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 entrepreneurship minor requires a total of 15 credit hours to consist of 6 hours of foundational courses that are common across all clusters plus 6 hours of discipline-specific courses and a 3-hour capstone experience. 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.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
Foundational Courses
Select 6 hours from the following: 1		6
AGEC 105	Introduction to Agricultural Economics
AGEC 223	Establishing Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Networks I
AGEC 285	Directed Studies 2, 3
AGEC 315	Food and Agricultural Sales 2
AGSM 289	Special Topics in... (Faulkner Entrepreneurship Lecture Series)
BAEN 289	Special Topics in... (Faulkner Entrepreneurship Lecture Series)
MGMT 470	Entrepreneurial Small Business 2
MKTG 322	Consumer Behavior 2
MKTG 335	Professional Selling 2
MKTG 442	Innovation and Product Management 2
SOCI 376/MGMT 376	Entrepreneurial Perspectives
SOCI 476/MGMT 476	Entrepreneurship Practice
Discipline-specific Courses
Select 6 hours from the following: 4		6
Agriculture and Life Science Cluster
AGEC 324	Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Budgeting 2
AGEC 424	Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Economic Analysis 2
AGEC 425	Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Financial Analysis 2
AGSM 439	Management of Agricultural Systems I 2
BAEN 479	Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design I 2
Business Cluster
ACCT 210	Survey of Managerial and Cost Accounting Principles
MGMT 424	Organizational Design, Change and Development 2
MGMT 440	Creativity and Innovation in Business 2
MGMT 460	Managing Projects 2
MKTG 323	Marketing Research 2
Liberal Arts Cluster
COMM 320	Organizational Communication 2
COMM 324	Communication Leadership and Conflict Management 2
COMM 489	Special Topics in... (Humanities and Social Science Innovation)
ECON 425	The Organization of Industry 2
ECON 433	Energy Markets and Policy 2
ECON 449	Economics of Decision-Making Strategy 2
ENDS 101	Design Process
ENGL 210	Technical and Business Writing
ENGL 304	Topics in Digital Research 2
ENGL 320	Technical and Professional Editing 2
HIST 361	Technology and Engineering in Western Civilization, 1400-Present
HIST 364	History of Technology and Engineering in America, 1607-Present
HIST 470	American Business History
POLS 229	Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 308	Game Theoretic Methods in Political Science 2
PSYC 352	Organizational Psychology 2
PSYC 354	Conflict and Negotiation 2
SOCI 335	Sociology of Organizations
SOCI 377	Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar
SOCI 445	Sociology of Law
Capstone Courses
Select 3 hours from the following:		3
Agriculture and Life Sciences Cluster
AGEC 425	Agribusiness Entrepreneurship – Financial Analysis 2
AGSM 440	Management of Agricultural Systems II 2
BAEN 480	Biological and Agricultural Engineering Design II 2
MGMT 477	Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup Approach 2
Internship 2, 3, 5
Research 2, 3, 5
Business Cluster 6
MGMT 432	Managing the Nonprofit Organization 2
MGMT 477	Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup Approach 2
SOCI 450	Social Entrepreneurship
Liberal Arts Cluster 7
ENGL 489	Special Topics in... (Narrative and Digital Technology)
MGMT 432	Managing the Nonprofit Organization 2
MGMT 477	Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup Approach 2
SOCI 404/RPTS 404	Sociology of the Community 2
SOCI 450	Social Entrepreneurship
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

1	Choose 2 three-hour courses or 1 three-hour course plus 3 one-hour courses.
2	Course has prerequisites; student should consult with academic advisor or instructor before enrolling.
3	Approval required.
4	Choose at least three hours at 300- to 400-level.
5	Department code appropriate to research or internship focus; departmental approval required.
6	Qualifying undergraduates may complete MGMT 632 Technology Commercialization to meet this requirement; approval required.
7	Qualifying undergraduates may complete MGMT 632 Technology Commercialization or SOCI 689 Social Entrepreneurship to meet this requirement; approval required.