IEE Minor Requirements

(For course descriptions see the 2011 Undergraduate Catalog.)

In order to complete the Minor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, students must take six courses (54 units): two core courses, and four electives. At most one of these courses may double-count with another major or minor. NOTE: Some courses have additional prerequisites.

Core Courses (18 units)
At least two of the courses must come from the following list of core courses:

Bus. Admin.	70-416	New Venture Creation
Bus. Admin.	70-418	Financing Entrepreneurship Ventures
Economics	73-474	The Economics of Ideas: Growth, Innovation and Intellectual Property
History	79-342	Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
SDS	88-343	Economics of Technological Change
SDS	88-345	Perspectives on Industrial Research and Development
SDS	88-347	Complex Technological Systems: Past, Present, and Future
SDS	88-371	Entrepreneurship, Regulation and Technological Change
SDS	88-391	Technology and Economic Growth
SDS	88-410	The Global Economy: A User's Guide
SDS	88-411	The Rise of the Asian Economies
SDS	88-413	Energy and Climate: History, Science, Technology, and Policy in the US 1776-207

Electives (36 units)

The other four required courses can come from the above list of core courses or the following courses that were developed in whole or part for the minor:

HCI	05-320	The Social Web: Content, Communities, and Context
ISR	08-463	Service Innovation
ISR	08-533	Privacy, Policy, Law and Technology
SCS	15-390	Entrepreneurship for Computer Science
EPP	19-402	Telecommunications, Technology Policy & Management
EPP	19-448	Science, Technology & Ethics
EPP	19-486	Computational Entrepreneurship
EPP	19-609	Public Policy and Regulation
EPP	19-662	Special Topics: Technology and Development in China & India
EPP	19-682	The Strategy and Management of Technological Innovation
Mech Eng	24-484	Decision Tools for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship
Art	60-540	The Artist as Entrepreneur
H&SS Interdisc.	67-329	Contemporary Themes in Global Systems
Bus. Admin.	70-415	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Bus. Admin.	70-417	Topics in Entrepreneurship
Economics	73-148	Environmental Economics
Economics	73-474	The Economics of Ideas: Growth, Innovation and Intellectual Property
History	79-246	Industrial America
History	79-289	Energy, Environment, Globalization in the Americas
History	79-334	Law, Ethics, and the Life Sciences
History	79-372	Perspectives on the Urban Environment
History	79-386	Entrepreneurs in Africa, Past, Present and Future
SDS	88-378	International Economics
SDS	88-412	Economics of Global Warming
SDS	88-415	Global Competitiveness: Firms Nations, and Technological Change
SDS	88-419	Negotiation
SDS	88-423	Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
Heinz School	90-811	Foundation of Social Innovation and Enterprise
Heinz School	90-845	Social Enterprise Incubator
Heinz School	90-858	Microfinance and Development

Students can also nominate up to two courses outside of the above two lists to qualify toward the six courses required for the minor. These courses must be directly relevant to the minor. A student must submit and have approved a petition for a course outside the above lists to qualify for the minor.