This Minor functions as an introduction to the various functional areas of business, allowing students from across all university Colleges to learn how to apply their various skills to a business setting, and develop a business idea. It is an 18 credit hour program consisting of two components. Firstly, students will be required to complete two 3 credit hour General Education courses: (1) GEIE 222 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (or equivalent for Colleges of IT and Agriculture): and (2) GEIT112 Fourth Industrial Revolution; both of which must be passed with a minimum grade of B and include English language labs. The second component is a 12-credit hour progressive course, ENTR415 “Developing an Entrepreneurial Venture”. In this course, students will learn the processes involved in creating an innovative business. They will achieve this through a series of intensive design sessions, ending with a Demo Day.
Admission Requirements
Completed 30+ credit hours
GPA 2.5+
Req.: Min. grade of B in GEIE222 (or ITBP418 or AGRB 352) & GEIT112
Targeted students: All, except concentration in Entrepreneurship
Program Objectives
To educate students about the potential strategy for planning and starting businesses on their own or helping corporations/organizations to come up with innovative products/ services, processes and business models.
To enable the students to view their chosen profession from a different perspective which is in tune with national aspirations.
To provide the students with requisite tools to create a new business or add value to an existing organization.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of key concepts to launch a new venture.
Demonstrate the ability to recognize a business opportunity.
Analyze issues related to start-ups and make informed decisions to arrive at reasoned conclusions when appropriate.
Develop analytical thinking skills to generate innovative solutions for business problems.
