Course variations

Course summary

This program combines themes that are critical for sustainable competitive advantage in any modern industry: entrepreneurial management, innovation, and global leadership. The entrepreneurial process is applied in a variety of organizational contexts. The courses in the concentration are designed to reflect a logical flow. Students first take a core course that establishes a strong entrepreneurial foundation, including what entrepreneurial management is, how to think about entrepreneurship, and the implications of entrepreneurial thinking and acting for a student’s approach to venture opportunities. It is intended as a comprehensive student experience. Accordingly, the program incorporates a number of pedagogical innovations and extracurricular initiatives. In addition to lectures, elective courses will expose students to presentations from entrepreneurs, participation in a novel creativity program, field consulting with existing small businesses, work in local business incubators, hands-on case studies, international entrepreneurship student exchanges, work with small businesses in completing an entrepreneurial audit, and the conceptualization and implementation of a new business idea together with a complete business plan and a pitch to a source of venture financing.

Program modules

The modules are MBC 600 Managerial Skills (1.5), MBC 601 Economic Foundation of Business (1.5), MBC 602 Economics of International Business (1.5), MBC 603 Creating Customer Value (1.5), MBC 604 Managing the Marketing Mix (1.5), MBC 606 IT for Decision Support (1.5), MBC 607 Understanding Financial Statements (1.5), MBC 608 Creating Financial Statements (1.5), MBC 609 Accounting for Managerial Decisions (1.5)MBC 610 Opportunity Recognition and Ideation (1.5), MBC 616 Operations Management (1.5), MBC 617 Supply Chain Management (1.5), MBC 618 Competitive Strategy (1.5), MBC 619 Corporate Strategy (1.5), MBC 627 Financial Markets and Institutions (1.5), MBC 628 Fundamentals of Financial Management (1.5), MBC 629 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Management (1.5), MBC 630 Behavior in Organizations (1.5), MBC 638 Data Analysis and Decision Making (3), MBC 647 Global Entrepreneurial Management (3), SCM 656 Project Management or (3), MIS 655 CRM with SAP or BUA 650 Managing Sustainability, Free Electives 18.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have completed a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from another country. International students must have graduated from colleges or universities that are recognized by the national educational authorities of their home countries. Students from Canada need to have a three-year bachelor's degree from Quebec or a four-year bachelor's degree from the other provinces. Students from Latin America should have a university degree requiring four years of study. Students from France and other countries following the French system must have a degree or diploma requiring four years of study after the baccalaureate (usually the maitrise). Students from Germany must have completed a diploma. Students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal are required to have a bachelor's degree in engineering or a master's degree in any other field. Students from other Asian and European countries need to have a university degree requiring four years of study. Students from United Kingdom and countries following the British pattern should possess a bachelor's degree with honors. International students must have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 100 internet-based is required.

Qualification

MBA

Awarding body

Syracuse University

Department name

Martin J Whitman School of Management, Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises