Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor

Minor Form BUS Course Descriptions EGR Course Descriptions

Curriculum

A total of 18 credits is required for a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Required Courses:

  • INE 149 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • INE 247 Business of Innovation: The Design Process
  • INE 249 Business of Innovation: Lean Startup

Select 3 from the following (must fulfill any prerequisites)

  • EGR 325 Engineering Entrepreneurship I
  • EGR 326 Engineering Entrepreneurship II
  • ELE 403G* Launching a Technology Startup
  • INE 318 Intellectual Property and its Global Implications
  • INE 348 Business of innovation: Social Design
  • INE 349* Topics in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • INE 449* Entrepreneurship
  • MGT 104G Tackling Grand Social and Ecological Challenges
  • MGT 450* Small Business Management

Minor Requirements

  • Students must declare Innovation and Entrepreneurship as a minor field of study the semester in which the student expects to complete 75 credit hours.
  • Requirements are satisfied by completion of the 18 credits of related studies offered by the College of Business and the College of Engineering.
  • A minimum average of 2.0 must be earned in the 18 credits required for the minor.
  • At least three courses for the minor must be earned at the University of Rhode Island.
  • No more than two courses may apply to both the major and minor fields of study. Courses in general education may be used for the minor. Courses in the minor may not be taken under the Pass/Fail option.