The Minor in Entrepreneurship

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Enhance yourÌýacademic degree with the business skills required to move ideas from concept to commercial, organizational, or social success.Ìý

What is the minor in entrepreneurship?Ìý

The minor is designed for students with a passion for entrepreneurship who wish to leverage their academic and technical background with the business skills required to move ideas from concept to commercial, organizational, or social success.

It is built upon a uniquely À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ approach to entrepreneurship education that integrates academic and experiential learning to develop an individual’s capabilities.

The eight courses in the minor are designed to equip studentsÌýwith theÌýskills and domain-specific knowledge they need to pursue theirÌýentrepreneurial ambitions, while the entrepreneurial experience presents an opportunity to apply classroom learning in real-time.

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The Minor in Entrepreneurship requires the successful completion of eight courses.

You can review examples of possible student pathways to obtain the minor.

Core Courses

Three core courses recommended to be taken in the following order:ÌýÌý

  1. BET 100 Foundations of Entrepreneurial PracticeÌý
  2. BET 320 Entrepreneurial StrategyÌý
  3. BET 340ÌýEssentials of Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution (formerly BET 310)

Elective Courses

You have the flexibility to choose your five electives in the following ways:

  1. All five electives can be selected from the list of BET courses below.

    OR

  2. You may take three BET courses and two additional electives from your home faculty*.Ìý

    OR

  3. You may take four BET courses and one additional elective from your home faculty*.

*subject to approval by the Conrad School Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs.
Note: Non-BET elective courses should align with the objectives of the Minor, enhance your understanding of entrepreneurship and business, and/or be in a technical area related to the venture you are building.Ìý
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BET Courses

  • BET 210ÌýBusiness Technologies and Infrastructure
  • BET 300 Foundations of Venture Creation
  • BET 350 Customer Experience Design
  • BET 360 Design for Social Ventures
  • BET 400 Growing Early Stage Ventures
  • BET 405 Digital Leadership and Transformation
  • BET 420 Entrepreneurship for Social Impact
  • BET 430 Sales FundamentalsÌý
  • BET 450 Leadership
  • BET 460 Business Negotiations
  • BET 580 Consulting

Grade Requirements

To successfully complete the Minor in Entrepreneurship, you must:Ìý
  • Maintain an overall average of 65% across all coursesÌý
  • Achieve no grade lower than 60% in any individual courseÌý
By completing the Minor in Entrepreneurship, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to pursue your entrepreneurial goals, whether you’re starting your own venture or working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.Ìý
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Review

Review the requirements listed above for the minor in entrepreneurship. Succesful completion of eight courses and one experientialÌýmilestone is required and it is the student's responsibility to ensure they are aware of these.

Submit

Please complete and submit the Plan Modification Form below to declare a new academic plan or to make changes to your current plan(s) or program. You will need to meet with the Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs who will sign off on your form.

Connect

It is the student's responsibility to connect with the Conrad School Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs before their third year of study to ensure they are on track with meeting the milestone requirements. However, if you have questions regarding the milestone, please do not hesitate to reach out.

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Possible Student Pathways

Please see the below examples of the possible options for student pathways to obtain the Minor.

Kyla, a student in the GBDA program, took this pathway for the Minor in Entrepreneurship:

Core BET Courses:

  • BET 100

  • BET 320

  • BET 340

Elective BET courses:

  • BET 210

  • BET 350

  • BET 405

  • Two 300/400 level courses from her home program:

    • GBDA 304

    • GBDA 311

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Meet Jerome, an ARBUS student who took the following pathway to the Minor in Entrepreneurship:

Core BET Courses:

  • BET 100

  • BET 320

  • BET 340

Elective BET courses:

  • BET 350

  • BET 360

  • BET 460

  • BET 580

  • 400-level marketing course from his home program

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Adding the element of minor in entrepreneurship was definitely one of the major turning points of my life. It equipped me with the knowledge I required in order to launch Zeniefy and am looking forward to learning a lot more from them. I am extremely thankful to the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship for all their support and guidance to uplift me.Ìý

Avishek Arora, Math Honours with Entrepreneurship Minor student

Minor in Entrepreneurship requirementsÌý - Fall 2017 and earlier

Students who began the minor in entrepreneurship prior to the Winter 2018 term may choose to follow either the current minor requirements or theÌýpre-Winter 2018 requirements noted below.Ìý

Venture creation track

Core courses. These courses are common to both tracks.

  • BET 100 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Behaviour
  • BET 320 Introduction to Commercialization Management
  • BET 400 Growing Early Stage Ventures
  • BET 420 Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility

Track-specific courses. These courses provide the necessaryÌýknowledgeÌýto move a venture idea from conception to launch, applied in real-time along with the experiential component.

  • BET 300 Foundations of Venture Creation
  • BETÌý310 Enterprise Co-op Entrepreneurship Planning and Execution

Electives. These courses must be approved by the Minor CoordinatorÌýbased on their relevance to the experiential component.Ìý

  • two electives relevant to the experiential component (can be double-counted with other degree courses)

Experiential component. Students in a co-op program will satisfy the experiential component through the completion of an Enterprise Co-opÌý(E Co-op)Ìýterm. Students who are not in a co-op program will satisfy the experiential component by building their venture during a non-academicÌýterm or a school term, completing the same requirements expected of an E Co-op term.

Corporate Entrepreneurship trackÌý

Core courses.ÌýThese courses are common to both tracks.

  • BET 100 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Behaviour
  • BET 320 Introduction to Commercialization Management
  • BET 400 Growing Early Stage Ventures
  • BET 420 Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility

Track-specific courses. Taken concurrently with theÌýexperiential component, these courses support students'Ìýefforts at developing their entrepreneurial project.

  • Capstone Entrepreneurship Planning and Execution
  • Advanced Topics in Entrepreneurship (or equivalent)

Electives.ÌýThese courses must be approved by the Minor CoordinatorÌýbased on their relevance to the experiential component.Ìý

  • two electives relevant to the experiential component (these can be double-counted with other courses taken for your degree)

Experiential component.ÌýStudentsÌýwill explore and develop the commercial potential or viabilityÌýof their major end-of-program project. This should be aÌýcapstone project, a research-based thesis, or an independent project approved by the Minor Coordinator.Ìý