Business
The business minor give you an understanding of the fundamentals of business essential to any career and any industry. You'll learn the language of business as well as understand and communicate financial information, organizational behavior, marketing and operations.
Overview
The business minor give you an understanding of the fundamentals of business essential to any career and any industry.  You'll learn the language of business as well as understand and communicate financial information, organizational behavior, marketing and operations.
If earning your MBA is a part of your future career plan, then ideally you should declare the business minor. You'll have all the foundational business coursework to smoothly enter the OSU MBA program.
The minor requires 31 credits of coursework, covering topics such as entrepreneurship, accounting for decision-makers, financial management, sustainable operations and legalities of business. Explore these business disciplines in more detail in our undergraduate academic programs section.
Ways to attend
We offer class in the modalities that work for you and your schedule.
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
Attend classes in beautiful eastern Oregon at OSU-Cascades. Located in Bend, the growing city is known for sustainability, start-ups and innovation, yet it's surrounded by 2.5 million acres of national forests, snow-capped mountains and public lands.
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