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More than 3,000 students
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28 degrees and areas of focus
Degree programs and focus areas developed with industry advisory boards representative of more than 185 area and national businesses. We're graduating the workforce that you need.
At the College of Business, we're inspired by everything around us. We support bold risks, big dreams and never giving up. We prepare you for a diverse world and teach you to become engaged citizens and business leaders.
There are more than 30,000 College of Business alums in the world. Each year, hundreds of you inspire and mentor current students, and support internship and job opportunities at your companies. Because of you, the Beaver family is strong.
Our centers and initiatives give you hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. Entrepreneur? Check. Interested in market research? Yep. Want to advance gender equity and inclusion? We've got that, too.
More than 3,000 students
30k Alumni worldwide
28 degrees and areas of focus
Degree programs and focus areas developed with industry advisory boards representative of more than 185 area and national businesses. We're graduating the workforce that you need.
At the College of Business, we're inspired by everything around us. We support bold risks, big dreams and never giving up. We prepare you for a diverse world and teach you to become engaged citizens and business leaders.
There are more than 30,000 College of Business alums in the world. Each year, hundreds of you inspire and mentor current students, and support internship and job opportunities at your companies. Because of you, the Beaver family is strong.
Business Administration, Organizational Leadership
The College of Business’ graduate minors in business are expressly developed to deliver targeted business skills and leadership acumen for high-achieving graduate students in all academic disciplines, and, therefore, all industries. These programs are highly flexible, and attainable through our range of learning modalities, in-person, online or a hybrid mix of both formats. We are Oregon’s leading business educational partner. These are the skills that will accelerate your career path across all professions.
Business Administration
The business administration graduate minor is designed to serve current OSU graduate students from other graduate disciplines with the business fundamentals and leadership necessary for business success across industries.
Offered in-person in Corvallis and fully online through Ecampus, your graduate minor in business administration is obtained through 15 credits of required coursework for Masters programs and 18 credits of required coursework for Ph.D. degree programs. Minor code: 2049
Required Coursework
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
BA 513
Business Legal Environment
3
BA 514
Operations Management
3
BA 515
Managerial Decision Tools
3
BA 516
Creating Value in Exchange
3
BA 517
Markets & Valuation
3
BA 518
Adopting the Entrepreneurial Mindset
3
Organizational Leadership
The graduate minor in organizational leadership is tailored to provide the skills for business professionals and cross-disciplinary graduate study. The program provides an evidence-based exploration of organizational behavior, negotiations, team management, job design, evaluation and motivation of employees, human resource management, conflict management, employee stress and work-life balance for non-College of Business graduate students. These skills are applicable across a wide range of disciplines for both Masters and Ph.D. graduate students. Students can customize their minor with a minimum of three to six credits of approved elective credits. Minor code: 2048
Offered in‐person in Corvallis, through the hybrid program of in‐person and online coursework in Portland, and fully online through Ecampus, your graduate minor in organizational leadership is obtained through 10 credits of required coursework while elective coursework contributes 6 credits for Masters and 8 credits for Ph.D. degree programs.
Required Coursework
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
BA 550
Organization Leadership and Management
3
MGMT 552
Organizational Behavior
3
MGMT 553 or MGMT 572
Human Resources Management Strategic Human Resource Management
3-4
MGMT 574
Negotiations
3
Elective Coursework1
Select a minimum of 3 credits for Masters and 6 credits for Ph.D. students:
3-6
BA 518
Adopting the Entrepreneurial Mindset
BA 562
Managing Projects
BA 569
Advanced Strategic Management
MGMT 548
Employee Recruitment and Selection
MGMT 549
Compensation Management
MGMT 559
Managing Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
MGMT 572
Strategic Human Resource Management
PPOL 511
Public Organizations and Leadership
PSY 571
Graduate Psychometrics
PSY 596
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Total Credits
15-19
1 Or as approved by the Graduate Business Programs Office
Admission requirements
Graduate business minors are exclusively available to OSU graduate students from academic disciplines outside the College of Business. To discuss admission to the graduate business minor, please contact the Graduate Business Programs Office at osumba@oregonstate.edu or (541) 737-5510.
Additional educational options
The graduate business minor is designed for a specific current graduate candidate, but we have a comprehensive range of graduate business program offerings. These programs are designed to give you the business and leadership skills that help you stand out with employers. Graduate classes are taught by our renowned College of Business faculty and we have a strong network of industry partners and alumni who support research with our graduate students. Learn more.