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Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate

2022-2023 Edition

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        • Accounting and Financial Decision Making, Graduate Certificate—Online
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        • Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate
        • Business Management for Healthcare, Graduate Certificate
        • Corporate Finance, Graduate Certificate
        • Corporate Finance, Graduate Certificate—Online
        • Corporate Innovation, Graduate Certificate
        • Corporate Renewal, Graduate Certificate
        • Corporate Renewal, Graduate Certificate—Online
        • Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
        • International Business, Graduate Certificate
        • International Business, Graduate Certificate—Online
        • Investments, Graduate Certificate
        • Leading People and Organizations, Graduate Certificate
        • Marketing, Graduate Certificate
        • Marketing, Graduate Certificate—Online
        • Marketing Analytics, Graduate Certificate
        • Mutual Fund Management, Graduate Certificate
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        • Sustainability and Business, Graduate Certificate
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Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business’ Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship helps students learn the complete process for launching a cutting-edge venture and developing a business plan for a high-potential idea. Students build a strong foundation of business knowledge that includes product development, planning, and competitive strategies.

In just four courses—with the option to take a fifth course to deepen their knowledge base—students learn core business skills and essential best practices for commercializing innovation in a digital economy. Depending on the electives they choose, students explore critical topics in greater depth, such as disruptive technologies, lean design, or financing.

Students may enroll in the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for full-time or part-time study. 

Core Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
ENTR 6200Enterprise Growth and Innovation3

Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
In consultation with advisor, complete 9 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:9
ENTR 6210
Managing Operations in Early Stage Ventures
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design and Innovation
ENTR 6219
Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit
ENTR 6220
Family Business Leadership and Governance
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
GE 5030
Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
TECE 6222
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
TECE 6250
Lean Design and Development
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

12 total semester hours required; may take a maximum of 15 semester hours
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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