Entrepreneurship and Innovation (BSBA)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Manhattan Online

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The program will:

Provide a full range of coursework aimed at assisting students with the creation and development of new venture ideas, and the skills to develop a marketing plan, financial plan and a complete business plan for their ideas.
Establish stronger connections to local entrepreneurs and small business owners to serve as advisors and mentors for the K-State academic departments and students.
Provide an avenue for students who are budding entrepreneurs to more fully prepare for the realities of business as they start their new ventures.
Allow K-State to compete for the growing number of students who desire the opportunity to study the entrepreneurial process within the context of business.
Provide additional integration with the established structure of entrepreneurship opportunities within the K-State community (i.e., Innovation Partners, Technology Development).
Provide courses that will be available to all majors across the K-State academic environment, so that those outside the College of Business have access to information on starting up new business ventures.

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Program Requirement: (44 credit hours)

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

ACCTG 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ENTRP 340 - Business Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset Credits: 3
FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
GENBA 105 - Business Orientation Credits: 0-1
GENBA 205 - Career Accelerator Credits: 0-1
MANGT 220 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
MANGT 366 - Information Systems and Business Analytics Credits: 3
MANGT 421 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
MANGT 595 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
MANGT 596 - Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship Credits: 3
MATH 205 - General Calculus Credits: 3
MKTG 250 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
STAT 225 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
OR
STAT 250 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3

Major Field Requirement: (42 credit hours)

Major Field Requirements: (12 credit hours)

ENTRP 540 - Entrepreneurial Consulting Credits: 3
ENTRP 575 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Capstone Credits: 3
FINAN 561 - Finance for Entrepreneurs Credits: 3
MANGT 523 - Human Resources Analytics Credits: 3
OR
MANGT 525 - Organizational Management and Data Analytics Credits: 3
OR
STAT 351 - Business and Economic Statistics II Credits: 3

Major Field Electives: (15 credit hours)

Pick five courses from the list below:

ENTRP 350 - Technology and Innovation Management Credits: 3
ENTRP 411 - Intrapreneurship Credits: 3
ENTRP 435 - Entrepreneurial Experience Credits: 3
ENTRP 440 - Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
ENTRP 466 - Digital Business Credits: 3
ENTRP 520 - Social Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
MANGT 230 - Business Law I Credits: 3
MANGT 531 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3

Required Elective: (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from list below:

ENGL 417 - Written Communication for the Workplace Credits: 3
GENBA 145 - Business and Society Credits: 3
MANGT 230 - Business Law I Credits: 3
ACCTG 445 - Financial Statement Analysis Credits: 3
FINAN 451 - Introduction to Integrated Investment Management Credits: 3
SALES 300 - Fundamentals of Professional Selling Credits: 3

Unrestricted Electives: (12 credit hours)

Any course numbered 100-level or above offered for credit by a university department. Students are strongly encouraged to use their unrestricted electives to complete for-credit experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, community service/engagement, and study abroad.

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