University of Portland Bulletin 2012-2013

Minor in Entrepreneurship

Minor Requirements

This program provides students with an understanding of the entrepreneurial process and the tools necessary to develop and present a plan for a new business. The entrepreneurship minor is open to all students on campus except those with a major in entrepreneurship and innovation management. Those students in the Entrepreneur Scholars program have a modified course of study as shown below.

Degree Requirements

Non-Entrepreneur Scholar Minor Required Courses

Prerequisite — 3 hours

BUS 200Principles of Marketing

3

Required Courses — 15 hours

BUS 364Innovation

3
BUS 385Opportunity Assessment

3
BUS 486Venture Launch

3

Choose two elective courses from the following:

BUS 370Marketing Research

3
Or
BUS 472Personal Selling

3
BUS 452Project Management

3
BUS 483New Venture Operations and Control

3
BUS 484New Venture Finance and Accounting

3
BUS 487Social Entrepreneurship

3
CST 333Applied Organizational Communication Skills

3
DRM 471Principles of Theatre Management

3
ENV 400/PCS 400Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies

3
CS 481Senior Design Project

3
Or
CE 482Civil Engineering Senior Design Project II

3
Or
EE 481Senior Design Project

3
Or
EGR 481Capstone Project I

2
with
EGR 482Capstone Project II

2
Or
ME 481Mechanical Engineerng Project I

2
with
ME 482Mechanical Engineerng Project II

2

Entrepreneur Scholar Minor Required Courses — 15 hours

BUS 364Innovation

3
BUS 480Creating a World-Class Venture

3
BUS 481Entrepreneur Apprenticeship

3
BUS 482Global Entrepreneurship

3

Choose one elective course from the following:

BUS 483New Venture Operations and Control

3
BUS 484New Venture Finance and Accounting

3
BUS 487Social Entrepreneurship

3