Technological Entrepreneurship Minor

College of Business Administration
Department of Management,
Business Administration I, Room: 309
Open to Business and Non-Business Students
http://www.cel.ucf.edu

Dr. Cameron Ford, cford@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5569

The Technological Entrepreneurship Minor offers students an opportunity to learn how to develop and commercialize innovations. The courses describe several commercialization pathways including corporate ventures and licensing, but will emphasize the development of startup business ventures. Students will learn how to create economic and social value and incorporate business considerations into their problem solving and design efforts. Participants will also learn contemporary approaches to designing and implementing technology startup business models capable of taking an innovation to market

Minor Admission Requirements

None

Minor Requirements

None

Prerequisite Courses

None

Required Courses (12 Credit Hours)

¹ Students may substitute ENT 5016 New Venture Design for ENT 4013 - New Venture Design , and/or ENT 5206 New Venture Implementation for ENT 4014 - New Venture Implementation with the consent of the graduate course instructor contact the program for more information.

ENT 3613 - Creativity and Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENT 4013 - New Venture Design Credit Hours: 3
ENT 4014 - New Venture Implementation Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Select One:

DIG 3563 - Information Management and Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
EGN 4641C - Engineering Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENT 4183 - Technological Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Students must select six credits from the courses listed below. Alternatively, this requirement can be fulfilled by design or innovation courses approved by the program coordinator in consultation with faculty offering the courses (e.g., senior design sequences, etc. See illustrative examples of approved course sequences below).

¹ Independent study requires students to develop a portfolio of new venture deliverables that demonstrate specific entrepreneurship competencies. Competencies addressed, milestones completed, and deliverables required will be determined in consultation with supervising faculty. Details regarding independent study opportunities are available at www.cel.ucf.edu.
²Internships must be in collaboration with a local startup, small business, or entrepreneurship support organization. Internship packets are available in the Management Department (BA1-309).

DIG 3563 - Information Management and Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
EGN 4641C - Engineering Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENT 4183 - Technological Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENT 4503 - Social Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ENT 4906 - Directed Independent Study Credit Hours: 1 ¹
ENT 4942 - Entrepreneurial Internship Credit Hours: 3 ²
MAN 4046 - Teamwork, Collaboration, and Group Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
MAN 4143 - Leadership Development Credit Hours: 3
MAR 3765 - Entrepreneurial Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Design or innovation course sequence examples

EEL 4914 - Senior Design I Credit Hours: 3
and
EEL 4915L - Senior Design II Credit Hours: 3
EML 4501C - Engineering Design I Credit Hours: 3
and
EML 4502C - Engineering Design II Credit Hours: 3
DIG 4713 - Game Design Credit Hours: 3
and
DIG 4715C - Game Production Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language Requirements

None

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18

Other Requirements

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
Grades below “C” (2.0) or “S” grades from other institutions are not accepted.
Courses taken at Florida College System institutions do not substitute for upper division courses.
Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any other supporting information with his/her petition for this evaluation.
At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
A maximum of 6 hours of the above listed required or elective courses can count toward another major or minor degree program.