The skills and knowledge gained in this program are valuable in today's business environment and can be applied in a number of career settings including:
Entrepreneurship: Starting your own business or helping others start businesses.
Business Development: Becoming part of an emerging business including a family business or assisting an emerging business grow as a banker, investor, or advisor.
Corporate Entrepreneurship: Bringing entrepreneurial skills to established businesses by identifying opportunities and launching new products and services.
Required Courses (fifteen credits)
- EBD 380 - Entrepreneurship (formerly MGT 353) (prerequisites: ACG 203, MKT 340
- EBD 480 - Managing Emerging Ventures (formerly MGT 453) (prerequisites: EBD 380, MGT 350)
- EBD 481 - Entrepreneurial Finance and Valuation (prerequisites: EBD 380, FIN 335)
- EBD 482 - Global Entrepreneurship (prerequisite: EBD 380)
- EBD 490 - Business Development and Commercialization (EBD 480, EBD 481
Required Course (choose one from this group)
- MGT 356 - Human Resource Management (prerequisite or co-requisite: MGT 350)
- MKT 358 - Organizational Behavior (prerequisite: MGT 350)
Required Course (choose one from this group)
- MGT 357 - Hospitality Management (MGT 350)
- MGT 459 - Negotiation (MGT 350)
- MKT 348 - Professional Selling (MKT 340)
- BLA 461 - Commercial Law (junior standing)
- POM 372 - Service Operations Management (POM 370)
- EBD 491 - Directed Independent Study (junior standing, CSB GPA 3.0+, permission)
- EBD 495 - Special Topics in EBD (junior standing, permission)
- EBD 498 - Internship in EBD (senior standing, CSB GPA 3.0+)
All of the above classes are CSB Restricted
Students pursuing this option cannot also pursue an option in Human Resource Management or Management and Leadership
Undergraduate Degree Program Worksheets & Option
EBD 380. Entrepreneurship (3) Prerequisites: ACG 203, MKT 340, and admission to the Cameron School of Business. Primary focus on starting a new business. Specific areas include identifying business opportunities, conducting feasibility studies, developing the business plan, evaluating alternative ways of financing new ventures and identifying the appropriate form of legal organization. Purchasing an existing business and acquiring a franchise are also addressed.
EBD 480. Managing Emerging Ventures (3) Prerequisites: EBD 380 and MGT 350. Examination of the challenges associated with maintaining a high rate of growth in relatively new firms. Particular attention directed to integrating strategic and operational issues. Additional emphasis on balancing the financial, customer, human resource, and business systems dimensions to enhance performance. Extensive use of case study.
EBD 481. Entrepreneurial Finance and Valuation (3) Prerequisites: EBD 380 and FIN 335. Focus on financial planning and analysis, sources of funding, and business valuation. Particular attention directed to debt financing, valuation theory and techniques, due diligence, angel investing, venture capital funding, and public/private offerings. Extensive use of case study.
EBD 482. Global Entrepreneurship (3) Prerequisite: EBD 380. Primary focus on entrepreneurial activities within the international arena. Particular attention on the mechanisms of international entry modes, import and export management, licensing mechanisms, international financing, the impact of globalization, identifying business opportunities, risk assessment, legal and accounting implications of international activities, and international intellectual protection processes.
EBD 490. Business Development and Commercialization (3) Prerequisites: EBD 480 and 481. Course focuses on how businesses can be more entrepreneurial. Particular attention on identifying opportunities, developing and launching new products and services, and creating an organizational environment that fosters innovation. Students develop business plans for a new venture or business development as the culminating project for the option in entrepreneurship and business development. Extensive use of case analysis.
EBD 491. Directed Individual Study (1-3) Overall GPA of at least 3.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of department chairman. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue.
EBD 495. Topics in Entrepreneurship and Business Development (1-3) Specific topics in entrepreneurship and business development not addressed in depth in other courses. May be repeated under a different subtitle.
EBD 498. Internship in Entrepreneurship and Business Development (1-6) Prerequisites: Senior standing, GPA of at least 3.00, and consent from faculty supervisor. Involves the application of entrepreneurship and business development knowledge in a real world setting. The student receives hands-on experience under the joint guidance of a business person and faculty supervisor.
EBD 499. Honors Work in Entrepreneurship and Business Development (2-3) Prerequisite: Senior standing. Independent work for honors students.
Contact Information:
| Dr. Stephen Harper | Dr. Tammy Hunt |
| 910.962.3517 | 910.962.3684 |
| harpers@uncw.edu | huntt@uncw.edu |
| Cameron Hall - Suite 200 University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28403-5664 Fax: 910.962.2116 |
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