A transformed MBA experience

THE FISHER MBA: DESIGNED AROUND YOU

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PERSONALIZED
The Fisher MBA program uses student assessments to tailor an
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individualized experience that maximizes growth while addressing
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your professional needs.
• Learn from assessments & closese skills gap
gaps
■ Coaching: Each student has a dedicated support team • Develop leadership & communications
cat ns skills
consisting of an academic advisor, a career consultant, a • Prepare for internships & careers
professional development coach and a mentor who provide • Reflect on experiential opportunities
• Link accountability to personal development
continuous assessment, feedback and guidance.
■ Customization: Your MBA curriculum is highly customizable and,
utilizing all that Fisher and The Ohio State University have to
EMPLOYERS SPOKE. WE LISTENED.
YOU BENEFIT.
Infused in the enriched Fisher MBA are career
INTEGRATED competencies highly sought after by employers
Beyond the strong functional expertise emphasized in the MBA looking for versatile leaders in a competitive
program, our graduates also possess the ability to solve problems global landscape:
spanning multiple functions in organizations. Problem Definition & Problem Solving
■ Cross-functional: Your core curriculum is integrated through • Critical thinking
weekly sessions co-taught by faculty in multiple disciplines who • Managing ambiguity
• Analytical skills
provide valuable opportunities to connect the dots between
functional topics. Interpersonal
Communication & Leadership
■ Interconnected: Project-based components of the curriculum
• Persuasion & Influence
• Emotional intelligence
and require you to develop solutions that meet the needs of • Cultural competence
stakeholders across an organization.
Accountability & Purpose
• Personal responsibility & team
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• Ethics
• Social impact
 Curriculum overview

MBA
28.5 credit hours
of integrated + 4.5 credit hours
of experiential coursework
+ 27 credit hours
of elective coursework
= 60 total credit hours required
(minimum)
core coursework

Fall Block A Fall Block B Fall Block C Spring Term 1 Spring Term 2 3
3 weeks 4.5 weeks 4.5 weeks 4.5 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks wks

Critical Thinking
Economics (3) Business Lab Project (3)*
Workshop
*Core Curriculum

Core Capstone Experience

Data Analysis
Accounting (3) Strategy (3)
Workshop

Coaching
Finance (3) Data Analysis (3)

Optional GAP Immersion

Assessment
Fisher Launch
Year One

Summer Internship
Feedback &
Development
Plans Operations (3) Global Business (1.5) Optional GAP Course
Business
Communication
Marketing Marketing
Career Conference Elective Elective
(3)
Business Lab
Challenge Organizational Org. Behavior
Behavior & Leadership
Columbus & Leadership (3)
Experience
Keynote Core Integration Sessions
Speakers Assessments & Personalized Coaching (Immersion Reflection, Internship Preparation)
Summit Vision
Development Workshops

Fall Term 1 Fall Term 2 Spring Term 1 Spring Term 2

7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks

Social Impact Challenge (3) Elective Max Problem Solving (1.5)

Elective Elective Elective Elective

Year Two

Elective Elective Elective Elective

Elective Elective Elective Elective

Assessment & Personalized Coaching (Internship Reflection, Program Reflection)

Development Workshops

With guidance from coaches, elective credits Example Pathways

OPTIONAL help personalize your MBA. From leadership and Asset Management Marketing Mgt. & Analytics
PATHWAYS organizational behavior to sports management, you
can access an extensive array of elective courses at
Brand Management
Business Analytics
Operational Excellence
Real Estate
PROVIDE Fisher and across more than 100 graduate programs Coaching
Consulting and Project Mgt.
Risk Management
Social Impact
at Ohio State. Discover the remarkable scale of
FLEXIBILITY curriculum options available to you as an MBA student.
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Supply Chain
Leadership Sustainability
Logistics Management

For more information

fisher.osu.edu/ftmba