The entrepreneurship major consists of 15 entrepreneurship-specific course hours focused on teaching you to:
- Identify viable career options in entrepreneurship
- Expand conceptual knowledge of the entrepreneurial process
- Develop a repertoire of venture management tools and techniques
Entrepreneurship Course Plan
Upon being accepted to the business school, you will meet with a business school advisor to construct your schedule and course sequence for your major.
To earn a major in Entrepreneurship, a student must attain a minimum grade of "C" in FIN 3310, and must complete the following courses:
Required Courses for Entrepreneurship Majors:
| ENT 3320 | Entrepreneurial Process | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): FIN 3310 (may be taken concurrently) and MKT 3305 (may be taken concurrently).An introductory course in entrepreneurship designed to explore the development of innovative thinking and venture exploration which would ultimately lead to a new venture. Topics covered include: Developing an innovative perspective as well as identifying and testing venture concepts. Topics are introduced through the use of creative exercises, team projects, concept identification journals, discussion of entrepreneurship cases, and a business venture startup game. |
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| ENT 4310 | Entrepreneurial Finance | View Description | |
Prerequisite(s): ENT 3320 and FIN 3310 (with a grade of at least a C); not open to pre-business students. This course examines the entrepreneurial process from a finance perspective. The course includes identifying opportunities, acquiring the necessary resources to launch the business, valuing and structuring deals, and exiting the business. The major focus is on high growth firms, and the central objective is to gain an understanding of how entrepreneurs obtain and use financial resources. |
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Choose any one of the following courses:
| ENT 3350 | International Entrepreneurship | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and consent of instructor. Not open to pre-business students.Examines entrepreneurship in other countries by focusing on the unique opportunities and problems associated with the particular country being studied. Comparisons are made between the host country and the United States. General issues related to doing business across national boundaries are included. This course is taught only outside the United States. |
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| ENT 4325 | Entrepreneurial Business Plan | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Departmental permissionAn examination of theories and practices of information systems auditing. Practical exposure to information systems audit tools and risk assessment will be emphasized. |
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Choose any two of the following courses:
| ENT 4320 | Managing the Family Business | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Not open to pre-business students.Explores the unique personal and interpersonal issues, as well as the business issues, associated with the family-owned and managed firm. Topics evaluated in the course include the competitive strengths and weaknesses of a family firm; the dynamics of family interactions and the family business culture; conflict resolutions; estate planning; and planning for succession. | |||
| ENT 4330 | Corporate Entrepreneurship: Initiating and Sustaining Innovations | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Upper-level standing; not open to pre-business students.The initial modules of the course explore the nature of innovation--its drivers, patterns and impacts on society and organizations of all sizes and missions. A core aim is delivering tools for recognizing breakthrough-level innovation opportunities and then practicing their use by inventing needed solutions. Subsequent modules focus on the use of these tools and processes in a larger organizational context where selecting the best innovation target is critical, and where stagnation and inertia tend to pull the firm away from the leading edge over time. The goals of the course include demonstrated skills needed for creating and implementing sustained, innovation-driven growth in corporate settings. |
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| ENT 4340 | Technology Entrepreneurship | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Upper-level standing; ENT 4330 or consent of instructor; not open to pre-business students.Business based on patentable technologies display different business models and characteristics from those of non-technical, mainstream businesses. Understanding these distinctions is critical to technology commercialization. Technology Entrepreneurship examines the entire technology commercialization process, from concept to market. It is intended to provide students in business, engineering, and the sciences with the knowledge needed to participate effectively in the processes required for the successful introduction of new technology products in the marketplace. |
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| ENT 4351 | Entrepreneurship in the European Union | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.A summer study abroad program that covers a broad range of topics that critically affect startup concerns of businesses in the European Union. Primary emphasis is placed on marketing concerns, economic analysis, and business plan preparation for business. Other issues to be investigated include identifying venture opportunities, concept development, market analysis, pricing, budgeting, legal forms of organization, management of the team, and business valuation and dilution. The students will apply this knowledge by preparing a business plan for a business venture -- based on a well-defined concept of the product or service that could develop within their discipline -- and by presenting their final plans to a panel of private equity holders, venture capitalist, bankers, and other entrepreneurship experts. The course is only offered as part of a Baylor study abroad program. |
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| ENT 4352 | Technology Entrepreneurship in Asia | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.The Shanghai Summer Program includes this version of Technology Entrepreneurship wherein the hands-on projects undertaken for companies are within Chinese entities, and the cross-functional teams are also cross-cultural (American and Chinese). The course is structured around the key elements of commercializing technology as in ENT 4340, the technology entrepreneurship class offered on the Baylor campus. After learning the core elements, students explore the differences of how they are applied to the Asian (especially Chinese) context, and the in-class learning is coupled with the opportunity to visit companies in China that are practicing these same elements. This course is designed to prepare the student for technology-based innovation in the global context. |
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| ENT 4353 | Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): ENT 3320 or consent of the instructor.Is capitalism good for the poor? This course examines the morality of capitalism, the role of institutions in perpetuating or eliminating absolute poverty, and the contextual challenges of entrepreneurship. Recognizing the socio-cultural, political, economic, and technological challenges of doing business in the third world, we use organizational theory to design for-profit ventures that use appropriate technologies to create sustainable solutions to social problems. Course projects are intended to produce organizations that will be partially owned and operated by the members of the communities that benefit from their goods and services. |
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| ENT 4360 | Franchising: Franchise & Franchisor Perspectives | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): NoneThis course is designed to introduce the student to the business concept of franchising from the perspectives of both the franchisee and the franchisor. The student will learn to evaluate a franchising opportunity from the franchisee by completing a feasibility study of a currently available franchise and the potential for franchising a business idea by completing a business plan. Managing the franchise will be covered as well. |
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| ENT 4380 | Social Entrepreneurship: Microfinance and Economic Development in Africa | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): NoneThis course is a summer study abroad program. Students enrolled in the class will visit one of the following three African countries: Kenya, Rwanda or Ghana. The content of the course examines the use of entrepreneurial skills to craft innovative responses to social problems in Africa. In particular, the ability of microlending practices to stimulate economic activity and alleviate poverty will be studied. |
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| ENT 4395 | Entrepreneurship Internship | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; not open to pre-business students.Supervised work by a manager in a firm involved in entrepreneurship. Application and requirements for the entrepreneurship internship are available from the chair of the management and entrepreneurship department. |
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| ENT 4398 | Special Studies in Entrepreneurship | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; not open to pre-business students.None |
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Recommended Electives
| MGT 4320 | Negotiating and Conflict Resolution | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): MGT 3305. Not open to pre-business students.Enhances individual effectiveness in the workplace through the provision of an advanced understanding of negotiating through the development of specific negotiating skills. Discussions and skill-buidling exercises in the class are focused broadly and include informal and formal negotiations between multiple departments, and so on. Because effective negotiating is fundamental to an individual's survival and prosperity within an organization, knowledge of negotiating concepts and development of negotiation skills are critical. |
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| MKT 3310 | Professional Selling and Communications | View Description | |
Course DescriptionThis course is organized around the ethical process of making informative and persuasive verbal presentations. Topics include presentation materials and formats, handling objections, reaching decisions, and servicing customers. The developoment of such skills is useful to any member of an organization who makes a presentation. Case study, videotaped role playing, professional speakers, and group interactions project the student into the real world of the business person and salesperson. A student may receive credit for MKT 3310 or MKT3342, but not both. |
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Social Entrepreneurship Track
The Social Entrepreneurship track is a modified sequence of entrepreneurial courses for students with a specific interest in social entrepreneurship.
To earn a major in Entrepreneurship through the Social Entrepreneurship track a student must attain a minimum grade of "C" in FIN 3310, and must complete the following courses:
Required Courses for the Social Entrepreneurship Track:
| ENT 3320 | Entrepreneurial Process | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): FIN 3310 (may be taken concurrently) and MKT 3305 (may be taken concurrently).An introductory course in entrepreneurship designed to explore the development of innovative thinking and venture exploration which would ultimately lead to a new venture. Topics covered include: Developing an innovative perspective as well as identifying and testing venture concepts. Topics are introduced through the use of creative exercises, team projects, concept identification journals, discussion of entrepreneurship cases, and a business venture startup game. |
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| ENT 4310 | Entrepreneurial Finance | View Description | |
Prerequisite(s): ENT 3320 and FIN 3310 (with a grade of at least a C); not open to pre-business students. This course examines the entrepreneurial process from a finance perspective. The course includes identifying opportunities, acquiring the necessary resources to launch the business, valuing and structuring deals, and exiting the business. The major focus is on high growth firms, and the central objective is to gain an understanding of how entrepreneurs obtain and use financial resources. |
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Choose any one of the following courses:
| ENT 4326 | Social Entrepreneurship Business Plan | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): None.No Description |
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| ENT 3350 | International Entrepreneurship | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and consent of instructor. Not open to pre-business students.Examines entrepreneurship in other countries by focusing on the unique opportunities and problems associated with the particular country being studied. Comparisons are made between the host country and the United States. General issues related to doing business across national boundaries are included. This course is taught only outside the United States. |
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Choose any one of the following courses:
| ENT 4353 | Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): ENT 3320 or consent of the instructor.Is capitalism good for the poor? This course examines the morality of capitalism, the role of institutions in perpetuating or eliminating absolute poverty, and the contextual challenges of entrepreneurship. Recognizing the socio-cultural, political, economic, and technological challenges of doing business in the third world, we use organizational theory to design for-profit ventures that use appropriate technologies to create sustainable solutions to social problems. Course projects are intended to produce organizations that will be partially owned and operated by the members of the communities that benefit from their goods and services. |
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| ENT 4380 | Social Entrepreneurship: Microfinance and Economic Development in Africa | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): NoneThis course is a summer study abroad program. Students enrolled in the class will visit one of the following three African countries: Kenya, Rwanda or Ghana. The content of the course examines the use of entrepreneurial skills to craft innovative responses to social problems in Africa. In particular, the ability of microlending practices to stimulate economic activity and alleviate poverty will be studied. |
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Choose any one of the following courses:
| ENT 4396 | Internship in Social Entrepreneurship | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): TBDNo Description |
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| ENT 4398 | Special Studies in Entrepreneurship | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; not open to pre-business students.None |
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| EGR 3302 | Technologies for Developing Countries | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of instructor.Survey of the technologies that impact the socio-economic group known as the bottom of the pyramid. The course will focus on two broad classes of technologies, water and energy, and will include the application of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydro power in the developing world. Engineering Design as a decision-making technique, including economic decisions based on present worth, will be explored. Does not count toward any of the engineering majors; intended for students pursuing a career in international development and/or Christian missions. |
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| MKT 4398 | Sales for Social Impact | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): TBD.No Description |
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Recommended Electives:
| MGT 4305 | Principled Leadership | View Description | |
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Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): Junior standing; not open to pre-business students.This class is designed to challenge students to consider the principles they use or will use to lead others and contribute to positive change. Participants will discuss principles and examine role models that live out virtues that serve as the basis for servant leadership and ethical behavior. Moreover, students will be involved in helping the Waco community through applying their personal and business skills in Students in Free Enterprise service learning projects. |
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| MGT 4320 | Negotiation and Conflict Management | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): MGT 3305; not open to pre-business students.Enhances individual effectiveness in the workplace through the provision of an advanced understanding of negotiating through the development of specific negotiating skills. Discussions and skill-building exercises in the class are focused broadly and include informal and formal negotiations between multiple departments, and so on. Because effective negotiating is fundamental to an individual's survival and prosperity within an organization, knowledge of negotiating concepts and development of negotiation skills are critical. |
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| MGT 4345 | Global Supply Chain Management | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): MGT 3325; not open to pre-business students.Focuses on the principles and techniques used by managers to plan, schedule, control and evaluate the supply chain management strategies of world-class organizations. Good supply chain management practices will lead to a competitive advantage, while poor practices will hurt firm performance. Methodologies for supply chain analysis are developed and applied to topics such as designing the supply chain network, planning demand and supply, planning and managing inventories, and coordination and technology in the supply chains. Special attention is given to understanding facilities, inventory, transportation, and information as key drivers of supply chain performance. |
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| MKT 3310 | Professional Selling and Communications | View Description | |
Prerequisite(s): None. This course is organized around the ethical process of making informative and persuasive verbal presentations. Topics include presentation materials and formats, handling objections, reaching decisions, and servicing customers. The development of such skills is useful to any member of an organization who makes a presentation. Case study, videotaped role playing, professional speakers, and group interactions project the student into the real world of the business person and salesperson. A student may receive credit for MKT 3310 or MKT 3342, but not both. |
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| MKT 3340 | Non-Profit Marketing | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): None.Applies marketing concepts to objectives of nonprofit organizations. Special attention is paid to fund raising, promotion, and strategic planning in the arts, education, and social issues. |
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| ECO 3308 | Engineering Economic Analysis | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): None.Designed to provide an economic foundation for engineering decisions. The course stresses methods for making optimum choices among engineering alternatives. Topics include cash flow and present value analysis; break-even analysis; the impact of taxes and inflation on investment decisions; methods for assigning costs; the treatment of risk in decision making; and capital budgeting. |
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| ECO 4334 | Economic Development (Cross-listed as INB 4334) | View Description | |
Course DescriptionPrerequisite(s): ECO 1305 or a minimum grade of C in ECO 2306 and 2307; and junior standing; not open to pre-business students.Critical analysis of current explanations of economic growth and development, involving historical aspects, policies for achieving development in emerging countries, and conditions necessary for continued growth in advanced countries. |
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| ECO 4355 | Economics of Poverty and Discrimination | View Description | |
Course DescriptionNo description. |
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| ECO 4331 | African Economic Development (Cross-listed as INB 4341) | View Description | |
Course DescriptionProblems of economic development faced by the nations of Africa. Topics covered will include poverty, healthcare, agriculture, population growth, education, the role of women, rural-urban migration, industrialization, trade, aid, debt, and economic reforms. |
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For further information, please contact the Undergraduate Advising Office.
