MBA CONCENTRATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The graduate program in Entrepreneurship is open to the entire university. Even students with a non-business background may be admitted to our graduate programs and permission can be granted for non-business graduate students to take relevant entrepreneurship courses. Students enrolled in the entrepreneurship courses come from Polymer Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Music, Law, Physics, Education, Nursing, etc., in addition to Business. This dynamic combination of students, working with actual companies in the development of their businesses, allows the students a rich “practical” experience which will benefit them for the rest of their lives. Students learn about the different facets of entrepreneurship (e.g., starting a business, buying a business or franchise, managing a family business, corporate entrepreneurship, working for a small business, or non-profit entrepreneurship) from faculty who have been successful entrepreneurs. This innovative “experiential” program allows students to interact with entrepreneurs from the business community through guest speaking engagements, field trips, internships, and small business consulting projects. Business plans which are developed in the program are also entered into the University’s Annual Business Plan Competition.