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Master of Science in Entrepreneurship

Curriculum

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship curriculum

Building an entrepreneurial mindset and capability involves knowledge in key foundation disciplines. The first two trimesters will be comprised of core business courses in accounting, economics, finance and marketing. The following trimesters will focus on entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship as Creative Problem Solving

During the final three trimesters of the program, students will embark on a series of courses framed by the notion of “entrepreneurship as creative problem solving.”

These courses are designed to assist students in modeling, planning and launching their own business ventures – for-profit solutions to real-world problems.

Entrepreneurship Course Sequence

  1. Discover your brainchild - Two courses to assist students in the discovery of their own brainchild – a personally compelling venture idea with large market potential.
  2. Develop a business model - Three courses to help students develop a business model that will generate profits, build an effective organization and make a connection with the intended market.
  3. Present your business plan to investors - The final course pulls it all together, resulting in a business plan that students will present to a panel of angel investors and venture capitalists.

Entrepreneurship courses

Suggested Course Schedule

Course No. Course Name Units
Trimester 1: Foundation I
ACCT 652 Accounting Information and Control Systems 4
ECNM 657 Prices, Profit, and the Market Economy 4
Trimester 2: Foundation II
FINC 655 Financial Management of the Firm 4
MKTG 658 Marketing Management 4
Trimester 3 (Start of 23-unit entrepreneurship sequence)
Session A:
ENTR 661 Entrepreneurship and the Generation of New Venture Ideas 2
BSCI 607 Personal Development for Leadership 2
BSCI 650 Personal and Leadership Development Workshop 1
Session B:
ENTR 662 The Feasibility of New Venture Ideas 2
LEGL 668
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship
2
Trimester 4
Session A:
FINC 663 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
2
DESC/ISTM 669 IT-enabled Process and Decision Support in New Ventures
2
Session B:
OTMT 664 Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures 2
GSBM 694 Going Global with Graziadio (G3): Global Business Development Practicum
 2
Trimester 5
Session A:
MKTG 665 Marketing Entrepreneurial Ventures 2
GSBM 670x Integration in Business Operations
 2
Session B:
GSBM 670x (cont'd)
 Integration in Business Operations (cont'd)
 -
ENTR 667 New Venture Creation 2
Total units 39