Undergraduate Programs
Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management
The Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management is designed to empower imagination, apply knowledge, encourage innovation, and accelerate career and entrepreneurial success. Throughout the program, you will develop critical skills necessary for pursuing your professional career aspirations, including:
- Innovation and Creativity
- Opportunity Recognition and Assessment
- Strategic Business Planning
- Leadership
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Financial Analysis and Budgeting
- Sales and Market Analysis
- Verbal and Written Communications
- Team-Building
Students working toward the certificate must complete 18-20 semester hours. View the plan of study.
Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate
The College of Engineering and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in the Tippie College of Business offer a joint program leading to a Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate, earned along with an engineering degree. It was the first of its kind at any engineering college in the United States.
The program enables students to study the entrepreneurial process as it relates to technology. It not only serves students who intend to start and operate their own business, but it also helps any student interested in gaining a better understanding of business and innovation. The wide range of electives permits students to tailor business courses best suited for their individual interests.
Visit the College of Engineering for specific program requirements tailored to each engineering discipline.
Certificate in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship
The Division of Performing Arts in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has partnered with the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in the Tippie College of Business to offer a joint Certificate in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship. This program is designed for students who intend to start their own business in the arts as well as those interested in gaining a better understanding of the entrepreneurial process as it relates to performing arts. The unique curriculum provides a venue for developing the skills necessary to be strong, creative contenders in the competitive field of the performing arts.
Visit the Division of Performing Arts for more information.