This interdisciplinary minor guides students through the startup process. The Minor in Entrepreneurial Startups is designed to prepare students from any background or area of study to conceptualize, launch, manage, and grow a new business. Students have an opportunity to learn to shape entrepreneurial opportunities; assess feasibility; and develop other skills needed to conceptualize, launch, manage, and grow a new business venture. Students are exposed to innovation, marketing, and business modeling as they work in interdisciplinary teams to develop business plans. Courses from the College of Arts, Media and Design; the College of Engineering; and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences have been carefully selected to allow students to apply the same course to both his or her own college degree and the entrepreneurial startups minor.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified. Students in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business or pursuing a combined major with the D'Amore-McKim School of Business may not pursue this minor.
Required Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENTR 2301 | Innovation! | 4 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three courses, one of which may be chosen from the additional elective option list: | 12 | |
| Marketing Strategies for Startups | ||
| Business Model Innovation for Entrepreneurs | ||
| Design Thinking for Startups | ||
| Entrepreneurship Seminar | ||
| Additional Elective Options | ||
| One of the following courses may fulfill an elective: | ||
| Design Process Context and Systems | ||
| Experience Design 1 | ||
| Software Development | ||
| Mobile Application Development | ||
| Web Development | ||
| The Entrepreneurial Universe | ||
| Entrepreneurial Venture Growth Strategies | ||
| The Business of Games | ||
| Engineering Design (Enginerring Students Only) | ||
| Product Development for Engineers (Enginerring Students Only) | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor