Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Venture Innovation
The Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation offers bachelor's,
master's, and doctoral programs for students who want to be tomorrow’s business, community,
and academic innovators. Faculty in the program discover and disseminate knowledge
through their research, supporting Arkansas, economic development and the academic
community.
Academic Programs
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Major
Bachelor’s Degree
The marketplace has evolved in the past decade or so to provide an increasingly large
lane for those who want to pursue their own passions.
Start your own for-profit or non-profit venture. Manage and grow small businesses,
or enter the workforce with an entrepreneurial mindset and skills in innovation and
technology commercialization.
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Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Minor Program
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Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Students
Minor Program
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Master of Science in Product Innovation
Master's Degree
Gain the skills and experiences to turn great ideas into great products. The part-time
Master of Science in Product Innovation advances your professional skills through
coursework and the hands-on practicum experience – without stepping out of the workforce
to advance your education.
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Entrepreneurship Certificate
Micro-Certificate
The Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Microcertificate will teach students the core tools
necessary to start a new business venture, allowing them to learn the process by the
practical building of their own new venture.
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Organizational Innovation Certificate
Micro-Certificate
The Organizational Innovation Undergraduate MicroCertificate is designed to help further
develop organizational innovation leaders through an undergraduate practicum-based
program in organization innovation.
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Outdoor Products and Services Certificate
Micro-Certificate
Love biking, fishing, climbing, camping or hiking? Earn an Outdoor Products and Services
Micro-Certificate to gain an understanding of the business side of outdoor recreation.
This micro-certificate consists of nine credit hours, is open to students from all
disciplines and no prerequisites are required.
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Social Innovation Certificate
Micro-Certificate
Interested in creating a sustainable business, financially viable and with a net positive
impact on society and the environment? Come join us and earn a Social Innovation Micro-Certificate
to gain an understanding of the business side of social change.
This micro-certificate consists of 9 credit hours, is open to students from all disciplines
and no prerequisites are required.
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Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Certificate
This program provides a fast-paced, experiential environment to develop your skills
as a founder alongside intensive mentoring and soft skills development.
Designed to pair graduate students from business and non-business disciplines into
an incubation-like setting for exploring ideas and connecting new technologies to
market opportunities.
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PhD Program: Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Doctoral Degree
The department offers a PhD program in Business Administration that prepares students
for careers as scholars focused on problems facing businesses. The program offers
areas of emphasis in Entrepreneurship, Nonmarket Strategy, and Corporate Social Responsibility,
and Micro foundations of Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
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Graduate students (l-r) Seth Baker and Morgan Reese present their solutions for more comfortable biking helmets in the Principles of Product Design and Prototyping (SEVI 5443) class, a component in the Master of Science in Product Innovation program.
05/29/2024 | By Lori McLemore
ProPika was formed in the U of A Office of Entrepreneurship's New Venture Development courses, an intensive, incubator-like sequence that helps students develop the knowledge and skills to bring new innovations to society
05/23/2024 | By Brandon Howard
The team emerged from the Walton College Master of Science in Product Innovation program, which develops the skills to create, launch and manage products in the context of a startup or industry environment.
04/29/2024
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