Students who have an interest in becoming entrepreneurs or participating in the launch of a new product or service can minor in entrepreneurship by taking 18 semester hours of courses from the management, marketing, and finance departments. This minor helps students develop the following:
- research skills to identify entrepreneurial opportunities for small business startups
- the ability to integrate knowledge from the various business disciplines as they apply to small business management
- an understanding of financial decision making as it applies to entrepreneurship ventures
- the ability to critically analyze competitive strategy
Students electing a minor may use the courses completed in their Charger Foundations as part of the required hours in a minor. Students may also use relevant courses to meet the requirements in their major.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 18 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE | ||
or ACC 201 | ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURS | |
| MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| NEW VENTURE STRATEGIES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| MARKETING FOR NEW VENTURES | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| MARKETING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | ||
or MGT 494 | PRACTICUM IN MANAGEMENT | |
or MKT 494 | PRACTICUM IN MARKETING | |
or MU 407 | INTERNSHIP MUSIC BUSINESS | |
or TH 475 | PORTFOLIO | |
Or any of the following courses with statement from faculty of record stating how the project or practicum applies to entrepreneurship, business, or the development of a new product: | ||
| GRAPH DES: SENIOR PROJ MGMT | ||
or AES 414 | GEOSPATIAL APPLICATIONS | |
or AES 495 | DIRECTED STUDY | |
or AES 498 | RESEARCH & PROF DEV CAPSTONE | |
or BYS 302 | PEOPLE, PLANTS & ENVIRONMENT | |
or BYS 311 | INTRO MOLECULAR UNDST BIO SYST | |
or BYS 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | |
or BYS 491 | SPECIAL TOPICS BIOLOGICAL SCI | |
or BYS 492 | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH | |
or CE 498 | CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN I | |
or CH 421 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | |
or CH 480 | SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEM | |
or CH 491 | INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | |
or CHE 448 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN | |
or CHE 494 | APPLIED MATERIALS ENGINEERING | |
or CPE 495 | COMPUTER ENGINEERING DESIGN I | |
or CS 488 | INTRO TO BIG DATA COMPUTING | |
or CS 498 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
or CS 499 | SR PROJ:TEAM SOFTWARE DESIGN | |
or EE 494 | EE DESIGN PROJECTS | |
or ISE 428 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN I | |
or MA 490 | SEL TOP UNDERGRAD MATH | |
or PH 489 | SELECTED TOPICS | |
or PH 499 | PHYSICS PRACTICUM | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |