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Entrepreneurship is a skillset that goes beyond the classroom and starting a business. If you are interested in learning about innovation, starting a business, problem identification and solving, or changing the world, UA has a number of for credit opportunities for you.
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Any student at The University of Akron can acquire entrepreneurial skills to help start or buy a small business, or work for a business or nonprofit. This program already has produced several new and successful businesses and has assisted in the growth of a variety of small businesses.
Certificate in Entrepreneurship
This innovative program allows students to interact with entrepreneurs from the business community through guest speaking engagements, field trips, internships, and small business consulting projects.
Certificate in Conflict Transformation & Social Entrepreneurship
Work with faculty from various disciplines on our 16-credit Certificate in Conflict Transformation & Social Entrepreneurship. This certificate aims to integrate insights from conflict transformation, social sciences, and social entrepreneurship!
Courses in Entrepreneurship
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | |
| 3230:460 | Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology | 4 | |
| 3700:334 | Law, Mediation & Violence | 3 | |
| 3700:333 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| 3850:490 | Organizations, Community, and Social Action | 3 | |
| 6100:101 | Business Issues in a Connected World | 3 | |
| 6100:499 | Independent Study in Business | 3 | |
| 6200:301 | Cost Management & Control | 3 | |
| 6200:330 | Contemporary Federal Taxation | 3 | |
| 6200:431 | Business Entity Taxation | 3 | |
| 6200:440 | Assurance Services & Professional Responsibilities | 3 | |
| 6200:460 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| 6300:201 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| 6300:301 | New Venture Creation (Spring only) | 3 | |
| 6300:360 | Entrepreneurial Field Project | 3 | |
| 6400:300 | Introduction to Finance* (non-business majors) | 3 | |
| 6400:301 | Principles of Finance | 3 | |
| 6400:343 | Investments | 3 | |
| 6400:415 | Risk Management: Health & Life Insurance (Spring only) | 3 | |
| 6400:473 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | |
| 6500:310 | Business Information Systems | 3 | |
| 6500:333 | Supply Chain & Operations Analysis (Fall only) | 3 | |
| 6500:334 | Service Operations Management | 3 | |
| 6500:341 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| 6500:435 | Quality Management and Control | 3 | |
| 6500:457 | International Management | 3 | |
| 6600:205 | Marketing Principles | 3 | |
| 6600:275 | Professional Selling | 3 | |
| 6600:432 | Integrated Marketing Communications | 3 | |
| 6600:436 | eCommerce | 3 | |
| 6600:440 | Brand Management | 3 | |
| 6600:475 | Business Negotiations | 3 | |
| 6800:421 | Foreign Market Entry | 3 | |
| 7600:444 | Communication & Conflict | 3 | |