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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

The MS in Entrepreneurship program requires 11 courses (eight core courses, three electives) and two residencies.

Core Courses (8 required courses)

Course Title Quarter Hours
ACC 500 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 4
or ACC 502 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING
MGT 500 LEADING EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONS 4
MGT 530 LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS 4
MGT 569 LEGAL ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4
MGT 570 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT 4
MGT 571 FINANCING NEW VENTURES 4
MGT 573 CREATIVITY, INNOVATION & DESIGN 4
or GSB 525 BUSINESS INNOVATION & DESIGN (FORMERLY MGT 573)
MGT 590 MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE 4

Required Residencies (2 required courses)

Course Title Quarter Hours
MGT 605 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERIENCE RESIDENCY #1 2
MGT 606 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERIENCE RESIDENCY #2 2

Elective Requirements (3 courses)

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select 3 of the following: 12
HSP 502 MANAGING THE GUEST/EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
HSP 505 SERVICE TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION IN THE HOSPITALITY ENVIRONMENT
MGT 515 SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
MGT 557 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
MGT 563 NEGOTIATION SKILLS
MGT 575 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
MGT 595 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
MGT 598 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MGT 798 SPECIAL TOPICS (Family Business Enterprises)
MKT 529 PRECISION MARKETING
MKT 530 CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
MKT 595 INTERNET AND INTERACTIVE MARKETING
MKT 555 DECISIONS IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Degree Requirements

  • Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
  • Satisfactory completion of the 11 required courses, or their substitutes as approved by the Chair of the Management Department.
  • All courses for credit toward the degree must be completed within six calendar years after the candidate’s first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree.
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