Program Overview

Certificate in Entrepreneurship

Overview

The Certificate in Entrepreneurship is a 18-credit hour program offered by the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology/Management Department. It is available at the St. Louis main campus and at the Leiden campus.

Program Description

The certificate in entrepreneurship delivers a series of entrepreneurship courses for undergraduate students in business or non-business majors. Courses promote entrepreneurial awareness and thinking among students and develop the necessary real-world skills and abilities to become self-employed or start and grow an entrepreneurial venture.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship courses, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the entrepreneurship process.
• Identify and apply entrepreneurship concepts and principles used in developing entrepreneurship action plans.
• Integrate entrepreneurship concepts, research, and tactics to effectuate entrepreneurship.

Requirements

Students must take a total of 12 credit hours of required core courses and 6 credit hours from a major-related list of "track" courses as follows:

Entrepreneurship Core and Capstone

• MNGT 2700 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (3 hours)
• BUSN 3710 Entrepreneurial Financial Management (3 hours)
• MNGT 3720 Entrepreneurial Marketing (3 hours)
• MNGT 4960 Entrepreneurship Capstone (3 hours)

Entrepreneurship Elective Courses

Students must select 6 credit hours specific to their field of study. Additional courses are being added; please see your advisor for current listing of elective courses.

Suggested Tracks

• Walker School of Business Majors
  • MNGT 2600 Innovation through Social Impact Organizations (3 hours) (was MNGT 3741)
  • MNGT 3740 Global Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
• Animation Majors
  • ANIM 2000 Advanced Animation (3 hours)
  • ANIM 4000 Animation Seminar (3 hours)
• Dance Majors
  • DANC 1410 Introduction to Professional Dance I (1 hour)
  • DANC 1420 Introduction to Professional Dance II (2 hours)
  • DANC 3150 Performance Techniques I (2 hours)
  • DANC 4900 Senior Seminar (1 hour)
• Education Majors
  • EDUC 2800 Foundations in Education (3 hours)
  • EDUC 3650 Instructional Design (3 hours)
• Exercise Science Majors
  • EXSC 1318 Careers in Exercise Science (1 hour)
  • EXSC 2100 Coaching Health and Human Performance (2 hours)
  • EXSC 4875 Exercise Science Internship (3 hours)
• Film, Television and Video Production Majors
  • FTVP 2100 Produce and Direct (3 hours)
  • FTVP 4200 Senior Capstone A (3 hours) or FTVP 4210 Senior Capstone B (3 hours)
• Graphic Design Majors
  • DESN 3800 Professional Practice in Graphic Design (3 hours)
  • DESN 4200 Design for Good (3 hours)
• Illustration Majors
  • ART 4030 Senior Critique (3 hours)
  • ART 4130 Professional Practice for Illustrators (3 hours)
• Music Majors
  • MUSC 3000 Music Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
  • MUSC 4370 Advanced Topics in Music Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
• Photography Majors
  • MDST 2500 Professional Development in Media Careers (3 hours)
  • MNGT 3600 Management in the Arts (3 hours)
• Studio Art Majors
  • ART 4020 Professional Practice for Artists (3 hours)
  • ART 4030 Senior Critique (3 hours)