Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor

The Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation prepares non-business students to engage in entrepreneurial activities related to their major.

Requirements for Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation:

The Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is open to all non-business majors and requires 18 credit hours of study. Admission to the minor requires achieving a grade of ‘C’ or higher in EBD 280 .

Fundamental Courses: 9 credit hours

3 additional credit hours from:

EBD 281 - Creativity and Innovation or, an approved equivalent by the Department Chair.

6 additional hours the following list of approved courses:

BLA 304 - Legal Issues in Film and Entertainment Law
BLA 361 - Legal Environment of Business
CHM 485 - Industrial and Polymer Chemistry
CLR 301 - Introduction to Clinical Research
CLR 310 - Clinical Research Writing and Communications
CLR 330 - Fundamentals of Biopharmaceutical Product Development
CLR 350 - Understanding Medical Terminology and Clinical Endpoints
CLR 420 - Regulatory Affairs
COM 231 - Essentials of Integrated Marketing Communication
COM 271 - Communication, Collaboration and Effective Groups
COM 272 - Introduction to Organizational Communication
COM 378 - Business and Professional Communication
COM 439 - Integrated Marketing Communication Practicum: Pier601
EBD 354 - Managing Innovation and Technology
EBD 482 - Global Entrepreneurship and Exporting
ENG 204 - Introduction to Professional Writing
ENG 308 - Grant and Proposal Writing
ENG 310 - Editing for Journalism and Mass Media
ENG 312 - Writing Strategies for Business and Innovation
ENG 314 - Digital Composing
ENG 319 - Document Design
EVS 476 - Topics and Issues in Sustainability
FRH 304 - French for the Professions
FST 204 - The Business of Film
MGT 350 - Principles of Management
MGT 351 - Green Business and Sustainable Enterprise
MUS 381 - Music Entrepreneurship
MUS 382 - Music Industry
PLS 360 - Introduction to Nonprofit Management
PLS 361 - Nonprofit Resource Development
REC 375 - Leadership and Management of Recreation Services
REC 381 - Meetings, Expositions, Events and Conventions
REC 392 - Organization and Leadership of Recreational Sports
REC 453 - Hotel and Lodging Management
REC 452 - Hospitality Management Operations
SOC 340 - Organizations in Modern Society
SOC 486 - Sociology of Work and Occupations
SPN 310 - Business Spanish
STT 412 - Applied Regression and Correlation
THR 381 - Theatre Management
THR 395 - Applied Studies in Theatre
In the case of restricted classes approval must be secured by the appropriate Department Chair. Students may choose any of the optional courses to meet the 6 hours; however students are encouraged to choose courses that constitute a focus, e.g. entrepreneurship in the Arts, in Science, in Technology as examples. Students should confer with academic advisors when determining a cluster of the three courses. Students must earn a C- or above in all classes in the minor.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor

Requirements for Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation:

Fundamental Courses: 9 credit hours

3 additional credit hours from:

6 additional hours the following list of approved courses:

Total: 18 hours