Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Management
Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for successful management of entrepreneurial ventures and enterprises
In the Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Management program, students will be taught the business entrepreneurship education, skills, knowledge, and ability to develop a viable new venture concept, organize the venture, market and conduct financial planning, and control the new organization. The courses in this program helps prepare students to conduct feasibility studies, judiciously evaluate potential new venture opportunities by teaching the major components of full life cycle development and turning the idea into a successful enterprise. If you’re looking for an entrepreneurship school request more information about our Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Management program.
Upon completion of the entrepreneurship education program students will be able to explain the role of the entrepreneur in business, the nuances of entrepreneurial decision-making, how to build business value, the benefits and difficulties of entrepreneurship, use of monitoring and measurement to drive growth, and why businesses fail. Also covered in our entrepreneurship school are the value of using e-Commerce, distributed thinking, strategic business marketing, business planning, and means to finance a new venture
Entrepreneurial Management Program Requirements and Online Options
Entrepreneurial students can complete the entrepreneur management degree program through classroom instruction, online instruction, or a combination of both.
| Credits Required | Number of Classes |
|---|
| Core Component |
54 |
12 |
| Total Required for Graduation |
54 |
12 |
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Core Requirements
Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course presents the knowledge and skills needed to create and manage a new venture. It also examines the various dynamics associated with the various forms of entrepreneurial activity. In this course students are required to interview an entrepreneur, develop recommendations for a company and address challenges, and analyze a sector to uncover entrepreneurial opportunities and develop your own business concepts. Prerequisite: None.
EBM506
Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
4.5
IT & Corporate Transformation
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course examines how organizations are dependent on information technology not only for management of operations, but more also as a key enabler of competitive advantage. Also examined is the growth in corporate spending on IT components such as hardware, software, telecommunications, and for information systems (IS) personnel. Specific topics to be discussed include strategic planning for IT activities and projects, project-level planning and management, the role of the IT leader or chief information officer, and achieving the balance between insourcing and outsourcing of various IS functions. Prerequisite: None.
EBM535
IT & Corporate Transformation
4.5
E-Commerce WEB Site Development I
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
The emphasis of this course will be on the development of websites. The fundamentals of website development using HTML and other tools will be addressed. Topics will include: web hosting, Application Service Providers (ASPs), Oracle and PeopleSoft databases and software, XML, style sheets. The participant will develop a website as part of the course. Prerequisite: None.
EBM540
E-Commerce WEB Site Development I
4.5
E-Commerce WEB Site Development II
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
The emphasis of this course will be the advanced development of websites for business development. In this course, specific business websites will be studied for content, advertising, structure and usefulness. The participant will develop a number of business related websites and analyze them for effectiveness. Data warehousing and retrieval techniques will be addressed. In addition, future website development tools will be studied. Prerequisite: EBM540.
EBM545
E-Commerce WEB Site Development II
4.5
Managerial Sales and Marketing
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course examines techniques for sales and marketing of e-business applications. In particular, the following are covered: strategic market planning, analysis, product planning, pricing and promotion strategy, and management. Other topics covered are design, evaluation and management of marketing channels. Sales strategies, distribution and techniques are also discussed. Prerequisite: None.
EBM550
Managerial Sales and Marketing
4.5
Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course offers practical management tools to help grow and manage high potential new ventures. Topics include internal rapid growth strategies (including product development (high and low technology), vertical expansion, horizontal expansion, etc.), external rapid growth strategies (rollups, exporting, franchising, and acquisition, etc.), and unique growth techniques for technology product based firms. Leadership, human relations, and bootstrapping are important supporting topics. This course is useful for those who intend to start their own companies and those who intend to work in an entrepreneurial company. Future investment bankers, venture capitalists, merger and acquisition professionals, and business brokers will benefit as well. Prerequisite: None.
EBM660
Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
4.5
Business and Public Policy
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course discusses political, legal, economic, and ethical forces acting on business as well as the interaction of the market system and public policy process in the development of law and regulation. Prerequisite: None.
EBM555
Business and Public Policy
4.5
Global Economy
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course discusses key dimensions of the global economy, including international business opportunities and risks. Trade theory and policy, the balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, exchange rate systems and risks, and international payment systems are also discussed. Additional topics such as foreign direct investments might also be discussed in addition to the changing role of multinational corporations and elements of international corporate strategies. Prerequisite: None.
EBM575
Global Economy
4.5
Strategic Business Marketing
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course examines marketing variables and marketing strategy in developed and developing countries The importance of differences among nations in language, culture and social forces, politics and laws, values, channels or distribution, and buyer behavior is examined. The course also emphasizes the importance of the marketing orientation in the present global competitive environment and the relationships between marketing and business development and strategy in an international setting. Prerequisite: None.
EBM587
Strategic Business Marketing
4.5
Growth Strategies for Emerging Markets
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course examines how firms conduct an analysis and select new international markets for entry, how fir ms develop strategies for successfully entering these markets, and how firms manage these markets for growth and subsequent expansion. Prerequisite: None.
EBM662
Growth Strategies for Emerging Markets
4.5
New Venture Financing
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
Students acquire the knowledge and skills required to finance new ventures. Funding sources are studied: commercial banks, venture capital companies, small business investment companies, underwriters, private placement-financial consultants, mortgage bankers, and small business innovative research grants (U.S. Government). Topics include: methods of financing, techniques for valuing new businesses, financial structure, and evaluation methods used by investors and lenders. Prerequisite: EBM558 or EBM610.
EBM665
New Venture Financing
4.5
New Venture Creation
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
An introduction to the entrepreneurial process from conception to birth of a new venture, attributes of successful entrepreneurs, business planning, innovation and creativity, opportunity recognition, venture screening, identification and financing of resources, staffing, feasibility analysis, marketing, and growing a business into a sustainable enterprise. The course includes case studies of successful and unsuccessful ventures. Prerequisite: None.
EBM670
New Venture Creation
4.5
Int'l Competitive Strategy & Innovation
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
This course examines the innovation process, appropriation of economic value from innovation, competition between technologies, strategies for competing against established firms, and management of innovation. Prerequisite: EBM670.
EBM672
Int'l Competitive Strategy & Innovation
4.5
Project Management
Credits:: 4.5
Prerequisites:
The course focuses on the effective organization of projects, tracking of costs and time expenditures, management of quality and risks, evaluation of human resources requirements, and the overcoming of potential obstacles. Prerequisite: None.
EBM680
Project Management
4.5