The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is composed of a series of courses in which students learn how to be more innovative and entrepreneurial in their thinking. In this graduate certificate, students will gain knowledge and tools to put their ideas from their own programs of study into action. The entrepreneurial mindset that can enable innovative action, as well as the knowledge and skills that support these, is valuable to graduates who want to create a new venture, work for a technology or other startup, work in a large existing firm as a corporate entrepreneur, or to simply understand how to better create value in novel ways at whatever organization they are employed.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competencies in innovative thinking and the ability to utilize these competencies in strategic decisions.
- Illustrate capabilities in leading the creation of value, which is essential for organizational effectiveness.
- Apply critical thinking and value creation skills in their current environment to support their business decision making.
Effective Fall 2024
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 4 credits from the following: 1 | 4 | |
| Idea Evaluation in Agricultural Value Chains 2 | ||
| Sustainable Venturing and New Energy Economy | ||
| Building Value Thru Creativity and Innovation | ||
| Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation | ||
| Integrative Applications for Business Impact | ||
| Choose 5 credits from the following electives: | 5 | |
| Opportunities in the Agricultural Value Chain | ||
| Entrepreneurial Accounting and Finance | ||
| Business Economics for the Entrepreneur | ||
| Raising Capital in the Agricultural Sector | ||
| Intellectual Property in Food and Agriculture | ||
| New Food Product Development | ||
| Social Benefit Cost Analysis | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing and Reviewing | ||
| Dynamic Decision Making | ||
| Leadership and Teams | ||
| Building and Leading Exceptional Teams | ||
| Project Management: Information Technology | ||
| Project Management: Impact Enterprise 3 | ||
| Civil Engineering Project Management | ||
| Intellectual Property and Invention Systems | ||
| Food Product Development | ||
| Processes of Human-Centered Design Thinking | ||
| Communication and Innovation | ||
| Intro to Arts Leadership and Management | ||
| Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment | ||
| Strategic Selling for Business Customers | ||
| Services Marketing Management | ||
| Leadership/Innovation in Systems Engineering | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 9 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.
- 1
Any additional credits taken beyond the 4 required credits may be counted towards the certificate elective credits.
- 2
Only students enrolled in the Agribusiness and Food Innovation Management graduate program can take AREC 513.
- 3
Only students enrolled in the Impact MBA graduate program can take CIS 600B.