Minor in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Minor
Management
Jill Austin, Advisor
The Entrepreneurship minor requires 15 hours and focuses on special competencies needed for planning, organizing, and operating a new venture or small business. A 2.00 GPA is required. Nine (9) hours must be taken at MTSU, 3 of which must be upper-division.
Required Courses (15 hours)
- ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship
3 credit hours
Theories and practices of starting and operating an entrepreneurial business. Topics include idea generation, opportunity recognition, feasibility analysis, business plan development, competitor analysis, new venture team building, start-up marketing, and growth strategies.
- MKT 3200 - Marketing for Entrepreneurs 3 credit hours
MKT 3200 - Marketing for Entrepreneurs
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENTR 2900; admission into College of Business; junior standing. Applied study of marketing skills necessary to create a new business venture. Students will gain experience completing various marketing tasks that are important to new business startups.
- Approved elective or an additional ENTR course 3 credit hours
- ENTR 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management 3 credit hours OR
ENTR 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management
3 credit hours
(Same as FIN 3040.) Prerequisites: ENTR 2900; admission to the College of Business; junior standing. Focuses on tools, processes, systems, and practices used by entrepreneurs to manage resources. Specific focus on cash budgeting, working capital management, sources of capital, and financial analysis/forecasting for the small business/startup.
- FIN 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management 3 credit hours
FIN 3040 - Entrepreneurial Financial Management
3 credit hours
(Same as ENTR 3040.) Prerequisites: ENTR 2900; junior standing. Focuses on tools, processes, systems, and practices used by entrepreneurs to manage resources. Specific focus on cash budgeting, working capital management, sources of capital, and financial analysis/forecasting for the small business/startup
- ENTR 4920 - Small Business Management 3 credit hours OR
ENTR 4920 - Small Business Management
3 credit hours
(Same as MGMT 4920.) Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 or FIN 3040 or ENTR 3040 and admission to the College of Business. Analysis of problems and considerations involved in planning, organizing, and operating small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. Emphasis on environmental issues, growth strategies, process management activities, and human resource management.
- MGMT 4920 - Small Business Management 3 credit hours
MGMT 4920 - Small Business Management
3 credit hours
(Same as ENTR 4920.) Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 or FIN 3040 or ENTR 3040 and admission to the College of Business. Analysis of problems and considerations involved in planning, organizing, and operating small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. Emphasis on environmental issues, growth strategies, process management activities, and human resource management.
