The Graduate School Bulletin
Entrepreneurship Program
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http://entrepreneur.uncg.edu
Graduate Program: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Entrepreneurship, 12 hours
Admissions Information
Cross-disciplinary Faculty and Advisors
ENT Entrepreneurship Courses
Cross-disciplinary Faculty and Advisors
Professors
Ruth Hoogland DeHoog, PhD, Public administration, urban management, privatization, organization theory and behavior (Department of Political Science).
David Holley, PhD, Opera, operetta, oratorio, Director of Opera (Department of Music Performance).
Nancy J. Miller, PhD, Quantitative investigations of small businesses and entrepreneurship, rural community marketplace exchange, family-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, business networks, older consumers, international marketing of textile and apparel products (Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies).
Cathryne Schmitz, PhD, Organizational and community change, critical multiculturalism, privilege/oppression, leadership, interdisciplinary education and practice, global engagement, and environmental sustainability (Conflict and Peace Studies).
Jan E. VanDyke, EdD, Choreography, social and economic issues in dance (Department of Dance).
Dianne H.B. Welsh, PhD, Entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship, family business, franchising, employee reward systems, international human resource management (Program Director).
J. Scott Young, PhD, spirituality, religion and counseling practice, application of neuroscience to counseling, experiential counseling modalities, and survey research (Department of Counseling and Educational Development).
Adjunct Professor
Cedric Pearce, PhD, Microbial biochemistry, and fermentation products (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry).
Associate Professors
Spoma Jovanovic, PhD, Communication and communities, communication ethics, social justice, service learning (Department of Communication Studies).
Nir Kshetri, PhD, Globalization of modern information technologies, marketing of high-tech products
(Department of Business Administration).
Nicholas Oberlies, PhD, Medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry).
Al Farooq N. Salam, PhD, electronic commerce, internet technologies, and database systems (Department of Information Systems and Operations Management).
David Wyrick, PhD, Adolescent health, prevention science, research and evaluation methodology, web-based applications (Department of Public Health Education).
Assistant Professor
Darlene Rodriguez-Schaefer, PhD, Nonprofit management, philanthropy and resource development, public administration (Department of Political Science).
Lecturers
Jody Cauthen, MFA, Theater management, arts management (Department of Theater).
Channell James, PhD, Social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship for women and under-represented
populations, sustainability and green entrepreneurship, community munificence and entrepreneurial support (Department of Business Administration).
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Entrepreneurship is designed to give professionals the opportunity to gain valuable entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to create a new venture, to grow an existing venture, or to be more creative and innovative in any organization.
The programs requires 12 semester hours that are built on the basic building blocks of the feasibility analysis and business plan in either an independent business or existing business and specializes in seven areas of choice: creative industries, family business, franchising, healthcare, international, social, and technology and innovation.
Application and Admission
Applicants must submit all application materials required by The Graduate School by the appropriate deadline to be considered for Fall, Spring, or Summer admission.
Certificate Requirements
Core Courses (3 hours)
Students choose from two specializations for a total of three semester hours.
Entrepreneurship
ENT/BUS 607 Entrepreneurship: Venture Opportunities (3)
Corporate Entrepreneurship
ENT/BUS 608 Corporate Entrepreneurship (3)
Specialization Courses (3 hours)
Students choose course(s) from one or more of the seven profiles.
Creative Industries Entrepreneurship
CRS/ENT 671 Issues in Apparel and Related Industries Entrepreneurship Research (3)
DCE 621 Administration of Dance (3)
ENG/ENT 535 Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing (3)
MST 524 Media Financing and Distribution (3)
MST 525 Media Organization and Management (3)
MUS/ENT 661 Entrepreneurship Development in Music (3)
THR 584 Theatre Management (3)
Family Business
ENT/BUS 605 Entrepreneurial Family Business (3)
Franchising
ENT/BUS 609 Franchising (3)
Healthcare
HEA/ENT 701 Promoting and Protecting Health through Entrepreneurship (3)
International
ENT/BUS 606 International Entrepreneurship (3)
Social Entrepreneurship
ENT 540 Social Entrepreneurship: Justice and a Green Environment (3)
PSC 511N Problems in Public Management: Nonprofit Law (1)
PSC 511S Problems in Public Management: Social Entrepreneurship in Nonprofits (1)
PSC 540 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3)
Science, Technology, and Innovation Entrepreneurship
CHE/ENT 615 Entrepreneurship for the Sciences (3)
ISM/ENT 672 Web Programming (3)
Elective Courses (6 hours)
Students choose electives to meet the 12 semester hour minimum to meet the certificate requirement.
CED/ENT 616 Entrepreneurship in Clinical Practice Setting (3)
CHE/ENT 615 Entrepreneurship for the Sciences (3)
CRS/ENT 671 Issues in Apparel and Related Industries Entrepreneurship Research (3)
DCE 621 Administration of Dance (3)
ENG/ENT 535 Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing (3)
ENT 540 Social Entrepreneurship: Justice and a Green Environment (3)
ENT/BUS 605 Entrepreneurial Family Business (3)
ENT/BUS 606 International Entrepreneurship (3)
ENT/BUS 609 Franchising (3)
HEA/ENT 701 Promoting and Protecting Health through Entrepreneurship (3)
ISM/ENT 672 Web Programming (3)
MBA 595 Special Topics (related topic) (3)
MST 524 Media Financing and Distribution (3)
MST 525 Media Organization and Management (3)
MUS/ENT 661 Entrepreneurial Career Development in Music (3)
PSC 511N Nonprofit Law (1)
PSC 511S Social Entrepreneurship in Nonprofits (1)
PSC 540 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3)
THR 584 Theatre Management (3)
ENT Entrepreneurship Courses
535 Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing (3:3)
Pr. graduate standing or permission of instructor
Exploration, analysis, and participation in independent press publshing from inception to final product while practicing the entrepreneurial strategies needed to begin a successful venture. (Same as ENG 535)
540 Social Entrepreneurship: Justice and a Green Environment (3:3)
Interdisciplinary and service-learning course in social entrepreneurship. Students will design, implement, and evaluate entrepreneurial projects that respond to social, economic, environmental, and justice issues. (Same as BUS 540, CST 540, SWK 540, and WGS 540)
589 Experimental Course
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings.
605 Entrepreneurial Family Business (3:3)
Explores and analyzes in detail the management, ownership, family/business leadership skills, succession and governance practices found in entrepreneurial family-owned and family-controlled businesses. (Same as BUS 605)
606 International Entrepreneurship (3:3)
Issues related to starting, joining, or holding stakes in international ventures, the creation and management of business ventures that have international dimensions, economic and formal/informal institutions affecting entrepreneurship. (Same as BUS 606)
607 Entrepreneurship: Venture Opportunities and Plan(3:3)
Knowledge and skills to evaluate ideas to determine if they are potential opportunities by developing a feasibility analysis, culminating in a venture plan. to launch and grow a new business. (Same as BUS 607)
608 Corporate Entrepreneurship (3:3)
Examination of the challenges and opportunities for employees and organizations in creating and maintaining an entrepreneurial culture. Students consult with local for profit or non-profit organizations to perform an entrepreneurial audit. (Same as BUS 608)
609 Franchising (3:3)
Develop knowledge and skills needed to succeed as a franchisee, franchisor, or franchise executive, including understanding the Franchise Disclosure Document and the role of entrepreneurship in franchising. (Same as BUS 609)
615 Entrepreneurship for the Sciences (3:3)
Develop knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship to identify and evaluate sciences and technology ideas in chemistry and the life sciences as opportunities to take through the feasibility and business plan. Same as CHE 615)
661 Entrepreneurial Career Development in Music (3:3)
Focus on the entrepreneurship knowledge, skills, and career development to enable students to become the architect of his/her future. (Same as MUS 661)
671 Issues in Apparel and Related Industries Entrepreneurship Research (3:3)
Current state of research on entrepreneurship studies in general and particularly within the apparel and related products industry. (Same as CRS 671)
672 Web Programming (3:3)
Apply fundamental programming concepts in designing and implementing applications for the web. Foundations for developing web applications. (Same as ISM 672)
677 Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Healthy Aging (3:3)
Examination of entrepreneurship opportunities related to the aging population, with specific attention to products and services that extend the healthy lifespan. Includes development of Business Opportunity Analysis. (Same as KIN 677 and GRO 677)
701 Promoting and Protecting Health through Entrepreneurship (3:3)
Introduction to Federal Small Business Research grant mechanisms for entrepreneurial research. Preparation of a grant proposal for submission to NIH, CDC, or Department of Education. (Same as HEA 701)
711 Experimental Course
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to Course Schedule for current offerings.
803 Research Extension (1-3)