Entrepreneurship Courses and Minors

Entrepreneurship Courses

• A university-wide minor in Entrepreneurship is available to all undergraduates at any college or School (except Dyson, see the Dyson School Concentration in Entrepreneurship). The minor requires 16.5 credits.
• The Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Concentration in Entrepreneurship
• eLab ( NBA 6230 / NBA 6330 Actualizing Your Startup – Part I and Part II)  is Cornell’s competitive student business accelerator program open to students in any college/school

Sortable Course List

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Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Topic	School	Ugrad?	Offered 25/26	Credits
Fall	HADM 3610	Communication for Entrepreneurs	Fundamentals	Nolan	Yes	No	3
Fall	NBAY 6090	Digital Marketing	Fundamentals	Cornell Tech	No	Yes	1.5
Fall	NBA 5180	Design and Innovation	Ideation	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Fall	NBA 5070	Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers	Fundamentals	Johnson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	LAW 7845	Advanced Entrepreneurship Law Clinic	Legal	Law	No	Yes	1-6
Fall	CHEME 5730, MAE 4351, MSE 5070	Interdisciplinary Design Concepts	Ideation	Engineering	Yes	Yes	4
Fall	DEA 1110, COGST 1111	Making a Difference by Design	Ideation	Human Ecology	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	ENMGT 6020	Managing a Culture of Innovation	Teams	Engineering	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	HADM 4130, HADM 6130	Entrepreneurial Management	Teams	Nolan	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	NBA 5640	The Business of Entrepreneurship	Business Plan	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Fall	AEM 3330	The Startup and Venture Capital Experience	Venture Financing	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	NBA 5075, LAW 6114	Big Red Ventures	Venture Financing	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Fall	NBAY 6080	Building Entrepreneurial Ventures	Venture Financing	Cornell Tech	Yes	Yes	1.5
Fall	LAW 5311, TECHIE 5311	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance: Firm Valuation and Term Sheets	Venture Financing	Cornell Tech	No	Yes	1
Fall	NBA 3000	The Business of Entrepreneurship	Business Plan	Johnson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	AEM 3249	Entrepreneurial Marketing and Strategy	Business Plan	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	NBA 6230	Actualizing Your Startup - Part I	Business Plan	Johnson	No**	Yes	1.5
Fall	LAW 7737	Social Entrepreneurship	Social Entrepreneurship	Law	No	Yes	1.5
Fall	AEM 3385	Social Entrepreneurship Practicum: Anabel's Grocery	Social Entrepreneurship	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	HADM 4315	Nonprofit Social Enterprise and Food Justice	Social Entrepreneurship	Nolan	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	PUBPOL 5990	Challenges and Trends in the Health Services Industry	Industry/Topics	Human Ecology	No**	Yes	1
Fall	LAW 6470	High Growth Corporate Transactions	Venture Financing	Law	No	Yes	2
Fall	NBA 5175	Life Science Entrepreneurship in Practice	Industry/Topics	Johnson	No	Yes	3 to 6
Fall	AEM 1600	The Business of Modern Medicine	Industry/Topics	Dyson	No	Yes	1
Fall	AEM 4415, AEM 5415	Pre-Engagement with Social Enterprises in Emerging Markets	Social Entrepreneurship	Dyson	Yes	Yes	1.5
Fall	AEM 4420, AEM 5420	Emerging Markets	Social Entrepreneurship	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	FSAD 4660	Textiles, Apparel, and Innovation	Industry/Topics	Human Ecology	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	AEM 2220	Dilemmas in Entrepreneurship	Fundamentals	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Fall	HADM 4144, HADM 6144	Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset	Fundamentals	Nolan	Yes	Yes	1.5
Fall	NBA 5185	Green Tech Innovation in Practice	Practicum	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Fall	LAW 7839	Entrepreneurship Clinic I	Law	Law	No	Yes	1 to 6
Fall	AEM 3255, AEM 5255, ILROB 3255	Creativity Sprint: An Entrepreneurship Hackathon	Practicum	Dyson	Yes	Yes	1.5
Fall	NMI 5090	Big Red MicroEnterprise	Practicum	Johnson	No	Yes	0.5 to 1
Spring	NBA 6029	Leading Agile Innovation	Ideation	Johnson	No*	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBAY 5180	Design Thinking	Ideation	Cornell Tech	No	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBAY 5640	Sales and Business Development	Fundamentals	Cornell Tech	No	Yes	1
Spring	MSE 4070	Materials Design Concepts II	Ideation	Engineering	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 5645	Dilemmas in Founding New Ventures	Teams	Johnson	No	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBA 6860	Startup Learning Series	Fundamentals	Johnson	Yes	Yes	1
Spring	AEM 4650, NBA 6650, AEM 5650	Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation	Entrepreneurial Strategy	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	MGMT 5640	Entrepreneurship	Entrepreneurial Strategy	Dyson	No	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBAY 6570	Business Models	Entrepreneurial Strategy	Cornell Tech	No	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBA 5075, LAW 6114	Big Red Ventures	Venture Financing	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 5305	Entrepreneurial Finance: Valuation and Term Sheet Design	Venture Financing	Johnson	No**	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBA 5590	The Venture Capital Industry and Private Equity Markets	Venture Financing	Johnson	No**	Yes	0.5
Spring	NBAY 5550	Entrepreneurship and Alternative Finance in Emerging Economies	Venture Financing	Cornell Tech	No	Yes	1.5
Spring	NBA 3000	The Business of Entrepreneurship	Business Plan	Johnson	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 5640	The Business of Entrepreneurship	Business Plan	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 6330	Actualizing Your Startup - Part II	Business Plan	Johnson	No**	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 5070	Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers	Fundamentals	Johnson	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	AEM 3385	Social Entrepreneurship Practicum: Anabel's Grocery	Social Entrepreneurship	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 5180	Design and Innovation	Ideation	Dyson	No	Yes	3, 1.5
Spring	AEM 2220	Dilemmas in Entrepreneurship	Fundamentals	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	FSAD 4444	Fiber Science and Apparel Design Futures	Industry/Topics	Human Ecology	Yes	Yes	1-3
Spring	NBA 6910	Physical Product Entrepreneurship	Industry/Topics	Johnson	Yes	Yes	1.5
Spring	AEM 4355	Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and Controversies	Industry/Topics	Dyson	Yes	Yes	1.5
Spring	PUBPOL 5813	Disruptive Innovation in Health Care I	Industry/Topics	Human Ecology	No	Yes	1.5
Spring	PUBPOL 5990	Challenges and Trends in the Health Services Industry	Industry/Topics	Human Ecology	No**	Yes	1
Spring	VTMED 6749	Agile Innovation in Animal Health-Hackathon	Industry/Topics	Veterinary	No	Yes	1
Spring	HADM 4800, HADM 6800	Law for Entrepreneurs	Legal	Nolan	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	ENGRG 4960	Entrepreneurial Practicum in Engineering	Fundamentals	Engineering	Yes	Yes	1 to 4
Spring	NBA 5175	Life Science Entrepreneurship in Practice	Industry/Topics	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Spring	NBA 5185	Green Tech Innovation in Practice	Industry/Topics	Johnson	No	Yes	3-6
Spring	AEM 3251	The Business Laboratory and New Venture Management	Practicum	Dyson	Yes	Yes	3
Spring	FDSC 4000	Capstone Project in Food Science	Practicum	Human Ecology	Yes	Yes	2
Spring	LAW 6654	Negotiating Your Series A: Legal Aspects of Early Stage Venture Funding	Venture Financing	Law	No	Yes	2
Spring	HADM 4965, HADM 6965	Business Plan Competition	Business Plan	Nolan	Yes	Yes	1
Spring	NMI 5090	Big Red MicroEnterprise	Practicum	Johnson	No	Yes	1
Summer	NBA 2650	Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation	Teams	Johnson	Yes	Yes	3
Summer	NBA 6650	Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation	Teams	Johnson	No	Yes	3
Summer	HADM 1102	Entrepreneurship and Concept Development in the Food and Beverage Industry	Industry/Topics	Nolan	Yes	Yes	3

* May be possible for undergrads to be admitted off waitlist
** Undergrads require instructor permission