Minor in Entrepreneurship
Turn Your Ideas Into Action: Minor in Entrepreneurship at LU!
Business majors, you’re just three classes away from gaining the skills to innovate, lead, and start your own venture. Open to all majors—declare your minor now for Spring!
The Minor in Entrepreneurship at Lincoln University equips students with the essential skills, strategies, and mindset to create, manage, and grow businesses or entrepreneurial initiatives. Open to all majors and particularly streamlined for business students, this 18-credit-hour program blends theory with real-world applications to foster innovation and leadership.
For business majors, completing this minor requires just three additional courses, making it an efficient and valuable addition to your degree.
The Minor in Entrepreneurship prepares students to:
- Understand the fundamentals of starting and managing entrepreneurial ventures.
- Develop business strategies, marketing plans, and financial models.
- Identify and evaluate opportunities for innovation.
- Build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills applicable across industries.
- Engage in hands-on projects that encourage creativity and strategic planning.
- Program Format: On-campus
- Credit Hours: 18 total credit hours (6 courses)
- Target Audience: All majors (ideal for Business majors)
- Start Date: Enrollment available for Spring 2025
Core Courses (15 credit hours):
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Concept Development
- Principles of Management
- Social Media Marketing
- Small Business Management
(3 credit hours): (Choose 1)
- Launch U: Entrepreneurship Bootcamp or QuickBooks)
- Entrepreneurship Internship
The Minor in Entrepreneurship equips students to:
- Start and manage their own businesses.
- Pursue careers in startup management, small business consulting, or corporate innovation.
- Lead social impact initiatives through social entrepreneurship.
- Contribute innovative ideas to existing organizations and industries.
- Develop a mindset of creativity, leadership, and problem-solving valued across all professions.
- Streamlined for Business Majors: Only 3 additional courses required.
- Hands-On Experience: Practical coursework and applied learning opportunities.
- Career Enhancement: Gain skills that are in high demand across industries.
- Versatile Skills: Learn to innovate, lead, and create impact in any career path.
Contact Us
School of Business
101 Stamper Hall 824 Chestnut StreetJefferson City, MO 65101 E: schoolofbusiness@lincolnu.edu P: (573) 681-5487
