把你的梦想变成现实——或者加入奥斯汀令人兴奋的创业社区——获得创业学位.
Major Roadmap
Explore your options — classes, internships, research and study abroad. View the Entrepreneurship Major Guide to find what interests you, discover what you love, and create a major experience that jumpstarts your future.
成为一名战略创新者，向全国最适合创业的城市之一学习.
As an Entrepreneurship major, you’ll get a solid foundation in finance, 会计和市场营销，同时学习如何识别市场机会，创造新的产品或服务. You’ll study design thinking, 与你的价值观产生共鸣的社会企业家精神和可持续和道德的商业战略.
Develop and pitch your idea at 3 Day Startup, iChallenge on the Hilltop and the Business Plan Competition, where you’ll get feedback from mentors. Learn how to try, fail fast, evaluate your mistakes and move on. 充分利用比尔·蒙迪商学院与奥斯汀的资本工厂等实体之间的许多合作伙伴关系, Austin Startup Crawl and Impact Hub Austin. 你会有很多机会与那些想要回馈社会的有经验的企业家建立联系.
在奥斯汀的一家初创公司开始创业——或者创办你自己的梦想公司. You’ll graduate with resilience, 在任何工作环境中都能发挥创造力和战略思维.
Earn Two Degrees in Five Years
Complete your BA in Entrepreneurship and Master's Degree (MBA) with our pathway to receive two degrees in five years.
成功教练和学术顾问指导学生完成本科和研究生课程，以最大限度地提高收益. Learn More.
The Process of Innovation
In 3 Day Startup, 40 St. 爱德华大学的学生们决定他们将在周末的课程中研究哪六个想法. Read more about how this program supports our student entrepreneurs.
The Classroom and Beyond
Austin is the ideal place to study entrepreneurship, and St. Edward’s encourages you to take advantage of networking events, internships, 以及在西南偏南会议和节日等展示活动中担任志愿者的机会. But you’ll have opportunities to learn by doing on campus, too, through student organizations, pitch competitions and talks by visiting professionals.
Experiential Education
你的课程将把你送到社区去研究和创造潜在的业务.
In New Venture Creation, 你将采访当地的企业家，并与当地的创业公司合作.
In Social Responsibility of Business, 你将参加社区的服务活动，并就这一经历写一篇论文. 你还将在一个团队中为一家公司创造一种新的产品或服务，以满足服务不足社区的社会需求.
In the Entrepreneurial Practicum, 你将专注于创建一家服务于社区的企业，并基于强烈的社会正义价值观. 该课程需要与潜在客户和利益相关者进行广泛的互动，以研究您的业务市场并确定您将如何维持它.
Student Organizations
学生创业俱乐部吸引了各专业具有创新意识的成员. Meet local entrepreneurs, learn leadership skills, volunteer at Austin events and support fellow students’ startups.
在专业导师的帮助下发展你的创业想法，并在3-Day startup上练习如何推销它们, the iChallenge Pitch Competition and the Business Plan Pitch Competition.
Participate or volunteer at the annual ATX Hack for Change, 团队花一个周末的时间开发基于技术的解决方案，以解决城市和社区范围内的问题.
优等生获邀加入创业荣誉社团Sigma Nu Tau.
Degree Requirements
Major Requirements: The BBA in Entrepreneurship requires 66-67 hours of major coursework.
General Education Requirements: 所有专业都要求学生在四年的课程中完成44小时的通识教育, in addition to their major courses.
View and download the full degree plan for our Entrepreneurship major (PDF).
A few examples of the Entrepreneurship courses students take:
- Entrepreneurial and Design Thinking – Learn methods used by entrepreneurs to identify needs, 运用设计思维并提出解决方案，以创建成功的商业模式.
- New Venture Creation -在精益创业和传统框架下制定商业计划, 以及在团队中工作的经验，以创建你向投资者推销的商业计划.
- Special Topics in Entrepreneurship – Gain the skills to succeed in your entrepreneurial venture. Topics to include international entrepreneurship, challenges for small and family businesses, social enterprise and new venture funding.
Internships
比尔·蒙迪商学院(Bill monday School of Business)与奥斯汀的一些组织建立了合作关系，让你沉浸在这座城市令人兴奋的创业文化中:
- 资本工厂，一个孵化器、联合办公空间和创业活动中心
- Austin Startup Crawl, 在西南偏南会议和节日期间，在市中心的多个地点展示技术和创业精神
- Impact Hub Austin, which offers programs blending business and social good
学生们还可以在西南偏南会议和节日活动中做志愿者，几乎每周每个晚上都可以参加在首都工厂等场所举行的聚会.
此外，创业专业的学生还曾在以下机构实习:
- C3Nami, a digital marketing agency
- Orange Coworking
- On Vinyl Media, a digital music aggregator promoting local Austin music
Our Faculty
我们的创业教师与奥斯汀的商业领袖和当地的共同工作社区密切合作，将专业知识带到课堂上. Capital Factory, TechStars, Impact Hub Austin和SKU与比尔·蒙迪商学院合作，为创业专业的学生提供支持. 教职员工还与各种专业组织有联系, including the American Marketing Association, 奥斯汀技术委员会和美国小企业和创业协会.
Alumni Outcomes
创业专业毕业生具有很强的批判性思维基础. 他们准备加入组织担任领导角色或开始自己的事业. Job titles our graduates can take on include:
- Startup founder
- Founding team member
- Product manager
- Program manager
- Business consultant
- Sales representative
Wes Hurt ’05 launched Hey Cupcake! – one of Austin’s most successful food trailers – in 2007. 在扩张到六个地点后，赫特于2014年出售了他在该公司的多数股权. 与毒瘾作斗争的他需要改变策略，专注于戒毒. His current venture, CLEAN Cause, reflects his new commitment. CLEAN Cause是一家净化水和能量饮料公司，为康复的瘾君子提供工作和支持. At the 2017 Business Plan Competition, Hurt received the first-ever Entrepreneur of the Year award, presented by the Student Entrepreneurship Club.
Read about other successful Entrepreneurship alumni, and see what they have to say about life after St. Edward’s.
Entrepreneurship Minor
Students from any major at St. 爱德华大学可以辅修创业学，以提高他们的商业知识和创业技能.
Required Courses:
- ENTR 2301 – Intro to Entrepreneurship
- ENTR 3392 – Entrepreneurial and Design Thinking
- ENTR 3380 – Entrepreneurial Accounting and Finance
- ENTR 4391 – Entrepreneurship Practicum
- ACCT 2301 – Financial Accounting
Electives (Choose 1):
- ENTR 4388 – Technology Entrepreneurship
- ENTR 3399 – Special Entrepreneurship Topics
- ENTR 3393 – Entrepreneurial Management
- ENTR 4382 – New Product/Services Design
- MKTG 3335 – Social Media Marketing
- MKTG 4342 – Digital Marketing and Analytics
- BDMM 4330 – Digital Law
- ACCT 2303 – Managerial Accounting
Total Hours: 15 credits for business majors; 18 hours for non-business majors. (Principles of Accounting is a required course for the minor).
Are you a current student? Contact your advisor for next steps on declaring your major or minor.