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
The entrepreneurship minor includes the following courses:
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | 15 | |
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE | ||
or ACC 201 | ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURS | |
MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | ||
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
NEW VENTURE STRATEGIES | ||
MARKETING FOR NEW VENTURES | ||
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
MARKETING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | ||
PRACTICUM IN MANAGEMENT | ||
PRACTICUM IN MARKETING | ||
SPORT & FITNESS MGT INTERNSHIP | ||
INTERNSHIP MUSIC BUSINESS | ||
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 | ||
PEOPLE, PLANTS & ENVIRONMENT | ||
INTRO MOLECULAR UNDST BIO SYST | ||
SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
SP TOPICS BIOLOGICAL SCI | ||
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH | ||
CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN I | ||
INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | ||
SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEM | ||
INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | ||
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN | ||
APPLIED MATERIALS ENGINEERING | ||
COMPUTER ENGINEERING DESIGN I | ||
INTRO TO BIG DATA COMPUTING | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
SR PROJ:TEAM SOFTWARE DESIGN | ||
EE DESIGN PROJECTS | ||
GEOSPATIAL APPLICATIONS | ||
DIRECTED STUDY | ||
RESEARCH & PROF DEV CAPSTONE | ||
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN I | ||
SEL TOP UNDERGRAD MATH | ||
SENIOR DESIGN I | ||
SELECTED TOPICS | ||
PHYSICS PRACTICUM | ||
Total Semester Hours | 18 |