Entrepreneurship Courses

MGT 312 - Legal Framework of Business

3 credits E
Prerequisites: At least sophomore standing.
Overview of the legal environment of business. Topics covered include contracts, agency and tort law; labor law; securities law. Students will develop a general background in the major aspects of the law as it affects the daily business environment.

MGT 311 - Organizational Behavior

3 credits O, E
Prerequisites: ENL 265; junior standing
An interactive skills-building course to improve managerial and team performance. Students will develop an understanding of themselves in relation to others in an organizational context. Class time will be allocated among short lectures, exercises, discussion, process observation, role playing, and team work research. Cross-listed as LST 311

MGT 301 - Principles of Enterprise Management

3 credits
An introduction to the basic principles of enterprise management. Students will be introduced to the various functions of management including planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

MGT 365 - Leading and Managing People

3 credits
Prerequisites: MGT 311 and at least junior standing; for business majors and minors only
A leadership course that focuses on the conceptual foundations and practical skills necessary to effectively manage people. Students will explore various approaches to leadership, and they will practice influence tactics, coaching skills, and other techniques for leading people. Cross-listed as LST 365

MGT 331 - Leading Project Teams

3 credits
Prerequisites: MGT 311; for business majors only
A service-learning course in which students complete a semester-long team based project. The focus is on developing students’ knowledge and skills needed to effectively contribute to or manage a project team. Students will be introduced to the core processes of high-performing teams and concepts in the areas of team development, team dynamics, and project management.

MGT 371 - Introduction to Small Business Management

3 credits

Prerequisites: Junior Standing

Fundamentals of starting and operating a successful small business. This course traces the development of a business from the entrepreneurial concept to the profitable operating stage. It examines small business issues in such areas as marketing, personnel, finance, operations, and managing the family business.

MGT 372 - Entrepreneurship

Under Development

MGT 471 - Small Business Strategy

Under Development

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