Entrepreneurship Major, B.A.

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Department of Management

College of Business

Available Program Format(s): In-Person

About the Program

The Entrepreneurship Major offers courses to learn concepts and tools that are required to start and manage own businesses in dynamic business environments.

Student Outcomes

Students will be able to understand contexts and issues for managing own businesses and be ready to apply those understandings to businesses that they operate now or future.

General Degree Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the four areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements

A total of 120 semester hours are required for graduation.
To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Entrepreneurship, a student must successfully complete 30 or more credit hours of business coursework at MSU Denver. This 30-hour residency requirement can be met by completing any business courses with the prefix ACC, ACCM, BNK, BUS, CIS, ECO, FIN, MGT, MKT, and REL and a course number of 2000 or higher. A student must complete at least twelve (12) upper-division semester hours in business courses at MSU Denver.
MSU Denver requires that students successfully complete thirty-nine (39) or more credit hours of upper division coursework.
Students may take more than four entrepreneurship elective courses. Additional entrepreneurship courses will be counted as unrestricted general electives.
A grade of C- or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the bachelor’s degree. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

General Studies Requirements: 33 credits

Students should consult the General Studies Requirements for a list of courses that fulfill the General Studies Requirements for degree completion.

Written Communication (6 credits)
Oral Communication (3 credits)
- Recommended: Students may fulfill this requirement by taking a course listed in the College of Business Requirements such as COMM 1010 - Presentational Speaking or  COMM 1100 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication
Quantitative Literacy (3 credits)
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Historical (3 credits)
Natural and Physical Sciences (6 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
- Recommended: Students may fulfill this requirement by taking courses listed in the College of Business Requirements such as ECO 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics and ECO 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics  
Global Diversity (0 or 3 credits**)

** Students will fulfill the global diversity requirement by taking an approved course within one of the following categories: arts and humanities; historical; natural and physical sciences; or social and behavioral sciences.

Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Requirement: 0 or 3 credits

Students should consult the Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Graduation Requirement for a list of courses that fulfill the ESSJ Requirement for degree completion.
Many programs include courses that meet this requirement. Students should consult with their advisor to determine what program courses may fulfill this requirement.

College of Business Requirements: 12 credits

BUS 3040 - Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Credits: 3
COMM 1010 - Presentational Speaking Credits: 3
or
COMM 1100 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credits: 3
ECO 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Entrepreneurship Major Requirements: 48 credits

The Entrepreneurship Major provides students with the marketable skills needed to be successful entrepreneurs and pursue both an avocation and an occupation in some combination. The Entrepreneurship Major requirements consist of twelve required courses (36 credit hours) and four approved entrepreneurship elective courses (12 credit hours). A minimum grade of “C-” or better is required in all entrepreneurship major courses.

Required Courses: 36 credits

ACC 1010 - Fundamentals of Accounting Credits: 3
or
ACC 2010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
CIS 2010 - Foundations of Information Systems Credits: 3
FIN 2220 - Small Business Financing Credits: 3
BUS 1850 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
BUS 1950 - Business Communication Credits: 3
MGT 2210 - Legal Environment of Business I Credits: 3
MGT 2500 - Small Business Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
MGT 3000 - Organizational Management Credits: 3
MGT 3020 - Entrepreneurship Feasibility and Analysis Credits: 3
MGT 3850 - Global Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
MGT 4420 - Entrepreneurial Business Planning Credits: 3
MKT 3000 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Approved Entrepreneurship Electives: 12 credits

Select four courses from below:

BUS 2250 - Personal Money Management Credits: 3
MGT 3860 - Social Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
or
MKT 3190 - Marketing for Social Good Credits: 3
MGT 3220 - Legal Environment of Business II Credits: 3
MGT 3240 - Employment and Human Resource Law Credits: 3
MGT 3260 - Managing Business Risk Credits: 3
MGT 3530 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3
MGT 3550 - Operations Management Credits: 3
MGT 3980 - Internship in Management Credits: 1-15
MGT 4050 - Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
or
MKT 3410 - Marketing Channels Credits: 3
MGT 4550 - Project Management Credits: 3
MGT 4850 - Organizational and Management Consulting Credits: 3
MGT 4910 - Strategic Leadership Credits: 3
MKT 3100 - Retail Marketing Credits: 3
MKT 3110 - Advertising and Promotion Management Credits: 3
MKT 3250 - Professional Selling Credits: 3
MKT 3300 - Marketing of Services Credits: 3
MKT 3310 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3
MKT 3910 - New Product Development Credits: 3
MKT 4300 - Social Media Marketing Credits: 3

Senior Experience: 3 credits

MGT 4430 - Operationalizing a Small Business Credits: 3

Summary of Requirements

General Studies Requirement	33 credits
ESSJ Requirement	0-3 credits
College of Business Requirements	12 credits
Major Required Courses	36 credits
Major Electives	12 credits
Senior Experience	3 credits
Unrestricted Electives	21-33 credits
Total for the Entrepreneurship Major, B.A.	120 credits

Required courses for the major may also count for General Studies and ESSJ requirements, so the total credits listed may be greater than the number required to complete the degree. Therefore, it is important that you work with your advisor to make sure you are meeting requirements for your degree.