The Minor in Design Entrepreneurship aligns existing Design and Entrepreneurship coursework in order to provide holistic training to students who wish to apply design thinking and methodologies into commercial applications. Students participating in the minor would take four courses in successful venture creation through the Center for Entrepreneurship, one course in Design thinking and methodologies, then a capstone Design course in which they'll apply all that they've learned in their other minor coursework.
Admission Requirements:
In order to qualify for admission to the Minor in Design Entrepreneurship, the interested student must hold a KU Cumulative Graduation GPA (just KU grades) of at least a 2.0.
A portfolio is not required for admission to the Minor in Design Entrepreneurship.
Application Link & Deadline:
In order to be considered for admission to the Minor in Design Entrepreneurship, students will need to submit the Change of Major/Minor/Certificate webform.
The deadline for making changes to your program/plan for the current term is the 20th day (Census Day) of the Fall and Spring semesters, which can be found on the academic calendar. All changes made after the 20th day will be future dated to the next term.
Applications received from students who don't meet the GPA requirement listed above will be denied.
Total Required Credit Hours, 300+ Level (jr/sr) Credit Hours:
The Minor in Design Entrepreneurship requires 20 credit hours of coursework (6 courses), all of which are taken at the 300+ (jr/sr) level.
Residency Requirement:
At least 9 credit hours of coursework completed for the minor must be completed at KU.
GPA Requirement:
A minimum GPA of at least 2.0 is required across all courses completed for the minor.
Specific Course Requirements:
Admission to the minor is not prerequisite for enrollment in ENTR courses. Admission is prerequisite for enrollment in ADS courses.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ENTR 410 | Building Entrepreneurial Competency | 3 |
| ENTR 460 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3 |
| ENTR 470 | Entrepreneurial Marketing | 3 |
| ENTR 490 | Solving Wicked Problems | 3 |
| ADS 560 | Topics in Design: _____ | 4 |
| or ANIM 440 | Fourth-Year Studio I: Pre-Production |
| or ILLU 455 | Promotion and Marketing for Illustration I |
| or INDD 410 | Industrial Design Fourth-Year Studio I |
| or IXD 432 | Interaction Design 4 |
| or PHTO 450 | Fourth-Year Seminar |
| or VISC 465 | Fourth-Year Studio I |
| ADS 560 | Topics in Design: _____ | 4 |
| or ANIM 450 | Fourth-Year Studio II: Production and Post |
| or ILLU 465 | Fourth-Year Studio II: Promotion and Marketing for Illustration II |
| or INDD 425 | Industrial Design Fourth-Year Studio II |
| or IXD 442 | Interaction Design 5 |
| or PHTO 500 | Portfolio and Thesis |
| or VISC 470 | Visual Communication Capstone |
| Total Hours | 20 |
