Texas A&M University Mays Business School
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Empowering Innovators

Earn your Master’s of Science in Entrepreneurial Leadership (MS ENLD). This is the ideal program for any individual who would like to combine the academic prowess of Mays Business School with their natural affinity for entrepreneurship and problem solving. The MS ENLD program will equip you with the knowledge and experience needed to fuel your future career.

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Curriculum

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The MS ENLD program requires 36 total credit hours and is a non-thesis program. The program is semi-cohort based. The program team recognizes the need for flexibility in our curriculum for students to achieve entrepreneurial goals. Every semester, students will meet with an advisor to build their schedule and any exceptions can be requested at that time.

At times, the MS ENLD advisor may prescribe electives in the Flexible Course Options section that all students in the cohort will take.

 

Required Courses (24 hours total)

  • MGMT 631 – Business Acumen for Managers (3 hours)
  • MGMT 637 – Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
  • MGMT 632 – Technology Commercialization (3 hours)
  • MGMT 638 – Strategic Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
  • MGMT 640 – Creativity and Innovation (3 hours)
  • MGMT 670/689 – Practical Issues in Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
  • MGMT 675 – Leadership (3 hours)
  • MGMT 689 – Special Topics in Managerial Analytics (3 hours)

Subject to change; Generally each cohort will be required to take these courses.

Flexible Course Options (12 hours total)

  • MGMT 633 – Organization Change and Development (3 hours)
  • MGMT 639 – Negotiations (3 hours)
  • MGMT 658 – Managing Projects (3 hours)
  • MGMT 680 – Business and Corporate Strategy (3 hours)

Other Course Options

  • MGMT 655 – Survey of Management (3 hours)
  • MGMT 679 – International Business Policy (3 hours)
  • MGMT 685 – Directed Studies (3 hours)
  • MGMT 684 – Internship (3 hours)
  • IBUS 685 – Directed Studies (3 hours)
  • FINC 644 – Funding New Ventures (3 hours)
  • MKTG 636 – Strategic Sales Leadership (3 hours)

Flexible Opportunities

Students enrolled in the MS ENLD program are able to fulfill some of the flexible requirements with courses in other departments within Mays Business School and in other colleges and schools at Texas A&M University.

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Business Idea Exploration

Often students join the program with the intention to launch a new venture. While in the program, students may begin to develop an idea they want to validate. The MS ENLD program offers a unique opportunity for students to work closely with a faculty member while earning directed studies (MGMT 685) credit to engage in business plan development, market research, and/or idea validation. Students are required to seek out faculty permission and work with the faculty member and the MS ENLD team to set up their directed studies course.
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Global Study

Many MS ENLD students fulfill one or more elective requirements through enrolling in a Mays faculty-led or reciprocal exchange program through the Mays Center for International Business Studies. Students joining a faculty-led program often earn credit for IBUS 685. Students participating in an exchange would work with the MS ENLD program team to outline their ideal path of study while abroad.
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Internships

As an enrolled MS ENLD student, students will have access to the Mays Career Management Center to help polish their professional skills, make connections for post-graduate employment, and potentially develop internships. Students with an interest in completing an internship may be able to enroll in MGMT 684 to earn course credit while developing their professional skills in the workplace. Students will work with the MS ENLD team to enroll in MGMT 684.
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