Students are advised to begin the entrepreneurship sequence in their junior year. Please see an advisor for assistance.
Concentration Requirements:
MGMT 335
Launching New Ventures
MGMT 335, ACTG 340 and MKTG 445 must be taken prior to enrolling in MGMT 455, which is the concentration's capstone course.
ACTG 340
Accounting for Entrepreneurs
MKTG 445
New Product Development
MGMT 455
Business Planning for Entrepreneurs
Course Descriptions:
MGMT 335 Launching New Ventures (4). Skills, behaviors, and knowledge necessary for creating and growing new ventures. Evaluating opportunities, developing growth strategies, obtaining venture financing, intellectual property, and building a management team. Pre-req: major status and MGMT 321
ACTG 340 Accounting for Entrepreneurs (4). Sources and of cash in the context of start-up and small firms. Emphasis on cash generated by operations and used for operations and growth . Secondary emphasis on external sources of cash. Pre-req: major status.
MKTG 445 New Product Development (4). Techniques for analyzing and developing new markets. Pricing, communicating, and distributing new products or services with limited resources. Developing marketing plans for new ventures. Pre-req: major status and MKTG 311.
MGMT 455 Business Planning for Entrepreneurs (4). Capstone course developing the skills needed to create, launch and grow innovative new ventures – either as start ups or within established businesses. Pre-req: MGMT 335, ACTG 340 and MKTG 445. Please note: Entrepreneurial students who complete this course in the winter may be eligible to compete in undergraduate business plan competitions across the U.S. which take place in late winter and early spring. Students selecting the spring section may take advantage of the LCE’s internal business plan competition, Venture Quest.
The tentative 2008-2009 schedule for upper division entrepreneurship courses is:
Fall 2008
Winter 2009
Spring 2009
ACTG 340
ACTG 340
ACTG 340
MGMT 335
MGMT 335
MGMT 335
MKTG 445
MKTG 445
MGMT 455
MGMT 455
Recommended Courses
Concentration Requirements
Careers:
Recommended Course Sequence
Recommended Business Electives:
Recommended non-Business electives:
Professional Activities:
Management 335
Launching New Ventures
Accounting 340
Accounting for Entrepreneurs
Marketing 445
New Product Development
Management 455
Business Planning for Entrepreneurs
New Venture Founder
CEO/General Manager Management
Investor
Small Business Owner/Manager
Internal Corporate Venturing
Franchiser
Project/Product Manager
Innovation Management
Business Development
Sales & Marketing
MGMT 335, ACTG 340, and MKTG 445 must be taken prior to MGMT 455, which is the capstone course for this concentration.
