Appleton, USA
DEGREE TYPE
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Scholarships
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Introduction
The mission of the I&E program is to enable students to pursue their passion through innovative and entrepreneurial ventures in courses and co-curricular activities.
If you’re interested in developing innovative solutions to real problems—and bringing those solutions to those who need them—this program will help you build critical skills including analyzing consumer, community, or market needs; creating business plans; reconciling conflicting goals; prioritizing and organizing work; pitching ideas; working well on multidisciplinary teams; collaborating and communicating with outside boards and advisors.
This interdisciplinary area is a powerful addition to any major at Lawrence University, and courses in a variety of departments can be chosen as electives.
Lawrentians sometimes pair Innovation & Entrepreneurship with
- Art history
- Economics
- Government
- Environmental studies
- Mathematics
- Music performance
- Studio art
- Theater
Curriculum
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Interdisciplinary Area
3 core classes:
- I-E 100: In Pursuit of Innovation
- I-E 110: Financial Literacy
- I-E 300: Entrepreneurship Ventures
2 electives, options include:
- I-E 280: Entrepreneurial Musician
- I-E 245: Social Entrepreneurship
- I-E 212: Corporate Finance
- I-E 295: Sport Entrepreneurship
1 practicum or venture:
- Rabbit Art Gallery
- KidsGive
- Start-Up Theater
- ACM Chicago, entrepreneurial focus
The Chandler Senior Experience
Recent Senior Experiences include:
- Trade Adjustment Act: The Real Cost of Retraining America's Manufacturers
- Quantitative Methods in Antitrust: U.S. Airline Market
- Reinvesting in the Social, Economic, and Health Benefits of the Conservation Corps
- Neocolonialism Versus Strategic Partnerships of Countries
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Risk: Germany vs. the United States
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Ideal Students
You might enjoy this if you're interested in
- Starting your own business or venture
- Business consulting or strategy
- Arts management
- Sales and marketing
- Financial management, financial planning
- Music industry
Career Opportunities
Life After Lawrence
Lawrentians can enjoy careers in
Business, government relations, non-governmental organizations, arts organizations, startups, consulting companies
Recent employers include
McKinsey & Company, Priority Group of Stockholm, Drone Hub Media, BCD Video, Kimberly-Clark, Zurich North America, the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, Innovation Pavilion, Integral Wealth, Hellermann Tyton, Navigant Consulting, Walt Disney World
Lawrentians can earn advanced degrees in
Economics, business administration (MBA), public policy, international development
Recent schools include
Columbia University, Hanken School of Economics/Finland, London School of Economics, Startup Institute, Hack Reactor, Stanford University d.school