Exercise your entrepreneurial mindset

DePaul’s entrepreneurship degree program will provide you with the practical knowledge needed to turn business-building concepts into industry-changing realities.

Core components of the entrepreneurship program include understanding the new business venture process, recognizing ethical issues within entrepreneurial businesses and communicating effectively to business stakeholders. This rigorous curriculum will prepare you for many different career paths including starting and growing your own business, managing medium-sized enterprises, consulting and new product development.

DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business is located in downtown Chicago in the heart of the city’s financial district, providing you with countless opportunities to intern and work professionally with Fortune 500 companies, local startups or any business in between. You are encouraged to complete an internship with a Chicago area business during the summer preceding either your junior or senior year.

Classes

Coursework

• Career Management Skills
• Business Plan Development
• Entrepreneurship Law
• Global IPOs & Venture Capital
• Sales Fundamentals
• Women Entrepreneurs
• Managing Projects & Teams
• New Product Development

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor’s + master’s degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Owning a business
• Managing a business
• Consulting
• Investment operations
• Recruiting

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

In addition to MGT 300 and MGT 301,  a student majoring in Entrepreneurship is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 42.0 hours:

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 250	CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS	2
MGT 270	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
MGT 314	BUSINESS ANALYTICS FOUNDATION TOOLS	4
MGT 370	BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT	4
MGT 373	CREATIVITY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
or MGT 390	INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
MGT 374	ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW	4
MGT 395	SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
ICS 394	ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY	4
FIN 355	GLOBAL IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL	4
MKT 377	SALES FUNDAMENTALS	4
One elective from:		4
BLW 201	LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
MGT 303	MANAGING PROJECTS AND TEAMS
MGT 323	SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MGT 325	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
MGT 330	RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
MGT 345	SERVICE SECTOR MANAGEMENT
MGT 344	THE BUSINESS OF ESPORTS
MGT 347	HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
MGT 356	INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MANAGEMENT
MGT 360	LEADERSHIP
MGT 375	ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICUM
MGT 385	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
MGT 393	MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP
MGT 398	SPECIAL TOPICS (when related to Entrepreneurship)
MGT 399	INDEPENDENT STUDY (with department approval)
HSP 100	INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY
HSP 398	SPECIAL TOPICS IN HOSPITALITY (Restaurant Entrepreneurship Only)
ICS 350	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR (when related to Entrepreneurship)
MKT 352	NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Open Electives

Open elective credit (18.0 hours) is needed to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

Global Business Perspective

If an course is shared between Global Business Perspective and the Entrepreneurship major, additional hours of Open Elective credit are required. Any course used toward the Entrepreneurship major and Global Business Perspective must be passed with C- or higher.

Career Management Course

Students are required to complete the Career Course (250) associated with the major. Students who double major may choose the Career Course (250) associated with either major provided that hours for graduation are satisfied. Students should take the Career Course as soon as possible.

Experiential Learning

If either MGT 393 or ICS 350 is completed in the Entrepreneurship major consult with academic advisor regarding options for Experiential Learning.

Graduation Requirements

All Management (MGT) and other courses used toward the Entrepreneurship major must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.