Interdisciplinary areas cross departmental boundaries and may appear as a concentration on the transcript alongside the declared major and any minors.

Please note: The information displayed here is current as of Thursday, May 23, 2019, but the official Course Catalog should be used for all official planning.

2018-2019 Course Catalog

Required for the interdisciplinary area in innovation and entrepreneurship

  1. Three core courses:
    1. I-E 100: In Pursuit of Innovation
    2. I-E 110: Financial Literacy
    3. I-E 300: Entrepreneurial Ventures
  2. At least one elective from:
    • MUEP 280: The Entrepreneurial Musician
    • GOVT 248: Social Entrepreneurship
    • ECON 405: Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    • ECON 400: Industrial Organization
    • I-E 212: Corporate Finance
    • Other courses in which aspects of innovation or entrepreneurship are central, such as Topics in Education Studies (EDST 450: Educating for Creativity); CMSC 410: Systems Analysis and Design
  3. A second course from 2. above, or an additional course that is directly relevant to innovation and entrepreneurship. At this time these include:
    • ART 600: Studio Art Senior Seminar
    • RLST 245: Apple, Google, Facebook
    • ENG 503: Contemporary American Poetry
    • ANTH 210: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
    • ART 245: Interarts: New Media Projects
    • ART 320: Intermediate Printmaking or ART 520: Advanced Printmaking
    • PHYS 340: Optics
  4. Practicum: A 3-unit course or internship such as Start-Up Theatre, Rabbit Gallery, or KidsGive; Internship in Studio Art (ART 395, 595, or 695), or others, including the option of a 400-level IS to continue a project started in a course. Alternatively, participation in the ACM Chicago Program with a focus on entrepreneurship.