Program Overview

Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking

The Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking is a unique program designed to help students from any discipline develop the ability to grow ideas and foster innovation in any environment. This program enables students to solve social problems as changemakers, innovate within existing businesses as employees, or create new venture startups as founders.

About the Certificate

Entrepreneurial thinking is about finding problems worth solving and creating impact. It involves being creative in finding innovative solutions, taking initiative, exchanging knowledge across disciplines, being resourceful, and learning from experience. The Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking is a partnership between the Haskayne School of Business and the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking, providing undergraduate students with an entrepreneurial thinking toolkit.

Key Information

Who Should Enrol

Any University of Calgary undergraduate student can enrol in the Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking. This interdisciplinary certificate is taken alongside any degree, ideal for students who want to boost their education with skills that make them future-ready in any role.

What You'll Learn

Upon completion of the Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking, students will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurial thinking through experiential activities and projects
• Apply methods or approaches to creatively generate ideas, problems, solutions, and opportunities
• Mobilize resources, build teams and networks to execute on ideas, solutions, and opportunities in the Applied Capstone Project course
• Explain how entrepreneurial thinking can make changes in society
• Explore the ways entrepreneurial thinking can increase the impact of their ideas, solutions, and opportunities by taking a global and interdisciplinary perspective

Hunter Hub Benefits

Students enrolled in the Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking receive support from the Hunter Hub throughout their journey, including:

• Being kept in the loop of relevant resources
• Invitations to events throughout the program
• Tailored assistance for the capstone course to the student's specific interests
• Dedicated coaching to support idea development
• Project funding to cover eligible expenses for prototyping and communications materials
• Attending events specifically designed for ECET student interests

Required Courses and Electives

For the full list of ECET courses, students can refer to the Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking page.

How to Enrol and Get Involved

To enrol and get involved in the Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking, students should:

1. Contact the academic coordinator for course questions and support.
2. Get connected with the community by registering for the Hunter Hub's newsletter to be notified of info sessions and other opportunities in entrepreneurial thinking.
3. Request a Change of Program Form from the registrar's office.

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