For students interested in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, we offer several options ranging from our major, minor, and certificate (see below) to the Innovate & Create Living Learning Community (open to Freshmen & Sophomores), a General Education Human Behavior course (SGM 0827 Creativity and Organizational Innovation), and numerous free workshops and competitions that are open to students from across Temple University. Please check Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute for details on all of our programs. Note that Entrepreneurship courses are listed under the subject Strategic Management.
Temple's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management programs are consistently ranked among the top in the nation (Princeton Review: #8 undergraduate for 2016). Through these programs you will learn how to be more creative, to recognize opportunities and generate innovations in all their forms, to understand the ecosystems and value chains of industries in order to envision new venture or product ideas, and you will be given the knowledge and tools necessary to launch and manage your own business or successfully propose new business ideas and change initiatives in any organizations you work for or with.
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management major is a good choice for students who:
- Would like to start a new business
- Want to have a positive social impact with a social venture
- Anticipate doing consulting or freelance work
- Plan to assume responsibilities in a family business
- Want to be a creative and productive member of an innovative, high-growth business