Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation Major
Department of Management and EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation Major Requirements (18 credits)
Required Grades and GPA
Major GPA of 2.0 – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation major.
Note
Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation course descriptions can be viewed here. For questions about course content, please contact the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.
Required courses (15 credits):
- BUS-W 212: Exploring Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: None
- BUS-W 235: Idea Validation & Business Model Development (3 credits) P/C: BUS-W 212
- Submit a Course Permission Form for W235 to request concurrent enrollment with BUS-W 212.
- BUS-W 313: New Venture Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-W 235
- Choose 1:
- BUS-W 420: Corporate Venturing (3 credits) P/C: BUS-W 313
- Submit a Course Permission Form for W420 to request concurrent enrollment with BUS-W 313.
- BUS-W 409: Practicum in Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: BUS-W313 and department consent
- An application is required for this course. See the Spine Sweat Experience for more information.
- BUS-W 420: Corporate Venturing (3 credits) P/C: BUS-W 313
- BUS-F 317: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher
- Students who a earned a passing grade below C in F370 in can submit a course request form to request permission to enroll in F317 for credit toward the Entrepreneurship major.
Elective courses (3 credit hours):
- BUS-D 411: International Competitive Strategy (3 credits) P: BUS-271 or BUS-272 with a grade of C or higher
- BUS-J 355: Topics in Strategic Management: Structured Problem Solving for Managers (3 credits) P: None
- BUS-L 311: Law for Entrepreneurs (3 credits) P: Must have completed at least two semesters on a college campus
- BUS-M 422: New Product Management (3 credits) P: BUS-M 370 or BUS-M 304 with grade of C or higher
- BUS-W 390: Topics in Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovations Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: Varies by program
- Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-W 390 toward the Entrepreneurship major.
- BUS-W 326: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: Current Kelley School of Business major or pursuing an Integrated Program in the Environment major
- This course has replaced BUS-Z 355: TOPIC: Social Entrepreneurship.
- BUS-W 355: Topics in Entrepreneurship: Women & the Entrepreneurial Challenge (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
- BUS-W 406: Venture Growth Management (3 credits) P: BUS-W 212 & BUS-W 235 and must be a Kelley School of Business major.
- BUS-W 409: Practicum in Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: BUS-W313 and department consent
- An application is required for this course. See the Spine Sweat Experience for more information.
- Cannot count as an elective if used as a required course, as listed above
- BUS-W 420: Corporate Venturing (3 credits) P/C: BUS-W 313
- Cannot count as an elective if used as a required course, as listed above
- BUS-Z 340: Introduction to Human Resources (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 (I-Core) with grade of C or higher.
- BUS-Z 404: Effective Negotiations (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher
- BUS-Z 447: Leadership, Teamwork and Diversity (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher