Entrepreneurial Engineering, Minor

The entrepreneurial engineering minor is designed for the technology-minded entrepreneur who seeks to understand disciplinary fundamentals, assess market needs, create technologies, and determine how to manufacture solutions sustainably and economically. The course requirements for the minor are designed to incorporate both engineering elements (product development and prototyping) and creative elements (product design), along with market and societal considerations (customer discovery and needs assessment). The elective option provides an opportunity to specialize in one of three areas: manufacturing, design, or venture creation. Versions of this minor are available for both engineering and nonengineering majors. Interested students are encouraged to consult with their academic advisors to declare the minor. 

Students are permitted to double count a maximum of 50% of the credits required for a minor from their major.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Required Core Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
For Undergraduates in the College of Engineering
GE 5010	Customer-Driven Technical Innovation for Engineers	4
GE 5020	Engineering Product Design Methodology	4
GE 5030	Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers	4
GE 5100	Product Development for Engineers	4
For Undergraduates Outside the College of Engineering
GE 1110	Engineering Design	4
or ME 2350	Statics
Complete three of the following:		12
GE 5010	Customer-Driven Technical Innovation for Engineers
GE 5020	Engineering Product Design Methodology
GE 5030	Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
GE 5100	Product Development for Engineers

Elective

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 4-5 semester hours of the following:		4-5
Venture Creation
ENTR 2303	Marketing Strategies for Startups
ENTR 3305	Business Model Design and Innovation
ENTR 3306	Global Entrepreneurship
ENTR 3330	Design Thinking for Startups
ENTR 4501	Integrated Studies in Entrepreneurial Startups
ENTR 4510	Management Consulting Abroad
HLTH 2500	Entrepreneurship in Health Sciences
Design
ARTF 1220	Elements of Visual Composition
ARTF 1230	Making with Form and Materials
ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271	Design: Process + Practices and Studio for Design: Process + Practices
ARTG 3462	Experience Design Principles
ARTG 3464	Topics In Experience Design Inquiry
EXRE 5010 and EXRE 5011	Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impact and Seminar for EXRE 5010
EXRE 5020	Developing Extended Realities (XR)
EXRE 5030	Designing Extended Realities (XR)
Manufacturing
IE 2310	Introduction to Industrial Engineering
IE 4512	Engineering Economy
IE 4525	Logistics and Supply Chain Management
IE 4530	Manufacturing Systems and Techniques

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor