Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Academic Catalog 2023 - 2024

MINORS: COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Entrepreneurship The Entrepreneurship minor will provide students with the opportunity to learn the basic principles of business operations and new venture development. The learning objectives of the program include evaluation of opportunities and prospects for new ventures, analysis of profitability and financial sustainability, conceptualization of innovative products, services and/or processes, evaluation of franchising, exploration of community and social entrepreneurship, and application of a self-directed entrepreneurial project. (18 credits) BUS 2250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship BUS 3250 New Venture Creation BUS 3350 Franchising BUS 3450 Community and Social Entrepreneurship BUS 4250 Entrepreneurial Finance BUS 4750 The Entrepreneurial Experience Game Design The Game Design minor is available for students with an interest in Game Design as an extension of their major course of study. The focus of the minor is to provide a foundation in the conceptual, theoretical, and practical skills needed to pursue academic or applied work in the field of games. Students learn about the business of developing a game concept and presenting it to a publisher. Prerequisites are required. (18 credits) CIS 2500 Introduction to Game Design CIS 2550 Game Programming CIS 3280 Mobile Applications DIG 2260 Digital Music Studio DIG 2280 Animation Techniques DIG 3262 Digital 3-D History The History minor is designed to give students with an intellectual curiosity about history a basic foundation of historical literacy and the implications for the future. Students in the History minor develop analytical, research, and writing skills that are required for success in most fields of employment. The History minor also promotes critical thinking, analytical problem solving, researching, and writing. Students must successfully complete the following courses (18 credits): HUM 2801 Humanities I: Moments of Global Change HUM 2956 From Villages to Empires HUM 3805 World Revolutions HIS 3000-4000 Level Elective HIS 3000-4000 Level Elective HIS 3000-4000 Level Elective

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