Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor

Overview

Undergraduate Program
This exciting minor is open to all undergraduate students in any major. We welcome anyone interested in wanting the chance to explore and participate in the process of starting something new. Students interested in completing the minor will need to complete 6 courses within the program. All courses are designed to provide students with an opportunity to merge their passion with an ability to identify opportunity for themselves as they plan their careers.

The mission of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program is to provide a set of rigorous entrepreneurial experiences for undergraduate liberal arts and science students. The required courses dramatically broaden awareness of opportunities after graduation, allowing students to be better prepared to take responsibility for their own professional and economic destiny. For additional information, please contact the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at (508) 421-3730 or email innovation@clarku.edu.
 

Minor Requirements

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor requires 6 courses. To successfully complete the minor students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in their minor courses. It is recommended that students declare the minor by the end of their sophomore year. It should be noted that the capstone course ENT 265  is required of all minors.

Required Courses:

• MGMT 100 - The Art and Science of Management
• ENT 202 - Entrepreneurial Communication and Influence
• MGMT 210 - Management and Behavioral Principles
• ENT 215 - The Art of the New – Entrepreneurship
• ENT 265 - Entrepreneurship Capstone Project Seminar I

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Elective Courses:

   Choose 1 of the following

• ENT 105 - Creating a Culture of Innovation
• ENT 216 - Financial Intelligence (FA PLS Credit Approved)
• ENT 222 - Entrepreneurial Design Thinking
• ENT 245 - Social Entrepreneurship

Note:

The elective must be pre-approved by the program associate director.  The elective  course may not count toward a student’s major or any other minor or concentration. ENT 216 Financial Intelligence  , ENT 222 Entrepreneurial Design Thinking  , ENT 245 Social Entrepreneurship   or ENT 266 Entrepreneurship Capstone Project Seminar II  may count as the minor elective. Students may also choose an elective from other Clark academic departments with approval from the program’s associate director.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Courses

Courses offered within the last 2 Academic Years

• ENT 105 - Creating a Culture of Innovation
• ENT 202 - Entrepreneurial Communication and Influence
• ENT 215 - The Art of the New – Entrepreneurship
• ENT 216 - Financial Intelligence
• ENT 222 - Entrepreneurial Design Thinking
• ENT 245 - Social Entrepreneurship
• ENT 264 - Community Based Entrepreneurship
• ENT 265 - Entrepreneurship Capstone Project Seminar I
• ENT 299 - Directed Study
• MGMT 100 - The Art and Science of Management
• MGMT 210 - Management and Behavioral Principles