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Minor in
Entrepreneurship

Ignite your innovative spirit with our Minor in Entrepreneurship. This minor equips you with essential skills in business planning, marketing, finance, and leadership. Gain hands-on experience through start-up incubators, competitions, internships, and workshops. Learn to develop viable business ideas, secure funding, and lead effective teams. Ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs, business consultants, product managers, and innovation leaders, this minor complements any major by fostering a resilient, opportunity-focused mindset.

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Programme Structure

An undergraduate may complete the requirements of one major and one minor and receive one US degree. A minor is an optional subject of specialisation within the undergraduate degree, which must be outside of the undergraduate major course of study and consist of at least 18 US /72 UK credits. A minor may not be completed independent of an undergraduate degree.

Undergraduates who add a minor to their major degree programme will normally need to complete more than the minimum 120 US/480 UK credits required for graduation. The normal course load for a full-time undergraduate student is 15-16 US/60-64 UK credits a semester. The minimum full-time undergraduate course load is 9 US/36 UK credits a semester.

Minor in Entrepreneurship Programme Specification
	US Credits	UK Credits
MGT 3200 Foundations of Business An introductory survey course designed to introduce students to the principles and functions of a business. The various functional areas of business will be discussed, including economic systems, small business, management, human relations, marketing, accounting and finance. The course will also review the role of businesses in society and business ethics.	3	12
MGT 3210 World of Entrepreneurship The course is designed to help students explore the ‘aspirational journey’ of entrepreneurship - its history, present and future. Students will get the opportunity to understand how the discipline of entrepreneurship started, what constitutes its eco-system and why it has become the focus of advanced, emerging and developing countries simultaneously. Students will learn about the Merchant-Capitalists of the eighteenth century up to and beyond the iconic global brands which were founded during the 2008 global recession. Students will explore the reasons behind the successes and failures of businesses like Segway, Amazon, Spotify and Toyota. They will also read the lives of inspiring leaders and legendary entrepreneurs like Jack Ma, Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell who crafted the world of entrepreneurship. At the end of the course, students will be able to decipher themselves whether they wish to take the path of those who made a real difference in the world.	3	12
MGT 4100 Introduction to Management This course is designed to provide a foundation of knowledge on the subject of management. We discuss the functions, tasks and responsibilities of managers. The assignments, projects, and exercises are designed to, in addition to providing a deeper understanding of what management is, challenge students to hone their teamwork and business communication skills.	3	12
ENT 5200 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of enterprise at the individual, firm and societal level of inquiry. The Course will enable students to understand theories of entrepreneurial behaviour, innovation and wider societal issues and enable them to relate such theories to practice. They will also simulate an understanding of the behaviours of an entrepreneur placed within the dynamic of business. The purpose is to enable students to be aware of the importance of enterprise in the economy.	3	12
plus THREE Level 5 / 6 with ENT prefix	Minimum of 6	Minimum of 24
Minor Requirements	18	72

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What is the Liberal Arts?

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THE LIBERAL ARTS