Overview
This Option is designed for engineering students with a passion for entrepreneurship, whether that means starting a business, working in a start-up environment, or creating something new within an existing organization. It provides students with the business skills required to move ideas from concept to commercial and social success.
The Option is built upon an approach to entrepreneurial education that recognizes the need to couple academic and experiential learning to develop an individual's capabilities. This is achieved through a combination of venture development or capstone project with academic content tailored to the different stages of development for new ventures.
Option Objectives
Successful students in the Entrepreneurship Option will:
- be able to find and identify significant problems worth solving
- be able to create and grow new entrepreneurial businesses
- understand the strategy and process of commercializing new technologies
- develop core business skills useful for early stage ventures
- be able to manage the introduction and growth of new business opportunities within existing organizations
Course Requirement
The Option requires students to complete six courses. Three of those courses are required, and three are electives.
Required Courses
Electives
Choose three courses from this list:
Entrepreneurial Milestone Requirement
Students can demonstrate entrepreneurial experience either by earning credit for an Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) term, or by completing a capstone design project. Students choosing the capstone design milestone must take BET 410A and BET 410B.