Program Overview
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major equips students with the creativity, innovation, and problem-solving capabilities to transform ideas into tangible solutions. Through innovative teaching methods like Design Thinking, they develop skills in collaborative problem-solving, ideation, and project management. The program prepares students for careers as entrepreneurs, business owners, or professionals in start-ups and established businesses. Additionally, students have the opportunity to launch their own ventures during their final year.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major is designed to help students transform ideas into action, whether they want to start their own business or work for a business. The program focuses on developing students' creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills. Students will explore collaborative problem-solving methodologies, ideation tools, and project management skills needed to build social capital and networks as they develop business solutions. The major complements the technical and functional skills of business by developing soft skills.
Objectives:
- To equip students with the knowledge and skills to meet their career or study goals.
- To develop students' understanding of innovation, how it develops, and how it can be managed.
- To enhance students' project management skills.
- To foster effective human capital and social networks.
- To teach students how to influence the process of building competitive advantage.
Teaching:
- The program utilizes innovative teaching approaches, including Design Thinking, Lean Start-Up, and the Delft Design Methodology, to build entrepreneurial/professional capabilities.
Careers:
- Entrepreneur/Business Owner
- Work in a Start-Up
- Intrapreneur (a manager within a company who promotes corporate changes)
- Business Consultant
- Business Analyst or Manager
- Social Enterprise Consultant
Other:
- Students have the chance to create a business idea, develop it, and launch it in their final year.
- The program connects students with local businesses and industry members for collaboration and creation.
