Offered by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the nationally-recognized Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management may be completed entirely online.

 

The Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management is designed to help you acquire team-building and sound business planning skills, embrace innovation and accelerate entrepreneurial success. 

Throughout the program, you will develop critical skills necessary for pursuing your professional career aspirations, including: 

  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Strategic Business Planning
  • Leadership
  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Financial Analysis and Budgeting
  • Sales and Market Analysis
  • Team-Building

Online Curriculum

To earn the online Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, students must successfully complete 18 semester hours (s.h.) and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all course work.

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REQUIRED COURSES

course number

course name and credits

frequently offered online

offered on campus

ENTR:2000Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 s.h.)

X

X

ENTR:3100 Entrepreneurial Finance (3 s.h.)

X

X

ENTR:3200Entrepreneurial Marketing (3 s.h.)

X

X

ENTR:4400 Managing the Growth Business (3 s.h.)

X

X

SELECT 6 S.H. IN ELECTIVE COURSES:

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

course number

course name and credits

frequently offered online

offered on campus

This Course: 

 

 

ENTR:3500 Social Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.)

x

 

And One of These: 

 

 

ENTR:4100International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact (1-3 s.h.)

 

x

ENTR:4900Academic Internship (must be a social entrepreneurship internship) (arr. s.h.)

 

 

TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP

course number

course name and credits

frequently offered online

offered on campus

These; 

 

 

ENTR:3400Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:4900Academic Internship (must be a technology internship (arr. s.h.)

 

 

Or these: 

 

 

ENTR:3550 Commercializing New Technology I (3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:3575Commercializing New Technology II (3 s.h.)

 

X

International Entrepreneurship

course number

course name and credits

frequently offered online

offered on campus

This Course: 

 

 

ENTR:4460Entrepreneurship and Global Trade (3 s.h.)

X

 

And One of These: 

 

 

ENTR:4100International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact (1-3 s.h.

 

X

ENTR:4200Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (3 s.h.)

X

 

ENTR:4900Academic Internship (must be an international entrepreneurship internship) (arr s.h.)

 

 

GENERAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

course number

course name and credits

frequently offered online

offered on campus

ENTR:1800Innovation in Action: Sustainability (0-1 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:2800Entrepreneurial Experience (1-3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:3000Practicum in Entrepreneurship (1-3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:3400Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:3500Social Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.)

X

 

ENTR:3550Commercializing New Technology I (3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:3575Commercializing New Technology II (3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:3595Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I (3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:3600Social Media Strategies for Entrepreneurial Ventures (3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:3700Sustainable Innovation and Management (3 s.h.)

X

 

ENTR:3800Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy I (3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:3850Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy II (3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:4000Topics in Entrepreneurship (1-3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:4050Directed Readings in Entrepreneurship (arr.)

 

 

ENTR:4100International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact (1-3 s.h.)

 

X

ENTR:4200Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (3 s.h.)

X

X

ENTR:4300Entrepreneurship: Advanced Business Planning (arranged)

X

X

ENTR:4460Entrepreneurship and Global Trade (3 s.h.)

X

 

ENTR:4510 Arts Leadership Seminar (3 s.h.)

 

 

ENTR:4900Academic Internship (arr.)

 

 

ENTR:4999Honors Thesis in Entrepreneurial Studies (arr.)

 

 

MGMT:4100 Dynamics of Negotiations (3 s.h.)

X

X

For more information about program requirements, including a complete list of on-campus courses available for the certificate, please visit the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center website

How to add the certificate to your program of study

Students may add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time.  Declaring a certificate will allow you to request a degree audit for the certificate requirements in MyUI.  There is no penalty to remove a certificate from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.

Current BAS/BLS students can add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time by sending an email to their assigned academic advisor asking to formally declare the certificate. Once added, a separate degree audit will be produced.

How to remove the certificate from your program of study

Current BAS/BLS students can email their assigned academic advisor to ask to remove the certificate from their plan of study. There is no penalty to remove a certificate program from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.