Entrepreneurship Electives (Winter 2016-Current)
Effective Winter 2016
ARCH 506 - Launching Design Practices
ARTDES 314-Change by Design
BA 201/ENTR 390 - Business Entrepreneurship in Thought & Action
BCOM 329 - Social Media and the Changing Nature of Business Communications
DESCI 501- Analytical Product Design
ECON 490 - Economics of Entrepreneurship
EECS 441 - Mobile App Development for Entrepreneurs
EECS/ENGR 410 - Patent Fundamentals for Engineers
ENGR 520 - Entrepreneurial Business Fundamentals
ENGR 521 – CleanTech Entrepreneurship
ENGR/CHE 405 - Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Entrepreneurship, lntrapreneurship, and Making the Transition to the Workplace
ENGR/EECS 406 - High Tech Entrepreneurship
ENTR 390 - Leading Innovation Through Social Entrepreneurship
ENTR 407 - Entrepreneurship Hour
ENTR 408 - Patent Law
ENTR 409 - Venture Business Development
ENTR 417 - Entrepreneurship Hour Discussion Section
ENTR 490.002 - Finding Your Venture
ENTR 490.003 - Entrepreneurial Marketing
ENTR 490.004/.005 - Design Prototyping
ENTR 490.006/.007 - Working With Wood
ENTR 490.008/.009 - Working With Metal
ENTR 490.012 - Urban Entrepreneurship
ES 250 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
ES 395 - Entrepreneurship Management
ES 427 - Family Business
ES 444 - Introduction to Microfinance
ES 569/451 - Managing the Growth of New Ventures
FIN 329 - Entrepreneurial Finance
IOE 422 - Entrepreneurship
MECHENG 499 - Front-End Design
MKT 322 - Digital Marketing
MKT/ES 425 - New Product and Innovation Management
MO 463 - Creativity at Work
ORGSTUDY 201 -Leadership and Collaboration
ORGSTUDY 202 - Practicum in Leadership and Collaboration
PSYCH 443 - Creativity
PSYCH 487 - Negotiations
PSYCH 487 - Startups and Upstarts: Psychology of Entrepreneurship and lntrapreneurship
SI 622 - Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation
SI 663 - Entrepreneurship in the Information Industry
SW 305 - Theories and Practice for Community Actin and Social Change
THTREMUS 324 - Global Community Practicum
THTREMUS 385 - Performing Arts Management
THTREMUS 245 – Introduction to Stage Management
UARTS 250 - Creative Process
WOMENSTD 350 -Nonprofit Management, Community Engagement, and Feminist Practice
WOMENSTD 443 - Pedagogy of Empowerment: Activism in Race, Gender and Health
Entrepreneurship Electives (Effective Winter 2015—Fall 2015)
Effective Winter 2015; course list additions Fall 2015
| Course | Title | Minor | Supplemental Studies |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAS 330 / RCSSCI 330 | Urban and Community Studies I | yes | yes |
| AAS 443 / WOMENSTD 443 / | Pedagogy of Empowerment: Activism in Race, Gender, and Health | yes | yes |
| ARCH 506 | Special Topics in Design Fundamentals, section titled “Launching Design Practices” |
yes | yes |
| ARTDES 314 | Change by Design | yes | yes |
| BA 210 | Business Thought and Action, section titled "Business Entrepreneurship in Thought and Action" | yes | yes |
| BCOM 329 |
Social Media and the Changing Nature of Business Communications | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| CHE 405 / ENGR 405 | Problem Solving and Troubleshooting in the Workplace, section titled “Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship & Transition” | yes | yes |
| DESCI 501 | Analytical Product Design | yes | yes |
| ECON 490 | Topics in Microeconomics, section titled “Economics of Entrepreneurship” | no | yes |
| EECS 406 / ENGR 406 | High Tech Entrepreneurship | yes | yes |
| EECS 410 / ENGR 410 | Patent Fundamentals for Engineers | no | yes |
| EECS 441 | Mobile App Development for Entrepreneurs | yes | yes |
| ENGLISH 407 | Topics in English Language and Literature, section titled “Ambiguity” | yes | no |
| ENGR 345 | Introduction to Design Processes | no | yes |
| ENGR 390 | Special Topics in Engineering, sections titled “Imagine Innovate Act”, “Introduction to Design Process” |
yes | no |
| Special Topics in Engineering, sections titled “Innovation Thru Social Entrepreneurship” or “Business Entrepreneurship in Thought and Action” |
yes | yes | |
| ENGR 405 / CHE 405 | Problem Solving and Troubleshooting in the Workplace, section titled “Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship & Transition” |
yes | yes |
| ENGR 406 / EECS 406 | High Tech Entrepreneurship | yes | yes |
| ENGR 410 / EECS 410 | Patent Fundamentals for Engineers | no | yes |
| ENGR 520 | Entrepreneurial Business Fundamentals for Engineers and Scientists | no | yes |
| ENGR 521 | Clean Tech Entrepreneurship | yes | yes |
| ENTR 390 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship, section titled “Innovation Thru Social Entrepreneurship” |
yes | yes |
| ENTR 407 | Entrepreneurship Hour | yes | yes |
| ENTR 408 | Patent Law | yes | yes |
| ENTR 409 | Venture Business Development | yes | yes |
| ENTR 417 | Entrepreneurship Hour Discussion Session | yes | yes |
| ENTR 490 | Special Topics in Engineering, sections titled “Finding Your Venture”, “Entrepreneurial Marketing”, “Design Prototyping”, “Working with Wood”, “Working with Metal” | no | yes |
| Special Topics in Engineering, section titled “Urban Entrepreneurship” | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
|
| ENTR 599 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship, sections titled “Entrepreneurial Market Strategy”, “Education Entrepreneurship Practicum” |
yes | no |
| ENVIRON 412 / PUBPOL 412 | Environmental Values in Public Policy | yes | yes |
| ES 250 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| ES 329 / FIN 329 | Financing Research Commercialization | yes | yes |
| ES 395 | Entrepreneurial Management | yes | yes |
| ES 427 | Family Business | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| ES 444 | Introduction to Microfinance | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| ES 425 / MKT 425 | New Product and Innovation Management | yes | yes |
| ES 520 | CleanTech Venture Opportunities | yes | no |
| ES 569 | Managing the Growth of New Ventures | no | yes |
| FIN 329 / ES 329 | Financing Research Commercialization | yes | yes |
| FIN 425 | Entrepreneurial Finance | yes | yes |
| IOE 422 | Entrepreneurship | yes | yes |
| MECHENG 499 | Front End Design | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| MKT 322 | Direct Marketing | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| MKT 425 / ES 425 | New Product and Innovation Management | yes | yes |
| MO 463 | Creativity at Work | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| ORGSTUDY 201 | Leadership and Collaboration | yes | yes |
| ORGSTUDY 202 | Practicum in Leadership and Collaboration | yes | yes |
| PSYCH 443 | Creativity | yes | yes |
| PSYCH 487 | Current Topics in Social Psychology, sections titled “Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship” and "Negotiations" |
yes | yes |
| PUBPOL 412 / ENVIRON 412 | Environmental Values in Public Policy | yes | yes |
| RCSSCI 330 / AAS 330 | Urban and Community Studies I | yes | yes |
| RCSSCI 461 | Senior Seminar, section titled "Organizing People, Power, and Social Change" | yes | yes |
| SI 422 | Needs Assessment & Usability Evaluation | yes | yes |
| SI 613 | Entrepreneurship in the Inforamtion Industry | yes | no |
| SI 622 | Needs Assessment & Usability Evaluation | no | yes |
| SI 663 | Entrepreneurship in the Information Industry | yes (effective Fall 2015) |
yes (effective Fall 2015) |
| STRATEGY 492 | Dynamic Capabilities Through Corporate Development | yes | no |
| SOC 489 | Organizing: People, Power, and Change | yes | yes |
| SW 305 | Theories and Practice for Community Action and Social Change | yes | yes |
| THTREMUS 245 | Introduction to Stage Management | yes | yes |
| THTREMUS 324 | Global Community Practicum | yes | yes |
| THTREMUS 385 | Performing Arts Management | yes | yes |
| UARTS 250 | Creative Process | yes | yes |
| WOMENSTD 350 | Nonprofit Management, Community Engagement, and Feminist Practice | yes | yes |
| WOMENSTD 443 / AAS 443 | Pedagogy of Empowerment: Activism in Race, Gender, and Health | yes | yes |
Program in Entrepreneurship (Supplemental Studies) - Fall 2012- Fall 2014
Effective Fall 2012- Fall 2014
The Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) is Impact Driven — we shape entrepreneurs who want to have a positive impact on society — with disruptive ideas that are scalable and meet a societal need. CFE supports these entrepreneurs and connects them with the Michigan entrepreneurial network.
The Program in Entrepreneurship (PIE) is a nine-credit academic program sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and designed to expose University of Michigan students to the entrepreneurial process and mindset. Although the CFE is part of the College of Engineering (COE), the PIE and related entrepreneurship courses are open to all University of Michigan students, regardless of school or major.
The primary purpose of the PIE is to give students a formal structure through which they can acquire fundamental entrepreneurial skills and safely undertake their own entrepreneurial endeavors. The program is designed for students who want to start a company, join a small company upon graduation, innovate within a large organization, or simply learn about entrepreneurship because of its increasing importance in the economy.
Prerequisites to declaration
To declare the Program in Entrepreneurship (PIE), LSA students must be at the sophomore level or higher and in good academic standing (G.P.A of 2.0 or higher). They must declare their major prior to declaring PIE.
Certificate Program
To complete the Program in Entrepreneurship (PIE) students must take at least one class from each of four categories — required, core, elective, and practicum — for a minimum total of nine credits, chosen in consultation with and approved by the certificate program advisor.
All courses must be taken for a grade, with the exception of the required course ENTR 407 Entrepreneurship Hour, which is only offered credit/no credit.
The four requirements for completion of the PIE are:
- Entrepreneurship Hour — ENTR 407 (1 credit)
- A Core Course in Entrepreneurship (min 3 credits)
Core courses in entrepreneurship offer a broad introduction to entrepreneurship, and show students how innovative ideas are turned into viable businesses. Core classes are often project-based, and designed to guide students through the entrepreneurial process. At least 80% of the curriculum needs to focus on entrepreneurship for it to be considered a core course in the framework of this program. A list of core courses approved for the PIE can be found on the Center for Entrepreneurship's website. - An Elective Course in Entrepreneurship (min 1 credit)
Elective courses focus on entrepreneurship, or relevant auxiliary topics, such as entrepreneurial ownership, intellectual property, business skills, marketing, and general industry trends. Although the central theme of these courses is entrepreneurship, broader latitude is given to subject matter. A list of elective courses approved for the PIE can be found on the Center for Entrepreneurship's website. - The Entrepreneurship Practicum — ENTR 411 (3 credits)
The Practicum immerses students in the entrepreneurial process, and exposes them to the methodologies and skill sets necessary for assessing the viability of a startup idea and launching a new venture. In this course, students critically evaluate and then pursue the development of their own ideas for new ventures. Students entering the practicum without their own idea for an entrepreneurial project may join another student’s project team.
Throughout the course, students work closely with entrepreneurship faculty and successful entrepreneurs. The expected work volume of the practicum is estimated to be equivalent to 9-12 hours per week for a 14-week time-period. Enrollment in the practicum is by application only.
Program in Entrepreneurship (Fall 2010-Summer 2012)
Effective Fall 2010-Summer 2012
The Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) exists to empower University of Michigan students, faculty, and staff to pursue entrepreneurial achievements that will have a positive impact on the world - economically, socially, or environmentally.
The Program in Entrepreneurship (PIE) is a nine-credit academic program sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and designed to expose University of Michigan students to the entrepreneurial process and mindset. Although the CFE is part of the College of Engineering (COE), the PIE and related entrepreneurship courses are open to all University of Michigan students, regardless of school or major.
The primary purpose of the PIE is to give students a formal structure through which they can acquire fundamental entrepreneurial skills and safely undertake their own entrepreneurial endeavors. The program is designed for students who want to start a company, join a small company upon graduation, innovate within a large organization, or simply learn about entrepreneurship because of its increasing importance in the economy.
Prerequisites to declaration
To declare the Program in Entrepreneurship (PIE), students must be at the sophomore level or higher, and in good academic standing (G.P.A of 2.0 or higher).
Certificate Program
To complete the Program in Entrepreneurship (PIE) students must take at least one class from each of four categories - required, core, elective, and practicum - for a minimum total of nine credits, chosen in consultation with and approved by the certificate program advisor.
All courses must be taken for a grade, with the exception of the Entrepreneurship Seminar ENGR 407, which is only offered credit/no credit.
The four requirements for completion of the PIE are:
- The Entrepreneurship Seminar - ENGR 407 (1 credit)
- A Core Course in Entrepreneurship (min 3 credits)
Core courses in entrepreneurship offer a broad introduction to entrepreneurship, and show students how innovative ideas are turned into viable businesses. Core classes are often project-based, and designed to guide students through the entrepreneurial process. At least 80% of the curriculum needs to focus on entrepreneurship for it to be considered a core course in the framework of this program.
- An Elective Course in Entrepreneurship (min 1 credit)
Elective courses focus on entrepreneurship, or relevant auxiliary topics, such as entrepreneurial ownership, intellectual property, business skills, marketing, and general industry trends. Although the central theme of these courses is entrepreneurship, broader latitude is given to subject matter.
- The Entrepreneurship Practicum (min 3 credits)
The practicum is a self-directed project-based course, designed to give students firsthand experience in entrepreneurship. Ideally, students will work on developing their own business idea.
Students entering the practicum without their own idea for an entrepreneurial project may join another student's project team. In limited cases, a student may be allowed to intern with a local startup company for academic credit. Through this course, all students will learn how to assess the viability of a business concept, along with the steps involved in starting a company.
The expected workload of the practicum is estimated to be 9-12 hours per week for a 14-week period. Enrollment in the practicum is by application only.
There are currently two different practicum courses:- ENGR 411.001 Entrepreneurship Practicum
- ENGR 411.002 Social Venture Creation Practicum
