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2016-2017 University Catalog

Entrepreneurship Minor

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Banner Code: ENTR

School/Department: School of Business

This minor will prepare students to exploit potential entrepreneurial opportunities while allowing them to explore different interests they have in the entrepreneurial realm.

Students must complete five courses for a total of 15-18 credits. Students must earn credit for the two required courses and can pick three courses of electives. At least eight credits of the minor courses must be unique to the Entrepreneurship Minor and not applied toward any other major, minor, or concentration. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each course that is applied toward the minor.

For policies governing all minors, see the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The School of Business residency requirement for this minor supersedes the university requirement: at least nine credits must be earned at Mason.

Minor Requirements

Required Courses (6 credits):

Business major students should take:
MGMT 451 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
Non-business major students should take one of the following courses:
MBUS 304 - Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing a New Enterprise Credits: 3 or
IT 495 - Turning Ideas into Successful Companies
Credits:3
All students must take the following course:
MGMT 452 - Experiential Entrepreneurship Credits: 3

Elective Courses (9 credits):

Students should take three courses from any of the following lists:

(Lists are organized by interest)

Commercial Entrepreneurship Courses
ACCT 311 - Managerial and Cost Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 351 - Taxation and Managerial Decision Making Credits: 3
MGMT 453 - Starting a Business Credits: 3
OM 493 - Management of Technology Projects Credits: 3
OM 320 - Supply Chain Management in a Global Economy Credits: 3
MIS 440 - E-Commerce Business Models and Applications Credits: 3
FNAN 341 - Introduction to Firm Valuation Credits: 3
FNAN 431 - Venture Capital and Private Financing of Startups Credits: 3
MKTG 352 - Marketing Analytics for New Product Development Credits: 3
MKTG 353 - New Product Development Credits: 3
MKTG 313 - Integrated Marketing Communications Credits: 3
Social Innovation Courses
GOVT 353 - Social Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
PSYC 335 - Psychology of Creativity and Innovation Credits: 3
PHIL 305 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
GOVT 358 - Nonprofit Financial Planning Credits: 4
EVPP 480 - Sustainability in Action Credits: 4
INTS 331 - The Nonprofit Sector Credits: 4
INTS 431 - Principles of Fund Raising Credits: 4
Other Entrepreneurship Electives
BENG 451 - Translation and Entrepreneurship in Bioengineering Credits: 3
IT 343 - IT Project Management Credits: 3

Total: 15-18 credits

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