2026-2027 Course Catalog
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for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
The Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship major examines how business opportunities are identified and exploited for society through existing and new organizations. Students will learn how to generate and evaluate ideas, develop those ideas into products and services, assemble resources (including finances), mitigate risks, and lead organizations that meet human needs. The degree prepares students to work within existing organizations as well as to create new organizations, both for-profit and not-for-profit.
In addition to the SIE Major requirements, students must also fulfill the University’s General Education requirements and the College of Business Core Courses requirements (for more detail, refer to the Gies College of Business Undergraduate Section).
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Graduation Requirements
Minimum hours required for graduation: 124 hours.
University Requirements
Minimum of 40 hours of upper-division coursework, generally at the 300- or 400-level. These hours can be drawn from all elements of the degree. Students should consult their academic advisor for additional guidance in fulfilling this requirement.
The university and residency requirements can be found in the Student Code (§ 3-801) and in the Academic Catalog.
General Education Requirements
Follows the campus General Education (Gen Ed) requirements. Some Gen Ed requirements may be met by courses required and/or electives in the program.
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Composition I | | 4-6 | | Advanced Composition | | 3 | | Humanities & the Arts (6 hours) | | 6 | | Natural Sciences & Technology (6 hours) | | 6 | | Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours) | | 6 | | fulfilled by ECON 102 and ECON 103 | | | | Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures (1 course) | | 3 | | Cultural Studies: U.S. Minority Cultures (1 course) | | 3 | | Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures (1 course) | | 3 | | Quantitative Reasoning (2 courses, at least one course must be Quantitative Reasoning I) | | 6-10 | | fulfilled by CS 105; and MATH 115, MATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 231, MATH 234, or STAT 100 | | | | Language Requirement (Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English is required) | | 0-15 |
Business Core Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | ACCY 201 & ACCY 202 | Accounting and Accountancy I and Accounting and Accountancy II | 6 | | BUS 101 | Professional Responsibility and Business | 3 | | BUS 201 | Business Dynamics | 3 | | BUS 301 | Business in Action | 3 | | BUS 401 | Crafting Your Purpose in Business | 3 | | BADM 210 & BADM 211 | Business Analytics I and Business Analytics II | 6 | | BADM 275 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | | BADM 300 | The Legal Environment of Bus | 3 | | BADM 310 | Mgmt and Organizational Beh | 3 | | BADM 320 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | | BADM 449 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 | | CMN 101 | Public Speaking | 3 | | CS 105 | Intro Computing: Non-Tech | 3 | | ECON 102 & ECON 103 | Microeconomic Principles and Macroeconomic Principles | 6 | | FIN 221 | Corporate Finance | 3 | | Business Core Math | | 3-5 | | Choose one course from list below: | | | | MATH 115 | Preparation for Calculus | | | MATH 220 | Calculus | | | MATH 221 | Calculus I | | | MATH 231 | Calculus II | | | MATH 234 | Calculus for Business I | | | STAT 100 | Statistics | | | Minimum Total Hours | | 57 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, BS Major Core Requirements and Electives | | | | BADM 341 | Foundations of Strategic Management | 3 | | BADM 346 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | | BADM 367 | Mgmt of Innov and Technology | 3 | | BADM 446 | Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation | 4 | | Skill-Building Elective Choices (minimum of 9 hours): | | 9-15 | | BADM 311 | Leading Individuals and Teams | 3 | | BADM 312 | Designing and Managing Orgs | 3 | | BADM 313 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 | | BADM 314 | Leading Negotiations | 3 | | BADM 322 | Marketing Research | 3 | | BADM 323 | Marketing Communications | 3 | | BADM 329 | New Product Development | 3 | | BADM 335 | Supply Chain Management Basics | 3 | | BADM 350 | IT for Networked Organizations | 3 | | BADM 351 | Social Media Strategy | 3 | | BADM 359 | Business Problem Formulation and Solution | 3 | | BADM 360 | Digital Marketing | 3 | | BADM 366 | Product Design and Development | 3 | | BADM 375 | Operations Strategy | 3 | | BADM 377 | Project Management | 3 | | BADM 383 | Topics in International Business (Sec. J, Int'l Mergers and Acquisitions) | 3 | | BADM 420 | Advanced Marketing Management | 3 | | BADM 447 | Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship | 4 | | FIN 423 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3 | | FIN 424 | Mergers and Acquisition | 3 | | FIN 425 | Private Equity/Venture Capital | 3 | | FIN 433 | Corporate Risk Management | 3 | | FIN 464 | Applied Financial Analysis | 3 | | DTX 451 | Introduction to Design Thinking | 3 | | DTX 455 | Design for Social Impact | 3 | | Experiential Elective Choices | | 0-6 | | BADM 331 | Making Things | 3 | | BADM 357 | Digital Making Seminar | 3 | | BADM 420 | Advanced Marketing Management | 3 | | BADM 445 | Small Business Consulting | 4 | | BADM 463 | iVenture Accelerator Seminar I: Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 | | BADM 464 | iVenture Accelerator Seminar II: Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 | | SOCW 321 | Social Entre & Social Change | 3 | | SOCW 445 | Social Enterprise Lab | 3 | | FIN 380 | Entrepreneurship through Acquisition | 2 | | FIN 422 | Cases in Corporate Finance | 3 | | Other experiential entrep. or business/product dev. course with departmental approval | | | | Total Hours | | 28 |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| BUS 101 | 3 | CS 105 | 3 |
| ECON 102 | 3 | ECON 103 | 3 |
| Composition I or CMN 101 | 4 | FIN 221 | 3 |
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | Composition I or CMN 101 | 3 |
| Business Core Math | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ACCY 201 | 3 | ACCY 202 | 3 |
| BUS 201 | 3 | BADM 211 | 3 |
| BADM 210 | 3 | BADM 310 | 3 |
| BADM 275 | 3 | BADM 320 | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| BUS 301 | 3 | BADM 346 | 3 |
| BADM 300 | 3 | BADM Major Skill Building Elective | 3 |
| BADM 341 | 3 | BADM Major Skill Building Elective | 3 |
| BADM 367 | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| BUS 401 | 3 | BADM 449 | 3 |
| BADM 446 | 4 | BADM Major Skill Building/Experiential Elective | 3 |
| BADM Major Skill Building Elective | 3 | BADM Major Skill Building/Experiential Elective | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Free elective course | 3 |
| Free elective | 3 | General Education course | 4 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours 124 |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
- Discipline-based competency: Students will develop knowledge and skills for (1) analyzing, formulating, and implementing strategies for new and established organizations, (2) managing technology and innovation, and (3) developing and growing new ventures.
- Problem solving: Students are expected to solve complex business problems by integrating the knowledge from three core domains in strategic management, technology and innovation management, and entrepreneurship.
- Strategic leadership: Students will develop skills and perspectives for organizing and directing the activities of others to pursue organizational goals.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate competencies to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
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