USF Entrepreneurship Program - Undergraduate Major

USF Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Major


The San Francisco Bay Area, located in the global heart of Venture Capital and Technology Innovation, provides the ideal location for business students that wish to prepare themselves for an entrepreneurial career. The USF Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Major is designed to prepare students to design, launch, and grow new business ventures, either stand alone or within an existing corporation. All USF UG Business students with a major in Entrepreneurship will draft a comprehensive business plan and participate in a USF UG Business Plan Competition. Students will be able to tailor their Entrepreneurship Emphasis with course selections in Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development, Venture Capital and Investment Banking, and Creativity and Innovation, among others. Graduates will have the skills to launch New Businesses, return home to assist Family Businesses, or take on Business Development Roles at growth-oriented companies.

Req.: Introduction to Entrepreneurship - 2 units

Req. 3 Courses (12 Units) from the list below:
A maximum of 2 courses may be taken from each area

Management:
BA 34X - Family Business Ventures
BA 401 – Strategic Management
BA 476 - E-Business Management.

Marketing:
BA 360 - Marketing Research
BA 363 - Consumer Behavior
BA 369 - Creativity and Innovation
BA 361 – Advertising and Promotion Strategy

International Business:
BA 350 – International Business
BA 451 – Import/Export Management

Finance and Accounting:
BA 430 - International Finance
BA 322 - Cost Accounting

Senior Topics (2 units):
select one when offered & with advisor/faculty approval

BA 319 – Motivating People
BA 495 – Joining/Leading your Family Business
BA 499 – Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (rotating between possible topics):

  1. Venture Capital and Investment Banking
  2. Social Entrepreneurship (not-for-profit and direct social welfare entrepreneurship endeavors)
  3. Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship (Intellectual property rights, contract law, etc.)
  4. Due Diligence (Evaluate business plans submitted to local venture capital firms)
  5. Incubation and Launch (Work with small group of students in last semester to launch their new businesses in association with New USF Incubator)

Required Capstone
BA 406 – Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development - 4 units




USF Entrepreneurship Program is ranked among the TOP TIER University Entrepreneurship Programs and among the TOP 10 Universities nationwide that have a regional focus. (as rated by other Entrepreneur Center Directors and Alumni)

- Entrepreneur Magazine, 2004