Minor in Entrepreneurship

The minor in entrepreneurship is intended for non-business students who want to learn about innovation processes and the managerial and leadership skills required to create a new venture.

The entrepreneurship minor gives students the opportunity to envision, develop, test, and build a for-profit or nonprofit venture working within an interdisciplinary framework of exploration and self-discovery.

In order to declare the entrepreneurship minor,

  • Students must not be a pre-business student, business administration major, or accounting major
  • If a general social sciences major with a concentration in applied economics, business, and society, students must adhere to the GSS double-dipping policy. See the GSS website for more information.

Course Requirements

To graduate with the entrepreneurship minor, students must have earned:

  • A minimum grade of C- (C- or P in lower division courses) in all minor courses
  • 24 credits from approved courses, with a minimum of 12 upper-division credits, which must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon

The entrepreneurship minor consists of four required courses and two electives. Students must take BA 101 before taking the other entrepreneurship minor courses. Additional details on each course can be found in the UO course catalog.

Required Core Courses

  • BA 101: Introduction to Business (4 credits)
    • Prerequisites: none
    • Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  • MGMT 335: Launching New Ventures (4 credits)
    • Prerequisites: BA 101, junior standing
    • Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  • MKTG 445: Entrepreneurial Marketing
    or MGMT 410: Lean Launchpad (4 credits)
    • Prerequisites: MGMT 335, BA 317
    • Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring (MKTG 445); Fall only (MGMT 410)
  • ACTG 340: Accounting for Entrepreneurs
    or BA 215: Language of Business Decisions* (4 credits)
    • Prerequisites: MGMT 335 or ACTG 211 (ACTG 340); BA 101 (BA 215)
    • Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

*Students who choose BA215 need to pay special attention to ensuring they have 12 upper-division credits within their minor courses.

Electives

Choose two elective courses:

  • ARCH 201: Intro to Architecture
  • ARCH 202: Design Skills
  • ARCH 222: Intro to Architectural Computer Graphics
  • ART 101: Understanding Contemporary Art
  • ART 111: Artist Experience
  • ART 115: Core Studio
  • ARTD 250: Print Media Digital Arts
  • ARTD 251: Time-based Digital Arts
  • ARTD 252: Interactive Digital Arts
  • BA 199: Social Entrepreneurship
  • BA 215: Language of Business Decisions
  • BA 317: Marketing: Creating Value for Customers
  • CHEM 114: Green Product Design
  • CIS 111: Intro to Web Programming
  • CIS 115: Multimedia Web Programming
  • CIS 122: Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
  • CIS 210: Intro to Computer Science I
  • CIS 211: Intro to Computer Science II
  • CIS 281: Web Applications Development I
  • CIS 422: Software Method I
  • EC 101: Contemporary Economic Issues
  • EC 201: Intro to Economic Analysis: Microeconomics
  • EC 202: Intro to Economic Analysis: Macroeconomics
  • EC 333: Resource and Environmental Economic Issues
  • EC360: Issues in Industrial Organization
  • EC 380: International Economic Issues
  • ENVS 335: Allocating Scarce Environmental Resources
  • ENVS 345: Environmental Ethics
  • ENVS 350: Ecol Energy Generation
  • ENVS 435: Environmental Justice
  • ENVS 455: Sustainability
  • ENVS 467: Sustainable Agriculture
  • J 410: Media Entrepreneurship
  • LA 199: Design for a Sustainable World
  • LA 390: Urban Farm (can only be counted once)
  • LA 410: Civic Agriculture
  • LA 410/510: Sustainable Design Principles and Practices
  • MGMT 410: Lean Launchpad
  • MGMT 410/510: Technology and Innovation
  • MGMT 410/510: Business of Food
  • MGMT 225: Intro to Entrepreneurship
  • MGMT 455: Implementing Entrepreneurial Strategies
  • MKTG 445: Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • MUS 346: Music, Money and the Law
  • MUS 476: Digital Audio Workstation I
  • MUS 480: Audio Recording Techniques I
  • MUS 481: Audio Recording Techniques II
  • PD 101: Product Design
  • PD 370: Design Process
  • PD 485: Koehn Studio
  • PHYS 155: Physics Behind the Internet
  • PHYS 161: Physics of Energy and the Environment
  • PHYS 162: Solar and Renewable Energies
  • PPPM 280: Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
  • PPPM 425: Project Management
  • PPPM 487/587: Impact Philanthropy
  • PSY 202: Mind and Society
  • PSY 301: Scientific Thinking
  • PSY 305: Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY 306: Social Psychology
  • PSY 366: Culture and Mental Health
  • PSY 457: Group Psychology

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When the student has declared the minor, completed the requirements, and applied for a degree with the Office of the Registrar, the student will be approved to graduate with the minor.