Entrepreneurship - Minor
The entrepreneurship minor fosters development of a creative, visionary mindset and spirit and prepares students to be opportunity seekers and creators that identify, evaluate, and implement innovative, value-added solutions. The minor includes discipline-specific course clusters intended to aid students’ course selection. Course clusters are not restrictive. Students may select courses within a single cluster or across multiple clusters to best meet their interests and professional goals.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| Select 6 hours from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural Economics | ||
| Establishing Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Networks I | ||
| Directed Studies 2,3 | ||
| Food and Agricultural Sales 2 | ||
| Special Topics in... (Faulkner Entrepreneurship Lecture Series) | ||
| Special Topics in... (Faulkner Entrepreneurship Lecture Series) | ||
| Biomedical Therapeutics Development | ||
| Ethics in Biological Research | ||
| Maritime and Marine Entrepreneurship Ventures 2,4 | ||
| Maritime and Marine Business Plans 2 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Small Business 2 | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Professional Selling 2 | ||
| Innovation and Product Management 2 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Perspectives | ||
| Entrepreneurship Practice | ||
| Discipline-specific Courses | ||
| Select 6 hours from the following: 5 | 6 | |
Agriculture and Life Science Cluster | ||
| Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Budgeting 2 | ||
| Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Economic Analysis 2 | ||
| Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Financial Analysis 2 | ||
| Management of Agricultural Systems I 2 | ||
| Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design I 2 | ||
Business Cluster | ||
| Survey of Managerial and Cost Accounting Principles | ||
| Organizational Design, Change and Development 2 | ||
| Creativity and Innovation in Business 2 | ||
| Managing Projects 2 | ||
| Marketing Research 2 | ||
Liberal Arts Cluster | ||
| Organizational Communication 2 | ||
| Communication Leadership and Conflict Management 2 | ||
| Special Topics in... (Humanities and Social Science Innovation) | ||
| The Organization of Industry 2 | ||
| Energy Markets and Policy 2 | ||
| Economics of Decision-Making Strategy 2 | ||
| Design Process | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing | ||
| Topics in Digital Research 2 | ||
| Technical and Professional Editing 2 | ||
| From Gutenberg to Google - International History of Technology and Innovation | ||
| From Axes to iPads - History of Innovation and Technology in America | ||
| American Business History | ||
| Organizational Psychology 2 | ||
| Conflict and Negotiation 2 | ||
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | ||
| Game Theoretic Methods in Political Science 2 | ||
| Sociology of Organizations | ||
| Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar | ||
| Sociology of Law (Texas A&M University at Qatar Cluster) | ||
Texas A&M University at Galveston Cluster | ||
| Launch a Startup 2 | ||
| Maritime Service Operations | ||
| Brokerage and Chartering 2 | ||
| Inland Waterways 2 | ||
| Intermodal Transportation 2 | ||
| Lean Start Up 6 | ||
| Marine Surveying 2 | ||
| Marine Dry Cargo Operations 2 | ||
| Application of Tourism Principles | ||
| Tourism Impacts 2 | ||
Texas A&M University at Qatar Cluster 7 | ||
| Humanitarian Engineering | ||
| Enterprise Basics for Technical Entrepreneurs | ||
| Sales, Operations and Manufacturing for Technology Companies | ||
| Technology Company Management, Leadership, and Corporate Culture | ||
| Engineering Product Lean Launch | ||
| Entrepreneurship in Nano and Energy Systems | ||
| Project Management for Engineers | ||
| Petroleum Entrepreneurship | ||
| Capstone Courses | ||
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
Agriculture and Life Sciences Cluster | ||
| Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Financial Analysis 2 | ||
| Management of Agricultural Systems II 2 | ||
| Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design II 2 | ||
| Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup Approach 2 | ||
Internship 2,3,8 | ||
Research 2,3,8 | ||
Business Cluster 9 | ||
| Managing the Nonprofit Organization 2 | ||
| Global Entrepreneurship | ||
| Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup Approach 2 | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Liberal Arts Cluster 10 | ||
| Special Topics in... (Narrative and Digital Technology) | ||
| Managing the Nonprofit Organization 2 | ||
| Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup Approach 2 | ||
| Sociology of the Community 2 | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Texas A&M University at Galveston Cluster 11 | ||
| Entrepreneurship Greenhouse 2,12 | ||
| Disciplined Entrepreneurship 12 | ||
Texas A&M University at Qatar Cluster | ||
| Global Engineering Design | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
- 1
Choose 2 three-hour courses or 1 three-hour course plus 3 one-hour courses. Students following the Texas A&M University at Qatar cluster may substitute up to six credit hours transfer coursework from another Education City institution with advisor approval.
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Course has prerequisites; student should consult with academic advisor or instructor before enrolling.
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Approval required.
- 4
MARA 301 is a prerequisite for MARA 345; this can be waived by the MARA department head for non-business majors only.
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Choose at least three hours at 300- to 400-level.
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MARA 445 is for business majors only.
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Students following the Texas A&M University at Qatar cluster may substitute up to 3 credit hours transfer coursework from another Education City institution with advisor approval.
- 8
Department code appropriate to research or internship focus; departmental approval required.
- 9
Qualifying undergraduates may complete MGMT 632 Technology Commercialization to meet this requirement; approval required.
- 10
Qualifying undergraduates may complete MGMT 632 Technology Commercialization or SOCI 689 Social Entrepreneurship to meet this requirement; approval required.
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Capstone courses must be taken in residency at Texas A&M University at Galveston, no substitutions from outside universities will suffice this requirement.
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Students enrolled in the Texas A&M University at Galveston cluster must choose their capstone course based on their chosen degree to satisfy this requirement. MARA 446 is for business majors only, while MARA 461 is for non-business majors.