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 Requirements
The Option requires students to complete six courses. Three of those courses are required, and three are electives.
Required Courses
Electives
Entrepreneurial Milestone Requirement
Students can demonstrate entrepreneurial experience through one of:
- Earning credit for an Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) term.
- Through a capstone design project. Students choosing the capstone design project must participate in the Esch Awards competition, the Hult Prize competition, Concept Grants, Velocity Fund Finals, or an equivalent as approved by the option co-ordinator.
- Developing a new entrepreneurial venture that is not part of the capstone design project for at least a 12-month period, as approved by the option co-ordinator.
- Working for an entrepreneurial venture, including during a co-op term, that is not part of the capstone design project, as approved by the option co-ordinator.