Gain valuable exposure and experience with leading companies
An investment in you
2025 Session Dates
Transparent Costs
Summer: June 2 to August 8
3 credits
Fall: August 26 to December 10
of your Ohio State tuition.
Course code for GCA
+$1,800 program fee
ARTSSCI 3194
Benefits of GCA
Get 4 certifications and verified skills for your resume
Unlock access to an exclusive career network
The program may be financial aid eligible. Program cost is billed to your student account.
Build a portfolio of real-world experience with industry-leading companies
Access to coaching and networking events with industry professionals
Ecommerce Marketing with Shopify
Customer Acquisition
Design and build an online store.
Accelerate your career with marketing skills.
Find, attract and engage a worldwide audience through digital marketing best practices.
Build a portfolio of Google and Meta Ad campaigns with behavior and demographic targeting.
Learn how to turn a profit by increasing conversion rates through A/B testing.
Learn social media tactics to build brand presence on Instagram and TikTok.
Receive a Social Media charity:water project certification for your resume and LinkedIn.
Receive a Ecommerce Specialist Shopify project certification for your resume and LinkedIn.
Intercultural Competency Skills
Earn Certifications Upon Completion
Build your emotional intelligence skillset.
Develop listening skills that manage bias.
Receive an Intercultural Skills certification for LinkedIn.
Brand Project Spotlight
You'll step into an exciting Digital Marketing project for Charity: Water, a frontrunner in the global mission of ensuring clean water for all:
Devise a brand and content strategy aimed at engaging younger audiences.
Plan and roll out a captivating marketing campaign.
Craft compelling content across diverse platforms such as Instagram, Google Ads, and TikTok.
Present your marketing plan and articulate the strategic choices you made.
Social Media
Strategist
Business
Owner
Marketing skills are for more than just business majors.
Sports Marketer
Creative
Director
Management Consultant
Journalist
Work with professionals committed to your success.
HEAD OF LIVE EXPERIENCE
HEAD OF DIGITAL MARKETING
Rita Cidre, MBA
Trilingual, a published author, featured entrepreneur on Remezcla and Buzzfeed, and an award-winning instructor, Rita has worked as a marketing leader for NPR, Time Inc. and Zillow, crafting stories that help people feel a strong sense of connection with a product or brand.
Rupali Monga, MBA
A self-starter, entrepreneur and educator, Rupali is a first-generation American who pioneered marketing initiatives for multi-billion-dollar organizations before founding her own impactful digital marketing consultancy. She is passionate about education and increasing diversity in business.
You’ll be supported every step of the way.
Teaching Team
Your teaching team is here to support and mentor you through your experience. Attend Drop-In Hours with the team to ask questions and connect with them.
Community
Connect and network with your peers across other universities, ask questions and share some of your projects progress.
HelpHub
Our super-powered chatbot Bodhi has solved 80% of participants' questions in past terms—but get real human help when needed.
Add projects like these to your portfolio.
Check out past projects created by alumni of the Digital Marketing Track.
2025 Summer registration is now open!
Earn credit while building in-demand skills, certifications, and real-work experience.
GCA painted a bigger picture of how this would fit into my life and my career. It allowed me to synthesize my campaigns, my interactions, and my sales in a new way.
Tadi P.
Global Studies Major Student at Arizona State University
The Ohio State Global Career Accelerator is offered in partnership with Podium Education, the leader in experiential learning, supercharging the undergraduate degree with real-world, project-based experiences that prepare all students for high-growth careers.
The program is offered through The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences. Contact the Ohio State Global Career Accelerator Program Advisors at (614) 412-4922.
