Entrepreneurship Concentration

The entrepreneurship concentration prepares students to be an “outside of the box” thinker and innovator in today’s complex global economy. Using an interdisciplinary focus, students who complete the concentration will:

• Develop the management skills required to identify and launch new business ventures around innovative products, services and technologies
• Develop an understanding of the concepts and activities associated with entrepreneurship and innovation
• Understand the financial aspects of an entrepreneurial venture from start-up to “harvest”
• Discover their individual “entrepreneurial spirit” through experiential learning in interdisciplinary classes and the College’s Venture Lab

As a capstone experience in the entrepreneurship concentration students will develop the essential components of a new venture/new opportunity business plan.

The required courses within the Entrepreneurship concentration consist of:

• 64.361 - Starting a New Venture
• 64.362 - Corporate Entrepreneurship
• 64.463 - Managing Innovation
• 64.464 - Finance for Emerging Business Enterprises

Recommended Course Sequence*

Freshman College Writing I Management Pre-calculus College Writing II Management Calculus General Education Courses	Sophomores Financial Accounting Statistics Macro Economics Professional Communication Micro  Economics Managerial Accounting Marketing Principles Operations Analysis
Juniors Cost Management Business Finance Starting a New Venture Corporate Entrepreneurship Operations Management Management Information Systems Organizational Behavior General Education Courses	Seniors Managing Innovation Finance for Emerging Business Enterprises COM/Non-COM Electives Strategic Management

*Please consult the College of Management curriculum work sheet for a detailed list of specific course requirements in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program.