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Entrepreneurship BS

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Transform your ideas into successful ventures.

The Entrepreneurship BS provides you with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to launch and grow innovative businesses. Guided by experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders, you’ll learn how to identify opportunities, create business plans, secure funding, and overcome the challenges of building a start-up or managing a small business.

In this program, you will

  • Develop problem-solving and leadership skills to create and manage business ventures
  • Learn how to assess market opportunities, develop business models, and secure funding
  • Gain hands-on experience through start-up incubators, business competitions, and real-world projects

Career Possibilities

An Entrepreneurship BS prepares you to start your own business or drive innovation within existing companies. Whether you’re launching a start-up, running a family business, or diving into venture capital, this degree gives you the skills and strategies to thrive.

Step into roles like these:

  • Entrepreneur
  • Start-up Founder
  • Business Development Manager
  • Venture Capital Analyst
  • Innovation Consultant

Plan Your Education

How to Apply

Apply for Admission

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Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

Deadlines & Cost

Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: June 15

Financing Your Education

Become a Beacon and pursue your passion in UMass Boston’s diverse, supportive environment. Many students across our 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid—providing access to an education that’s exceptional and affordable. Click below to learn more about financial aid opportunities and deadlines.

Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process 

Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students

For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.

Curriculum

Business Foundation Courses (9 Credits)

  • MSIS 110 - Introduction to Computers and Information Systems 3 Credits
  • MSIS 212 - Managerial Decision Making 3 Credits
  • MSIS 111L - Managerial Statistics 3 Credits
    or
  • ECON 205 - Statistical Methods 3 Credits
    or
  • MATH 125 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits
    or
  • PSYCH 370 - Statistics 3 Credits
    or
  • SOCIOL 350 - Social Statistics 3 Credits

Management Core Courses (24 Credits)

  • AF 210 - Financial Accounting 3 Credits
  • AF 211 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
  • AF 301 - Introduction to Financial Management 3 Credits
  • MGT 303 - Managing Organizations 3 Credits
  • MGT 330 - Business Environments and Public Policy 3 Credits
  • MGT 331 - Managerial Ethics and Social Issues 3 Credits
  • MKT 301 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
  • MSIS 301 - Operations Management 3 Credits

Required Entrepreneurship Courses (6 Credits)

  • MGT 470 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organizations 3 Credits
  • MKT 465 - Entrepreneurship Sales and Marketing 3 Credits

Electives (9 Credits)

Take three electives from the list below.

  • BC 298 - Presentation Skills for Business 3 Credits
  • IT 370 - Introduction to Analytics 3 Credits
  • MGT 350 - Organizational Events Management 3 Credits
  • MGT 415 - Sport Entrepreneurship: Innovation, Design, and Start-Up of Sport-Themed Enterprises 3 Credits
  • MGT 434 - Managing Global Environment 3 Credits
  • MGT 474 - Entrepreneurship Practicum to Launch Your Own Business 3 Credits
  • MKT 409 - Customer Relationship Management 3 Credits
  • MKT 441 - Social Media and E-Services 3 Credits
  • SCSM 454L - Supply Chain Management 3 Credits

Capstone (3 Credits)

MGT 490 - Strategic Management 3 Credits

Graduation Requirements

Degree Requirements

If this is the student’s only or primary major, the degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements for more information.

University Requirements

College of Management Requirements for Bachelor of Science

Major Requirements

Complete 51 credits from 17 courses including three business foundation courses, eight management core courses, five Entrepreneurship courses, and one capstone.

MAP Program: Students must complete the Management Achievement Program (MAP) as part of the major.

Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the major.
Residency: At least six courses for the management core must be completed at UMass Boston.

Contact

College of Management Undergraduate Programs
McCormack Hall, 5th Floor, Room 610
(617) 287-7760
upo@umb.edu

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