Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Minor
The minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides extensive academic and practical training for students to embark on careers as entrepreneurs (innovating to form new companies) and intrapreneurs (innovating within existing companies).
The program provides students with knowledge and practical experience on certain core topics on the process of innovation and entrepreneurship, i.e., planning a new venture, lean startup methodology, venture capital, private equity, etc. Students are strongly encouraged to apply the associated business skills in the New Venture Competition and in internships.
| A. Complete the following: | |
| MGMT 1 | Introduction to Business and Management |
| MGMT 113 | New Ventures: A Course in Entrepreneurship |
| MGMT 115 | Lean Startup |
| B. Select at least four electives from the following: | |
| Principles of Accounting I | |
| Managing Organizational Behavior | |
| Introduction to Marketing | |
| Introduction to Managerial Finance | |
| Strategic Management | |
| Negotiations | |
| Foundations of Teams | |
| Leadership | |
| Marketing Research | |
| Business Law | |
With Merage School faculty approval, a student may substitute a maximum of one minor course.
NOTE: Students may not receive both the minor in Management and the minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Students in the B.A. in Business Administration and B.S. in Business Information Management Programs are not eligible to minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.