Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate

Undergraduate Level

Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate (I&E Certificate) is a 16-credit sequence to actively lay a foundation, build a core, shape and polish a student’s capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship through engagement in advanced projects and ancillary coursework.

This program complements any major and can be completed in four to nine semesters. Completion involves a capstone course that is a practical implementation of a project or launch of a business. The program is designed to be of special interest to traditional and non-traditional students who have ambitions for establishing a startup company developing or offering an innovative product, process, ministry, organization or service.

 

Undergraduate Certificate Courses

CRN Course Name Credits
INEN 221  Introduction to Innovation & Entrepreneurship—Foundations of Play 3
INEN 225  Prototyping and Tinkering 3
INEN 300 Seminar 1
INEN 309  The Implementation Tool Box 3
INEN 455  Advanced Project—The Launch 3
Elective  Three credits of electives to be chosen in consultation with and approved by student’s primary I&E advisor 3

Graduate Level

Graduate Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate

The Graduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate (I&E Certificate) is a 16-credit sequence to actively lay a foundation, build a core, shape and polish a student’s capacity for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) through engagement in advanced projects and ancillary coursework. It is open to master's level students enrolled on the main campus of Andrews University.

The program requires 10 credits of core courses and is complemented by 6 credits from one of three focus area tracks: Non-Profit Innovation, Humanitarian and Development Innovation, and Product-Market Innovation. Completion involves a capstone course that is a practical implementation of a project or launch of a business, non-profit organization, or ministry. This program is designed to be of special interest to traditional and non-traditional students who have ambitions for establishing a startup company developing or offering an innovative product, process, ministry, organization, or service. 

Graduate Certificate Courses

Required Courses - 10 credits

CRN Course Name Credits
INEN 521  Innovation Theory and Practice 3
INEN 540  Innovative Business Models 3
INEN 500 Graduate Seminar 1
INEN 690  Capstone Project 3

Focus Area - 6 credits

Students must choose one of the following focus areas:

Not-For-Profit Innovation

Choose 6 credits from the following courses:

BSAD 530 - Leadership & Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations Credits: 3
MKTG 540 - Marketing Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations Credits: 3
LEAD 628 - Creating Collective Impact Credits: 1-3
LEAD 641 - Leading Social Innovation Credits: 1-3

Humanitarian and Development Innovation

Choose 6 credits from the following courses:

CIDS 534 - Fundraising Credits: 3
CIDS 535 - Grant Writing Credits: 2
CIDS 673 - Project Cycle Management Credits: 3

Product-Market Innovation

Choose 6 credits from the following courses:

INEN 520 - Minimum Viable Product Credits: 3
INEN 650 - Graduate Business Accelerator Credits: 3
MKTG 680 - Strategic Marketing Management Credits: 3

Have Any Questions?

Feel free to contact us.

Email: innovate@andrews.edu
Phone: 269-471-3262

Student Feedback

Avet Badalyan

Avet Badalyan who majors in Data Science decided to participate in the I&E Certificate program in order to supplement his technical degree with entrepreneurial activities. He indicates that this program has helped him with his objective, "the certificate courses gave me access to brilliant instructors from different professions who provided real opportunities to successfully launch an innovative product". During the course of the program, Avet enjoyed the experience of building a real-world product and pitching it to a business community as part of his final project.

Joshua Dulcich

Another graduate, Joshua Dulcich, who majors in Computer Science & Math Studies with minors in Graphic Design & Engineering, saw the I&E Certificate program as an opportunity to bring his ideas into full production. He indicates that the certificate courses have "perfectly catered to filling the gaps in my process of creating: whether part of the design process, manufacturing details, or legal questions I had." The highlight of his education experience in the program was a capstone project he worked on in correlation with the pitch competition where he was able to bring an idea full track into reality.