Entrepreneurship: Spring 2009

For Spring 2009, we have

1. for undergraduates: the new B.S.B.A. concentration and two new courses and a total of seven different undergraduate courses available
2. for MBA students: MBA courses in off campus and on campus MBA programs
3. for everyone: SVCE Eminent Speaker Series, and the $10,000 Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition

B.S.B.A. Concentration in Entrepreneurship

Effective Spring 2009, SJSU and the CSU trustees have approved a new B.S.B.A. concentration in Entrepreneurship. Students take the B.S.B.A. core courses, three required courses, and three entrepreneurship electives. Dual concentrations with other COB departments are also possible. For full details, see the BSAC concentrations page.

Undergraduate Courses: Spring 2009
 

Req: required for Entrepreneurship concentration; Elec: approved elective for the concentration. These courses may also qualify as electives for other concentrations: see the BSAC concentrations page or contact your department for confirmation.

New Courses

Bus 196: Entrepreneurship Lab

Would you like hands-on experience with a start-up?

This hands-on class allows students to apply the knowledge they’ve gained in entrepreneurship and other business courses to address real-life problems in startup ventures. The opportunity work with a real business, hands-on experience, and small class size make this a unique course in our Entrepreneurship program. See the flyer for more information.

Admission is by permission of the instructor, Prof. Steve Bennet. To apply for this course, please complete the application form and e-mail the application to Prof. Bennet. Priority is given to early applications.

Bus 196S: Green Entrepreneurship

As part of Bus 196S (Special Topics in Entrepreneurship), SVCE director Dr. Anu Basu will be offering SJSU’s first ever course in Green Entrepreneurship.

This course addresses various aspects of environmentally sustainable entrepreneurship and the opportunities available to start-ups and large businesses to establish sustainable enterprises in the global environment. It explores the opportunities that entrepreneurs create or spot, the challenges they encounter, and the ways in which they exploit opportunities to contribute toward enhancing the long-term ecological system while simultaneously starting and sustaining a profitable business. This course also examines the role of government policy, private investor preferences, technological advances, and public opinion, in affecting the economics of Green entrepreneurship.

Prerequisite is Bus 181 (Introduction to Entrepreneurship) or approval of the instructor.

MBA Courses

The Lucas Graduate School of Business offers three MBA courses in entrepreneurship. These are the courses being offered during 2008-2009: