Entrepreneurship Minor

Program Description:

Provides students the skills and experiences necessary to start their own successful venture. Courses focus on starting, commercializing and managing a new business.

Admission requirements:

Students must be admitted to a Wright State major program of study. Students must have junior standing (at least 60 credit hours completed). Open to business and non-business majors. Non-business majors may not take any other business courses other than those required by the minor. Three courses that are required for non-business majors (MKT 2500 Principles of Marketing , MGT 3100 Management and Organizational Behavior , and FIN 2210 Financial Management I or ACC 2010 Accounting Principles I are necessary foundational business courses for student success in the program (these required courses are also required of all business majors).

Learning Outcomes

students learn how to evaluate and plan new business opportunities
students learn to effectively research and write a comprehensive business plan
students obtain contemporary entrepreneurial experience by solving real business challenges and working with local executives.
students acquire the skills and experiences necessary to start their own successful venture

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Program Requirements:*

Required Courses:

MKT 4300 - Entrepreneurship Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 4000 - Applied Business Planning for Commercialization Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 4720 - Small Business Marketing Planning Credit Hour(s): 3

Electives (Choose 3):**

MKT 3100 - Consumer and Organizational Buyer Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 3200 - Principles of Selling Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 3500 - Marketing Research and Decision Making Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 3700 - Creativity, Problem Solving, and Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 4100 - Digital Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 4650 - Marketing Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 3210 - Human Resources Management Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4200 - Positive Group and Organizational Development Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4300 - Conflict Management and Negotiation Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4720 - High Performance Teams Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4850 - International Management Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 3230 - Management Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
EC 4010 - Managerial Economics and Strategy Credit Hour(s): 3
EC 4360 - Industrial Organization Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 4300 - Business Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
FIN 3280 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4750 - Small Business Management Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 18 Hours

Notes:

*Students must complete the required and elective courses for the Entrepreneurship minor with a cumulative GPA OF 2.0 or better.

**Three additional foundational business courses are required for non-Business majors (these courses are already required core courses for business majors): MKT 2500 Principles of Marketing, MGT 3100 Mgt & Org Behavior, and FIN 2210 Fin Mgt or ACC 2010 Prin Acctg.