Entrepreneurship and Innovation MS
Major: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Degree Awarded: Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 45.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0701
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1011; 11-1021; 11-9199
About the Program
The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship is founded on the principle that entrepreneurship encompasses more than starting a new venture. Entrepreneurship is a habit of mind and an attitude; a skill set applicable to pursuing innovation in both personal and career contexts; as well as an approach to life built around innovative thinking, calculated daring, and proactive behavior.
The MS in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is designed for recent graduates or working professionals who wish to increase their knowledge of and experiences in innovation and entrepreneurship and to gain fluency in how to communicate, finance, or market a new idea, product, or initiative. The MS focuses on developing the entrepreneurial mindset and the skills associated with new-venture creation and corporate innovation. The MS in Entrepreneurship and Innovation will teach students to understand the principles and methods of idea generation and development, such as design thinking, systems thinking, and cultivating creativity. Students will develop knowledge and skills that foster and manage a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship within their current organizations as well as developing the skills to apply business frameworks and models to organizational objectives and goals to drive innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Additional Information
For more information about the MS in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, please contact Justin Fithian jmf465@drexel.edu.
Degree Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| ENTP 501 | Entrepreneurship Practice & Mindset | 3.0 |
| ENTP 515 | Pitch It! | 3.0 |
| ENTP 611 | Learning from Failure | 3.0 |
| ENTP 621 | Innovation & Ideation | 3.0 |
| ENTP 631 | Building Internal & External Relationships | 3.0 |
| ENTP 660 | Early Stage Venture Funding | 3.0 |
| ENTP 671 | Life After Launch | 3.0 |
| MGMT 670 | Business Ethics | 3.0 |
| Choose Your Entrepreneurial Path | 6.0 | |
| Social Innovation | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Social and Sustainable Innovation | ||
| Corporate Entrepreneurship | ||
| Innovation in Established Companies | ||
| The Startup Way: How to Drive Innovation in Entrepreneurial Companies | ||
| New Venture Creation | ||
| Leading New Ventures | ||
| The Lean Launch | ||
| Choose five of the following graduate electives, OR one from this list and two from other units (upon advisor approval): | ||
| Electives | 15.0 | |
| Legal Issues in New Ventures | ||
| Approaches to Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
| Dynamics of the Family Firm | ||
| Franchising | ||
| Entrepreneurship in Education | ||
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Nonprofit Organizations | ||
Any alternate path course | ||
| Total Credits | 45.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ENTP 501 | 3.0 | ENTP 621 | 3.0 | ENTP 671 | 3.0 | Entrepreneurship Electives | 6.0 |
| ENTP 631 | 3.0 | ENTP 611 | 3.0 | Entrepreneurship Elective | 3.0 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ENTP 515 | 3.0 | ENTP 660 | 3.0 | Entrepreneurship Electives | 6.0 | ||
| Entrepreneurship Path Course | 3.0 | MGMT 670 | 3.0 | ||||
| Entrepreneurship Path Course | 3.0 | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Total Credits 45 | |||||||
Program Level Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:
- Understand the importance of ethical perspective-taking associated with the process and practice of entrepreneurship (ethical decision making).
- Understand the process of creating and implementing a strategic plan associated with the process and practice of entrepreneurship (devising strategy).
- Understand the entrepreneurial process of ideation and evaluation and applies different methodologies to leveraging a viable idea (opportunity recognition).
- Demonstrate the ability to take self-directed actions and develop behaviors that enable financial, operational, and managerial independence in a new or existing market (self-sufficiency).