This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Program: Minor in Entrepreneurship

Program Description

The Entrepreneurship minor allows business students and non-business students the opportunity to pursue a secondary interest in the field of entrepreneurship. Students combine 9 units of elective courses of their choice (from approved list) with 9 units of entrepreneurship courses.

Program Requirements

1. Required Core (9 units)

ENT 101 Exploring Entrepreneurship (3)*
ENT 310 Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3)
ENT 410 Business Development and Operations for Entrepreneurs (3)

*ENT 101 satisfies 3 units of General Education in Lifelong Learning.

2. Lower Division Electives (0-3 units)

College of Health and Human Development

FCS 255 The Fashion Industry (3)
FCS 256 Global Fashion Production (3)

College of Humanities

AAS 100 Introduction to Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 210 History of Asians in America (3)
AAS 230 Asian Americans and the Media (3)
SUST 240 Environmental Ethics (3)

David Nazarian College of Business and Economics

ACCT 220 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
BLAW 280 Business Law I (3)

Michael D. Eisner College of Education

SPED 200SL Introduction to Disability Studies (3)

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication

ART 201 Introduction to Web Art (3)
COMS 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
JOUR 225 Multimedia Storytelling (3)
JOUR 250 Visual Communication (3)
JOUR 255 Introduction to Public Relations (3)

3. Upper Division Electives (6-9 units)

College of Engineering and Computer Science

ECE 492 Senior Design Project-Electrical I (2)
ECE 493 Senior Design Project-Electrical II (1)
MSE 303 Innovation, Invention and Technology (3)
MSE 402 Engineering Project Management (3)
MSE 406 Engineering Cost Analysis (3)
MSE 420 New Product Innovation and Technical Entrepreneurship for Engineers (3)

College of Health and Human Development

FCS 304 Food Service Production (2)
FCS 324 Consumer Rights, Issues, and Problems (3)
FCS 428 Corporate Consumer Affairs (3)
RTM 304 Entrepreneurial Ventures in Recreation and Human Services (3)
RTM 414 Food and Beverage Management (3)

College of Humanities

AAS 345 Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 360 Asian American Immigration–Global Perspective (3)
PHIL 305 Business Ethics and Public Policy (3)
SUST 300 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability (3)
SUST 310 Best Practices in Sustainability (3)

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

HIST 342 The World Since 1945 (3)
HIST 418 Environmental History of North America (3)
HIST 429 History of Chocolate: Commodities in World Exchanges (3)
POLS 310 Problems of Political Economy (3)
PSY 352 Motivation (3)
PSY 442 Communication and Conflict Resolution (3)
URBS 408 Policy Making for Urban Planners (3)
URBS 435 Planning for Community Development (3)
URBS 480 Urban Transportation Planning (3)

David Nazarian College of Business and Economics

BLAW 368 Law, Business and Ethics (3)
BLAW 370 Corporate Social Responsibility (3)
BLAW 450 Intellectual Property Law (3)
ENT 320 Social Entrepreneurship (3)
ENT 330 Entrepreneurial Family Business (3)
FIN 425 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
MGT 340 Management of Emerging Technologies (3)
MGT 456 Negotiation and Conflict Management (3)
MGT 458 Decision Making and Creativity (3)
MKT 348 Consumer Behavior (3)
MKT 448 Digital Marketing (3)
SCM 442 Business to Business Marketing (3)

Michael D. Eisner College of Education

SPED 400 Developmental Differences and Implications in Special Education (3)
SPED 404 Teaching Diverse Learners with Social-Communication Disabilities, Including Autism (3)

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication

ART 301 Web Design (3)
ART 358 User Experience and User Interface Design (3)
ART 446 Packaging Design (3)
ART 491 Design Strategy for Effective Branding (3)
COMS 323 Group Communication (3)
COMS 350 Nonverbal Communication (3)
COMS 356 Intercultural Communication (3)
COMS 360 Communication, Gender, and Culture (3)
COMS 431 Persuasion (3)
COMS 451 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3)
COMS 452 Communication Training and Development (3)
COMS 453 Organizational Communication (3)
JOUR 325 Multiplatform Storytelling (3)
JOUR 495A-Z Selected Topics in Journalism (3)
MUS 419 Music Industry Foundations (3)

Total Units in the Minor: 18

Contact

Department of Management
Department Chair: Philip Gorman
Bookstein Hall (BB) 3119
(818) 677-2457