2020-2021 Catalog

Entrepreneurship, BSBA

Overview

The BSBA in Entrepreneurship requires completion of a minimum of 21 credit hours (7 classes) in Entrepreneurship. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the Entrepreneurship major and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall must be maintained to graduate.

Students may choose to specialize in one of four concentration areas: Corporate Entrepreneurship (3 courses, 9 credits), Family Business (3 courses, 9 credits), Launching the New Venture (3 courses, 9 credits), and Social Entrepreneurship (3 courses, 9 credits).

The core Entrepreneurship courses occur in a four (4) semester sequence starting in your first semester of your junior year (you may begin in your second semester of your sophomore year, but no later than the second semester of your junior year).

Degree Requirements

Students can earn a bachelor of science in business administration with this major. See the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.

Required Courses (4 courses, 12 credits)

Students are required to complete all four (4) courses from the following list.

ENT-201Creating Value (ENT 1)

3

ENT-319Measuring Value (Entrepreneurship II)

3

ENT-329Protecting Value (Entrepreneurship III)

3

ENT-419Delivering Value (Entrepreneurship IV, E-Clinic)

3

Elective Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

Choose three (3) from the following list:

ENT-320Managing the Small Business

3

ENT-333Real Estate for Entrepreneurs

3

ENT-336Family Business: The Family

3

ENT-337Family Business: The Business

3

ENT-340Crowdfunding the Venture

3

ENT-350Social Entrepreneurship

3

ENT-352Green and Sustainable Business

3

ENT-353Corporate Entrepreneurship

3

ENT-354Global Entrepreneurship

3

ENT-355Design Thinking for Business

3

ENT-358Designing New Products

3

ENT-366

ENT-367Franchising

3

ENT-420Launching a New Venture

3

ENT-510Entrepreneurship Independent Study

1

ENT-521Entrepreneurship Internship

3

MGT-401Negotiations

3

SIB-550Global Travel Seminar

3

Accelerated Degrees

If you’re earning an undergraduate business degree at Suffolk or another U.S. institution, you may qualify to earn both your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in just 5 years.

Learning Goals and Objectives

Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.

Learning Goals Learning Objectives
Students will… Upon completion of the program, each student should be able to...
Deliver value to a client organization. - Define delivering value in the context of your client engagement.
- Provide evidence that you have delivered value to your client.
- Demonstrate overall ability to deliver value to the client.

Entrepreneurship Concentrations

Entrepreneurship majors may choose to take their three (3) electives in the form of a concentration around a specific theme.

Corporate Entrepreneurship Required Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

ENT-352Green and Sustainable Business

3

ENT-353Corporate Entrepreneurship

3

ENT-355Design Thinking for Business

3

Family Entrepreneurship Required Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

ENT-336Family Business: The Family

3

ENT-337Family Business: The Business

3

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And one additional Entrepreneurship elective

Launching the New Venture Required Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

ENT-340Crowdfunding the Venture

3

ENT-358Designing New Products

3

ENT-420Launching a New Venture

3

Social Entrepreneurship Required Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

ENT-350Social Entrepreneurship

3

ENT-352Green and Sustainable Business

3

ENT-521Entrepreneurship Internship

3