Courses

Lehigh offers more than a dozen undergraduate courses annually in entrepreneurship and social ventures; and more than a dozen at the graduate level as well. The Professional Master’s in Technical Entrepreneurship program launched in 2012, with applications accepted year round. New undergraduate and graduate courses are added every year. LehighSiliconValley, a one-week, in-residence, immersion course for sophomores through graduate students, also launched in 2012.

Whether your interests are in tech startups and venture capital or how to start a new social justice organization, international NGO, or environmental nonprofit, we encourage students of all flavors and interests to explore the entrepreneurial process and to develop more innovative, entrepreneurial attitudes and the skills to tackle the status quo and change things.

The courses are very hands on and involve interaction and mentoring with real entrepreneurs. Indeed, nearly all are taught by experienced entrepreneurs. No textbooks to get dusty here.

Undergrad

As you surf through the pages here, you’ll find undergrad entrepreneurship courses with topics like

  • Intro to Entrepreneurship (ENTP 101)
  • Case studies Digging Deeper into the entrepreneurial process (ENTP 201)
  • Two startup “Garage” courses where you can Launch companies (ENTP 311 & 312)
  • Biotech startups (ENTP 320)
  • New Media entrepreneurship (ENTP 397)
  • Starting International NGOs related to development (ENTP 307)
  • Managing innovation and strategy for Nonprofits (ENTP 309)
  • “How to Save the World,” a course related to building organizations for Social Justice and better communities (ENTP 310)
  • Entrepreneurial Communications for Creative Industries
  • The Venture-Backed Company: From Early Stage to Exit

And we’re kicking the tires on ideas for more. Let us know at inentin@lehigh.edu if you are interested in courses in creativity; in entrepreneurship in music and the arts; in green tech; or an ideation sandbox course for new media educational technologies. We’re sure to give a couple new ones a test run in coming semesters.

Grad

Offerings at the graduate level are equally comprehensive, and packaged mainly as flexible Short Course Modules that can fit around the curriculum of any graduate program on campus.

VENTURESeries modules include developing a business plan; intellectual property; entrepreneurial marketing; assessing market potential and valuation; financing seed stage companies; venture capital; pro formas; IPOs and exit strategies; new venture organization and management; and creating production and delivery infrastructure.

All the 300-level courses above are also open to graduate students.

New offerings open to graduate students in any discipline include

  • “From Idea to Opportunity” which explores the idea stage of new venture creation where discovery plants the seed of a future enterprise;
  • “Bench to Market” designed for innovators, scientists and engineers in research labs interested in learning the process of transforming their lab discoveries into commercializable innovations;
  • “International Educational Innovation and Public Sector Entrepreneurship,” which examines the innovative contributions of social entrepreneurs to and through education worldwide;
  • LehighSiliconValley, a January-term immersion program in California’s Silicon Valley

Courses in the Technical Entrepreneurship Master’s Program include

  • Creativity and Systematic Innovation Methods
  • Entrepreneurial Startups
  • Intellectual Property
  • Integrated Product Development Process

Whether an undergraduate or graduate, join us to learn explore your innovative ideas and learn from the best in entrepreneurial education!

Undergrad

As you surf through the pages here, you’ll find undergrad entrepreneurship courses with topics like

  • Intro to Entrepreneurship (ENTP 101)
  • Case studies Digging Deeper into the entrepreneurial process (ENTP 201)
  • Two startup “Garage” courses where you can Launch companies (ENTP311 & 312)
  • Venture Capital courses in IPOs, doing deals, and valuing ideas (ENTP 195, 196 & 197)
  • Biotech startups (ENTP 320)
  • New Media entrepreneurship (ENTP 397)
  • Starting International NGOs related to development (ENTP307)
  • Managing innovation and strategy for Non-profits (ENTP 309)
  • “How to Save the World”, a course related to building organizations for Social Justice and better communities (ENTP 310)

And upcoming in Spring 2012 look for brand new courses in

  • LehighSiliconValley, a January term Immersion Program in Silicon Valley
  • Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship
  • The nitty-gritty Nuts and Bolts of specifically what you need to do to launch a non-profit

And we’re kicking the tires on ideas for more. Let us know at inentin@lehigh.edu if you might be interested in courses in creativity; in entrepreneurship in music and the arts; in green tech; or an ideation sandbox course for new media educational technologies. We’re sure to give a couple new ones a test run in coming semesters.

Grad

Offerings at the graduate level are equally comprehensive, and packaged mainly as flexible Short Course Modules that can fit around the curriculum of any graduate program on campus.

LehighVentureSeries modules include: developing business plan; intellectual property; entrepreneurial marketing; assessing market potential and valuation; financing seed stage companies; venture capital; pro formas; IPOs and exit strategies; new venture organization and management; and creating production and delivery infrastructure.

Note in addition that all the 300-Level Courses above are also open to graduate students.

New offerings on tap for 2011-12 and open to graduate students in any discipline include:

  • “From Idea to Opportunity” which explores the idea stage of new venture creation where discovery plants the seed of a future enterprise;
  • “Bench to Market” designed for innovators, scientists and engineers in research labs interested in learning the process of transforming their lab discoveries into commercializable innovations; and
  • “International Educational Innovation and Public Sector Entrepreneurship” which examines the innovative contributions of social entrepreneurs to and through education worldwide
  • LehighSiliconValley, a January term Immersion Program in Silicon Valley

Our Vision and Promise
When creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship are taught together ideas take shape; ideas when properly nurtured can lead to discovery, value creation, and a better tomorrow for all.