Minor in Entrepreneurship
The Minor in Entrepreneurship is designed for students pursuing a non-business degree program who have aspirations of launching their own business or an enterprise within an organization.
Hands-on learning is emphasized and you’ll have the opportunity to design and create your own business.
In this program, you’ll gain an understanding of the entrepreneurial process as well as develop the critical skills and expertise required for careers in entrepreneurship and small business management.
The practicum courses integrate students in the Minor in Entrepreneurship with students in the BCom Entrepreneurship concentration, allowing you to collaborate with students from other academic programs.
In addition to courses related to entrepreneurship and small business management, you will also take introductory courses in accounting, marketing and organizational behaviour.
Course Code |
Course Title |
| BUSI 1003 | Survey of Accounting |
| BUSI 2101 | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour |
| BUSI 2204 | Basic Marketing |
| BUSI 2800 | Entrepreneurship An overview of entrepreneurship with emphasis on idea generation and identification, business models, initial strategies and feasibility. |
| BUSI 3600 | Entrepreneurial Strategies Examine various entrepreneurial strategies related to different functional areas for new ventures and small business. |
| BUSI 3810 | Business Development* Learn about business growth and expansion through financing activities and new customer acquisition. |
| BUSI 3820 | Practicum in Business Design* Working in groups, apply the entrepreneurial concepts learned in previous course to design an entrepreneurial project and develop a business plan. |
| BUSI 4810 | Practicum in Business Creation* (or an approved elective) Experience entrepreneurship first-hand and implement the entrepreneurial project per the business plan developed in BUSI 3820. |
Course Map for Minor in Entrepreneurship
Notes
Students in some degree programs may not have sufficient “free” electives to complete the requirements for the Minor in Entrepreneurship beyond the specified credits designated for their degree. In such cases, students choosing to pursue the Minor option, with its additional certification, will have to fulfill the requirements of the Minor over and above the requirements of their primary degree program.
The Minor is a program option which supplements a Major (single or double). However, the Minor notation cannot be added to a degree after graduation.
For more information, please consult Carleton University’s undergraduate calendar.
*Attention new and current students – For information on how to apply to the Entrepreneurship concentration, please contact associatedean@sprott.carleton.ca
Chancellor Charles Chi visits Carleton to talk to student entrepreneurs!