill requirements
- Start your Global Option ePortfolio page upon starting the program and complete within one month of the start of your graduating term
- Enter your graduating term with an overall 3.0 or above GPA
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