The Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship will be a global leader in entrepreneurship through academic programs that lead to the formation of new and innovative enterprises and creative solutions for social problems.

Courses

Below is the list of courses offered pertaining to Entrepreneurship in different colleges

Department of Management

MGMT 3850 Entrepreneurship
Initiation of new ventures and approaches to growth of existing firms through opportunity recognition, innovation and change. Emphasizes developing effective entrepreneurial skills and behaviors. Includes preparation of a comprehensive business plan. Open to non-business majors.

MGMT 3915 Creativity and Opportunity Development
Course deals with frameworks, functions, and workings of creativity and opportunity development, and with their role in new startups and in managing firms for sustainable competitive advantage. Emphasis placed on enhancing students’ competence in creative thinking, generating ideas, and in the identification and development of business opportunities. Topics may include individual creativity, business opportunities, and management techniques for enhancing creativity and for recognizing and developing opportunities in new and established organizations. MGMT 3720 or consent of department.

MGMT 4335 Technology and Innovation Management
This course will examine frameworks and concepts to understand technology and innovation management in businesses.  Topics may include areas such as technology entrepreneurship, product and process innovation, innovation process theories, etc. The main focus is on equipping students with the skills and ability to manage, develop and expand technological innovation. The course may include projects and applied exercises.    Pre-requisites: MGMT 3850 or consent of department.

MGMT 4220 Field Study in Entrepreneurship
Course provides students with hands-on opportunities to apply business concepts. Students may work to develop strategic plans, comprehensive business plans, feasibility analysis or funding proposals. In addition, students apply business principles of entrepreneurship to problems related to opportunity analysis, capital funds acquisition, managerial issues and other business requirements such as new product development or planning expansion. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3330, MGMT 3720, MGMT 3850, MKTG 3650, FINA 3770 and DSCI 3710 or consent of department.

MGMT 4980 Experiment Course- Social Entrepreneurship
This Course is intended for those students who have an interest in creating social and economic value in communities locally and throughout the world. The course will introduce entrepreneurial concepts that can be used to stimulate entrepreneurial behavior in individuals for the benefit of communities. Students with extensive education or experience with entrepreneurship as well as students new to the field are welcome to take the course. Social Entrepreneurship has its roots in the broader field of entrepreneurship, but differs in the fact that social entrepreneurs have a primary goal of creating social value rather than personal or shareholder wealth.

Graduate Level

MGMT 5300 Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
The creation of new business enterprises and the expansion of current enterprises through the venture. Topics include assessment of entrepreneurial characteristics, the entrepreneurial team, generation and screening of venture ideas, market analysis and technical analysis.