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Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, B.B.A.

The curriculum in MTSU's Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship degree program is flexible and allows students to tailor the program to fit specific needs while acquiring the business background necessary for pursuing entrepreneurial goals.

Description

Successful business professionals contribute to the program and an advisory board of recognized entrepreneurial leaders mentors students. Specialized courses, an internship, and interaction with acknowledged business leaders will provide the impetus to start and operate a successful business.

Careers

Due to the dual focus on business development and business ownership, MTSU alumni hold positions that include, among many others:

• CEO
• Manager
• Company founder
• President
• Product design
• Product manufacturer
• Sales specialist

Employers of MTSU alumni include:

• Disney
• Enterprise
• Nashville Predators
• Rutherford County government
• Sherwin-Williams
• St. Jude
• UPS
• Wright Travel

Requirements

A major in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship consists of 30 hours, 50 percent of which must be taken in residence at MTSU.

Degree Requirements

• True Blue Core (TBC): 41 hours
• College of Business Core: 42 hours
• Major Requirements: 30 hours
• Auxiliary Course: 3 hours
• Business Course: 3 hours
• Electives: 1-10 hours
• TOTAL: 120 hours

Major Requirements

• ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 3600 - Innovation Acceleration
• ENTR 3650 - New Venture Creation
• ENTR 4620 - Business Plan Development
• FIN 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management
• MKT 3200 - Marketing for Entrepreneurs
• ENTR/MGMT/MKT elective: 3 credit hours
• ENTR 4920 - Small Business Management OR MGMT 4920 - Small Business Management
• ENTR 4100 - Family Business OR MGMT 3730 - Management of Innovation OR ENTR 4255 - Social Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 4950 - Entrepreneurship Applied Experience OR MGMT 4950 - Management Applied Experience: 3 credit hours

Auxiliary Course

• MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences (may be counted in the True Blue Core) OR
• MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I (may be counted in the True Blue Core)

Business Elective

• 3 hours

Electives

• 1-10 hours

Curriculum

The following is a suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Freshman Fall

• MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences OR MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I
• Written Communication: 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy: 4 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression: 3 credit hours
• Elective: 1 credit hour

Freshman Spring

• ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics
• Information Literacy: 3 credit hours
• Non-Written Communication: 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy: 4 credit hours
• ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship

Sophomore Fall

• ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I
• ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics
• Creativity and Cultural Expression: 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature: 3 credit hours
• History and Civic Learning: 3 credit hours

Sophomore Spring

• ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II
• BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods
• Elective: 6 credit hours
• History and Civic Learning: 3 credit hours

Junior Fall

• BIA 3620 - Introduction to Business Analytics
• FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance
• MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management
• MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing
• Business elective: 3 credit hours

Junior Spring

• ENTR 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management OR FIN 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management
• ENTR 3600 - Innovation Acceleration OR MGMT 3600 - Innovation Acceleration
• MKT 3200 - Marketing for Entrepreneurs
• BUS 3000 - The Dale Carnegie Course
• MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations

Senior Fall

• BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business
• ENTR 3650 - New Venture Creation
• INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems
• ENTR 4950 - Entrepreneurship Applied Experience OR MGMT 4950 - Management Applied Experience: 3 credit hours
• ENTR 4100 - Family Business OR ENTR 4255 - Social Entrepreneurship OR MGMT 3730 - Management of Innovation

Senior Spring

• ENTR 4920 - Small Business Management OR MGMT 4920 - Small Business Management
• ENTR 4620 - Business Plan Development
• BUAD 4980 - Strategic Management
• ENTR/MGMT/MKT elective: 3 credit hours
• Elective: 3 credit hours

Faculty

• Amelia Bozeman, Lecturer
• Dr. Patrick R. Geho, Professor
• Dennis E. Gupton, Senior Instructor
• Dr. Kelly G. Manix, Assistant Professor
• Dr. John Mullane, Professor
• Dr. Kristen K. Shanine, Associate Professor
• Dr. Adam Smith, Associate Professor
• Dr. Ralph I. Williams Jr., Professor

Information

Mission

The Entrepreneurship Program's mission is to provide education about the roles and contributions of entrepreneurs in economic development and job creation and to foster the growth and development of entrepreneurship.

Program Objectives

• Encourage creativity and innovation.
• Prepare students for successful venture creation and implementation.
• Provide opportunities for students to gain knowledge required for startup and successful operation.
• Help students create "real" business plans.
• Facilitate networking for students to meet and learn from local, regional, and national entrepreneurs.
• Introduce students to the expertise of Small Business Development Centers.
• Encourage student participation in national and global entrepreneurship celebrations.
• Give students opportunities to participate in the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO).

Resources

• Business Plan Competition
• Entrepreneurship Intern Program
• Additional Entrepreneurship Resources