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Whether you are pursuing an entrepreneurship credential or taking courses that complement your degree, these opportunities can help prepare you for creating and growing innovative solutions

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Entrepreneurship & Venture Development

Available to undergraduate and graduate students.

 

BUS 5510: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem Strategy

Explore how innovation occurs within organizations and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

BUS 5980: Business Models for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Learn how successful ventures create, deliver, and capture value.

Creativity, Innovation & Design

Available to undergraduate and graduate students.

 

BUS 5001: Creativity, Innovation, and Design Thinking

Apply creative problem-solving and design thinking methodologies to identify opportunities and address challenges.

BUS 5810: Branding for Innovation

Learn how branding supports successful innovation, commercialization, and venture growth.

Customer & Market Discovery

Available to undergraduate and graduate students.

BUS 5150: Customer Focus and Satisfaction

Develop skills for understanding customer needs and creating value-driven solutions.

Innovation Leadership & Technology Management

Available to undergraduate and graduate students.

 

IST 5251: Management and Leadership of Technological Innovation

Build leadership skills for managing innovation in technology-based organizations.

IST 6251: Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development

Explore how innovation and entrepreneurship drive economic growth and technological advancement.

Funding & Proposal Development

Available to undergraduate and graduate students.

 

TCH COM 4550: Proposal Writing

Learn persuasive writing techniques for grants, business proposals, and funding opportunities.

BioSci 6223: Research Proposal Writing

Develop advanced proposal-writing skills that support innovation, research, and commercialization efforts.

Specialized Innovation

Available to undergraduate and graduate students.

 

BioSci 3783: BioDesign & Innovation

Explore innovation and entrepreneurship within biotechnology, healthcare, and life science applications.

Entrepreneurship Minor

  • Undergraduate

Gain a structured foundation in entrepreneurship while complementing your primary field of study. Explore the entrepreneurship minor

Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation Graduate Certificate

  • Graduate

Gain a structured foundation in entrepreneurship while complementing your primary field of study. Explore the innovation certificate

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