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Nov 21, 2024
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2013-14 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Entrepreneurship - ENTM.AS
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Starting a new small business? Whether students complete the entire program requirement leading to degree status or simply take selected courses to satisfy an immediate need, the program gives students an awareness of the unique demands placed upon today’s small businesses and their owners.
Note: Some of the core (semester 1 and 2) courses in this option differ from those of the other majors within the Business Administration department. Entrepreneurship courses are only offered once a year in the semester indicated (semesters 1 & 3 are fall, 2 & 4 are spring). Many courses have prerequisites that students should take into consideration when they plan course schedules.
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Entrepreneurship Program Goals
- Have the skills needed to develop ideas and make decisions based on proper research, analysis, and critical thinking.
- Understand the environment in which businesses operate including the major economic factors, legal requirements, ethical, and social forces.
- Understand the key actions taken to effectively and efficiently utilize company resources to achieve goals.
- Understand the actions taken to acquire and retain customers; produce goods and services; and measure/track financial performance.
- Understand the entrepreneurial process from idea generation to the development of a business plan through to the launch of a new business venture and are knowledgeable of the risks inherent in and the discipline required to consider entrepreneurship as a viable career option.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Conduct research from a variety of sources.
- Demonstrate computer literacy.
Total (ENTM.AS) Curriculum Program Credits: 61
Notes:
- Math Recommendation: During semesters 1 and 2, students are advised to take two of the following three math courses: MATH-122 Applied Math 1 or MATH-157 Calculus for Business, Life, and Social Sciences or MATH-142 Statistics in Semester 2. In semester 2 students may also consider taking a humanities or a social science course.
- Humanities electives include art, college theater, foreign languages, music, speech, philosophy, and literature. Social science electives include history, political science, sociology, psychology, and economics.
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