Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship

This course will provide students with a working knowledge of statistics, which will be help them make proper business decisions under uncertain conditions. Areas to be covered include descriptive statistics, probability, inferential statistics, discrete and continuous probability distributions, and regression analysis.

This course considers the fundamentals of giving speeches that are informative, persuasive, inspirational, or entertaining. Students learn to manage speech tension, use vocal variety, improve delivery, and organize and support effective presentations with research and visual aids.

This course provides an overview of accounting and finance topics necessary for entry level business professionals. This course is not intended for those students who wish to pursue advanced courses in accounting and finance. Topics include: financial statements and analysis, the accounting cycle, accounting presentation for current assets, PP&E, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity, cost-volume-profit relationships, cost management, budgeting and control, decision making, and capital investments.

This course provides an overview and application of technology and soft-skills necessary within a business context. The course explores the use of various information technology formats for communication, data management and problem solving in the organizations. Students will apply these technological skills within their preparation of vocation and career-related skills needed in today’s business climate. Students conduct extensive laboratory activities culminating in a final project that evaluates proficiency in skills needed for professional success and etiquette.

This course provides credit for a pre-approved on-the-job work experience in the student’s major field of study. The course further prepares the student for employment by teaching interviewing, networking and budgeting strategies; the role benefits play in companies; as well as professional etiquette and other life skills.

This course provides a unifying theme of microeconomics, showing how micro-economics is the synthesis of theories, decision sciences, and the various fields of business administration studies. Special emphasis is placed on the interaction between the firm’s business strategy and the market structure as the firm attempts to reach optimal performance in the face of economic constraints.

This course studies the basics of the role of marketing in society and within the firm. This course covers marketing history, the present-day practices, personal selling strategies and future projections.

This course provides students the opportunity to learn and understand the legal landscape of protecting and advancing innovation and startup ventures. It covers an array of important issues that every emerging entrepreneur should know. Students will learn which corporate ownership structure best suits their needs, how and when to engage in the patent filing process to protect intellectual property, fiduciary responsibilities for startup formation, funding the initiative, contracts with vendors and clients, understanding the basics of hiring and retaining the best staff, and protecting intellectual property.

This course presents students interested in starting their own business or nonprofit enterprise an opportunity to learn how to write and present a business plan, include market analysis, financial projections, and operating plan.

This practicum course is an action-based learning module where students of all disciplines collaborate to work on entrepreneurial endeavors. Whether working to launch their own startup ventures or assisting existing startups reach into new and emerging markets, this course seeks to empower students to innovate, problem-solve and adapt as they navigate the startup landscape. Entrepreneurship is both a mindset and a process. This course will cultivate, inspire and draw out creative and innovative student skills. Students take a holistic approach to problem solving, immersing them in their target market, and can work individually or in a team to formulate and advance their ideas. Grades will not be determined by whether or not a student launches a startup, but by the learning, problem solving, and collaboration that takes place.