| ENTR | 430 | Family Business Management | 3 hours. | Competitive strengths/weaknesses of a family business, dynamics of family interactions within the overlapping family, management and ownership systems. Credit is not given for ENTR 430 if the student has credit for MGMT 430. Recommended background: Prior experience in a family business. |
| ENTR | 450 | Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers | 3 OR 4 hours. | Gives non-business students an appreciation for the rewards and challenges of entrepreneurship, especially as it relates to commercializing emerging technologies. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for students enrolled in a Business Administration degree program. |
| ENTR | 454 | New Venture Formation | 3 hours. | Awareness and realistic understanding of the new venture formation process; role of the entrepreneur in the economy and society; self-evaluation, venture feasibility. Credit is not given for ENTR 454 is the student has credit for MGMT 455 or MKTG 454. Prerequisite(s): FIN 300 and MGMT 340 and MKTG 360, or consent of the instructor. |
| ENTR | 464 | Entrepreneurial Consulting | 3 hours. | Student teams diagnose and recommend solutions to problems and opportunities facing Chicago area entrepreneurs and smaller enterprises. Application of previous coursework. Credit is not given for ENTR 464 if the student has credit for MKTG 464. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 454; and ECON 218 or ECON 220, and 6 credit hours of other entrepreneurship courses. |
| ENTR | 494 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 hours. | Exploration of areas not covered in existing course offerings or study of selected topics in greater depth. Subject will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 454 and senior standing or above and approval of the department. |
| ENTR | 499 | Independent Study in Entrepreneurship | 1 TO 3 hours. | Independent study of an approved topic in entrepreneurship. Student must prepare a written report under the guidance of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
| ENTR | 502 | Entrepreneurship | 4 hours. | Launching new ventures and entrepreneurial companies; components of successful business plans and feasibility studies; perceptual processes of opportunity recognition; entrepreneurial creativity and innovation. Career opportunities. Credit is not given for ENTR 502 if the student has credit for MBA 510 or MGMT 502 or MKTG 502. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 and MKTG 500 or the equivalent courses. |
| ENTR | 545 | New Venture Formation | 4 hours. | Students gain awareness and understanding of how to start business ventures by writing and presenting business plans. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 502. |
| ENTR | 554 | Fundamentals of Technology Ventures | 4 hours. | Students gain an understanding of regulatory processes, capital markets, business plans and other requirements for creating and launching technology-based new business ventures. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| ENTR | 555 | Technology Venture Formation I | 4 hours. | Student teams learn about specific emerging technologies, assess their market potential and write business plans to commercialize those technologies. Credit is not given for ENTR 555 if the student has credit for MGMT 555 or MKTG 555. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 554 and consent of the instructor. |
| ENTR | 556 | Technology Venture Formation II | 4 hours. | Mentors from the business community guide student teams as they revise business plans, research capital markets, pitch to potential investors and attempt to launch technology-based new ventures conceived in ENTR 555. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in ENTR 554 and ENTR 555; and consent of the instructor. |
| ENTR | 558 | Entrepreneurial Electronic Commerce | 4 hours. | The role of electronic commerce in entrepreneurship; competitive practices, marketing strategies, financing options, creating an e-commerce business plan. Credit is not given for ENTR 558 if the student has credit in MGMT 558 or MKTG 558. Prerequisite(s): ACTG 500 or MBA 501; and MKTG 500 or MBA 506. |
| ENTR | 559 | Entrepreneurial Consulting | 4 hours. | Application of principles from management and marketing to entrepreneurial firms. Emphasis on consulting with young and small firms and developing a consulting practice. Assessment, problem-solving, and change facilitation. Credit is not given for ENTR 559 if the student has credit for MGMT 559 or MKTG 559. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 502. |
| ENTR | 584 | Seminar in Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Foundations | 4 hours. | Entrepreneurship is an emerging academic discipline that is interdisciplinary and cross-functional in nature. This seminar explores the foundations of entrepreneurship phenomena and related research. Prerequisite(s): Open only to PhD degree students. |
| ENTR | 594 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 4 hours. | Exploration of areas not covered in existing course offerings or study of selected topics in greater depth. Subject will vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite(s): ENTR 502 and approval of the department. |
| ENTR | 596 | Independent Study in Entrepreneurship | 1 TO 4 hours. | Independent study of an approved topic in entrepreneurship. Student must prepare a written report under the guidance of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |