Curriculum

The orientation of the curriculum is much more than small business start-up. Rather, the curriculum will ultimately serve to help students to recognize their own entrepreneurial potential; assist students in discovering ways to develop their own entrepreneurial potential and become more opportunity-aware; provide students with a set of tools, frameworks, concepts and perspectives that are helpful in understanding how entrepreneurship works; and to appreciate the role that entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors can play in their personal and professional lives, and in society at large.

Students may complete coursework to obtain a Minor in the program or complete a Thematic Sequence of courses.

Entrepreneurship Requirements

Minor

Total Credit Hours Required: 18

Students must take the following four classes:

  • ESP 366 Imagination and Entrepreneurship (3)
  • FIN 306 Entrepreneurial Aspects of Finance (3)
  • MKT 311 Entrepreurial Marketing (3)
  • ESP 467 Entrepreneurship: New Ventures (3)

Students must complete six (6) hours of electives from among the following classes:

  • ESP 201 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
  • ESP 481 New Product Development (3)
  • MGT 469 Entrepreneurship in Complex Organizations (3)
  • ESP 461 Business Consulting (3)
  • BLS 342 Legal Aspects of Business (3)
  • IMS 333 eBusiness, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (3)
  • ESP 477 Independent Study (1-3)
  • ESP 490 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (1-3)

Thematic Sequence

Total Credit Hours Required: 9

Students must take the following three classes:

  • ESP 366 Imagination and Entrepreneurship (3)
  • MKT 311 Entrepreneurial Marketing (3)
  • MGT 469 Entrepreneurship in Complex Organizations (3)