Second Major in Entrepreneurship
Students admitted into this course will build a strong background in quantitative environmental earth systems science (EESS) and statistics, algorithms, and entrepreneurship.
This Second Major in Entrepreneurship (SMiE) programme equips students with fundamental entrepreneurship competency and broaden their understanding in enterprise and innovation. It also inculcates students with an entrepreneurial mindset to deal with uncertainties in a VUCA* world and be the drivers of technology innovation. Students are provided with hands-on experiences in technopreneurship, along with a 20-week relevant overseas/local internship opportunities. The courses for the Second Major are offered by the NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur) and the Nanyang Business School.
With this, students will have the opportunity to expand their network and be part of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, seizing the opportunities from new technologies and placing emphasis on technopreneurship.
* Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity
To be awarded the Second Major in Entrepreneurship, students are required to complete:
- Compulsory Courses (12 AU)
- Elective courses (at least 13 AU)
- Compulsory Experiential Programme (10 AU)
Course Title | AU | Course Type |
Compulsory Courses (12 AU) | ||
ET5211 Entrepreneurial Mindset and Technology Innovation | 3 | BDE |
ET5212 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems | 3 | |
ET5213 Managing New Ventures | 3 | |
ET5214 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures | 3 | |
Elective Courses (at least 13 AU) | ||
ET5134 Enterprise Strategy | 3 | BDE |
ET5122 E-Startups & Social Media Strategies | 3 | |
BU5503 Innovation Marketing | 3 | |
BU5302 Law of Intellectual Property & New Media | 3 | |
ET5135 Business Venture Implementation | 3 | |
ET5215 Entrepreneurial Business Development | 3 | |
ET5216 Venture Capital Investment and Practices | 4 | |
ET5217 Design and Systems Thinking for Entrepreneurs | 4 | |
ET5218 Innovation and Commercialization of Technologies | 3 | |
AB0603 Social Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
Compulsory Experiential Programme (10 AU) 20-week internship with organizations, including start-ups, venture capital firms, entrepreneurship support organizations, and innovation setups in corporations. | ||
ES4003 Professional Internship | 10 | ICC Foundational Core |
ES4006 Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme (OEP) | 10 |
The full curriculum can be found here.