Concentration in Entrepreneurship

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an 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.

For the latest course information please visit the UMass Lowell Online Academic Catalog.

The required courses within the Entrepreneurship concentration consist of:

  • Starting a New Venture
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Managing Innovation
  • Finance for Emerging Business Enterprises

Read more about the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Course Listing

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Year-by-Year Course Plan

Check out our degree pathways, which offer sample plans for completing your degree in four years.

For students who entered fall 2026 and beyond.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total16
ENGL.1010 /
HONR.1100		College Writing I /
First Year Seminar in Honors: Text in the City (CW)		3
ENTR.1500Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business3
MIST.2010Business Information Systems3
MATH.1210Management Precalculus (MATH)3
xxxx.xxxxScience Elective (SCL)3
xxxx.xxxxCo-Requisite Science Lab (SCL)21

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
ENGL.1020College Writing II (CW)3
ECON.2020Principles of Macroeconomics3
MKTG.2010Marketing Principles3
FINA.2000Personal Finance3
xxxx.xxxxArts and Humanities Perspective (AH)43

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
ACCT.2010Accounting / Financial3
MKTG.2100Professional Communications (WOC)3
ECON.2010Principles of Microeconomics (SS)3
MATH.2830Introduction to Statistics (STEM)3
xxxx.xxxxArts and Humanities Perspective (AH)43

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
ACCT.2020Accounting / Managerial3
FINA.3010Financial Management (QL)3
POMS.2010Introduction to Business Analytics3
LGST.2620Introduction to Business Law (SS)3
MIST.2020Emerging Technologies and Data Storytelling3

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
POMS.3010Operations Management3
MGMT.3010Organizational Behavior3
ENTR.3000Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (DCA), (WOC)3
xxxx.xxxxSocial Sciences Perspective (SS)3
xxxx.xxxxArts and Humanities Perspective (AH)43

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total16
ENTR.3620 /
ENTR.4630		Corporate Entrepreneurship /
Managing Innovation (IL), (AIL)		3
ENTR.3610Starting a New Venture (CTPS)3
xxxx.xxxxScience Elective (SCL)3
xxxx.xxxxCo-Requisites Science Lab (SCL)21
xxxx.xxxxManning Elective (3000/4000 level)3
xxxx.xxxxManning Elective (3000/4000 level)3

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
ENTR.4640Finance for Emerging Business Enterprises (QL)3
MGMT.3800Business Ethics (SRE)3
xxxx.xxxxManning Elective (3000/4000 level)3
xxxx.xxxxManning or Non-Manning Elective (3000/4000 level)3
xxxx.xxxxManning or Non-Manning Elective33
Total15

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
MGMT.4900 /
ENTR.4960		Strategic Management /
Entrepreneurship Strategy Implementation1		3
ENTR.3/4xxxENTR Elective (3000/4000 level)33
xxxx.xxxxManning or Non-Manning Elective33
xxxx.xxxxManning Elective (3000/4000 level)3
xxxx.xxxxManning or Non-Manning Elective (3000/4000 level)3

Total Minimum Credits = 122.

Minimum [major] Credits: 36

Maximum [major] that can be counted toward graduation: 54

Career Connected Experience (CCE) Requirement: In addition to the course requirements listed in the degree pathway, students must satisfy a Manning Career Connected Experience Requirement.

1Capstone Requirement: Either MGMT.4900 or ENTR.4960 satisfies the Capstone requirement.

2Science with Lab can be a science course (3 credits) with a separate lab course (1 credit) or a science course with the lab component built into the course (3 credits; Example: CHEM.1010, CHEM.1020, CHEM.1040, LIFE.1080, NUTR.1100).

3Calculus (MATH.1220 or other equivalent course) is recommended as a Manning or non-Manning elective for students intending to pursue graduate degree in the future.

4Students are strongly encouraged to take a HIST course as an AH elective.

No more than two Breadth of Knowledge courses can be taken with the same prefix. The Core Curriculum courses may be taken in any sequence. Refer to the Core Curriculum policy for further details. You should meet with your faculty advisor to determine how you will meet the Core Curriculum requirements.

Current UMass Lowell students should use their Advisement Report in SIS. If you need assistance, please contact your adviser.

Restriction on off-campus study:

Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment. See the catalog policy for details.