Master's in Entrepreneurial Leadership
Lead with Innovation and Vision
Launch new ventures and lead organizations through strategic change with 91制片厂鈥檚 Online Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Leadership (MS-EL). This 30-credit entrepreneurship degree will provide you with the skills to start new businesses and lead entrepreneurial initiatives within existing companies.
Earn It Your Way
Complete your M.S. in Entrepreneurial Leadership at your own pace with online classes and flexible degree options. Your Student Success Coach will help you build your course plan and choose a schedule that suits you. You can earn your MS-EL in 3-6 semesters, with spring, summer, and fall start terms available. Begin your studies directly in the MS-EL program or you can transition from our Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship or Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership.
The program can be completed fully online, but students in the region are invited to participate in optional in-person events and utilize on-campus entrepreneurship resources.
Experiential Learning
In the MS-EL program, you will gain expertise in design thinking, lean startup methodology, product development, change management, and securing venture capital.
You will create, invent, and learn in our state-of-the-art Center for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, which includes the Louis D. Mallet Entrepreneurship Zone for idea generation, problem solving, and business planning, and Bob鈥檚 Launch Pad, an innovative prototyping lab. The Center also hosts hackathons, workshops, and guest speakers.
Pittsburgh's regional entrepreneurship ecosystem was recently ranked as one of the top-25 global emerging startup environments! Leveraging 91制片厂's connections, you can compete in pitch competitions, including the 91制片厂 New Venture Challenge, and take advantage of the consulting services and workshops offered by the .
Program Information
Launch new ventures and build innovative organizations with this 30-credit master's degree.
Program Type
Major
Degree
Master's
Duration
3-6 Semesters
Required Credit Hours
30
Modality
Online
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Curriculum
- ENTR 601鈥擨deation Adventure (3 credits)
- ENTR 602鈥擳he Entrepreneurial Manager (3 credits)
- ENTR 603鈥擡ntrepreneurship, Venture Finance and the Law (3 credits)
- ENTR 604鈥擲ales & Marketing for the Entrepreneurial Firm (3 credits)
- ENTR 605鈥擡ntrepreneurship Pitch Experience (3 credits)
- ENTR 676鈥擲ustainable Product Innovation (3 credits) or GRBU 638鈥擯roject Management (3 credits)
- MGMT 605鈥擫eadership & Motivation for Executives (3 credits)
- MGMT 608鈥擳he Executive Environment (3 credits)
- MGMT 619鈥擝udgeting & Finance for Leaders (3 credits)
- MGMT 620鈥擬anaging Innovation & Change (3 credits)
Accreditation
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) awarded 91制片厂's undergraduate and graduate Schools of Business its full accreditation. The AACSB accreditation is recognized as a global mark of distinction. Less than 6 percent of the world's more than 1,200 business schools have passed the rigorous review necessary to earn the honor.
Learning Outcomes
Ethical Competency
Learners will be able to recognize ethical dilemmas in an organizational context and
apply ethical decision-making frameworks to business decisions.
- Identify an ethical dilemma.
- Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to create an ethically defensible solution for business problems.
Management and Leadership Skills
Learners will gain collaboration and influence skills necessary for managing people
and creating positive organizational change.
- Demonstrate interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Demonstrate influence skills through effectively conveying managerial recommendations in both written and verbal communications.
Entrepreneurial Skills
Learners will demonstrate an ability to analyze complex situations, analyze information and evaluate alternatives from different perspectives to develop solutions for business problems and to seize innovative opportunities.
- Identify and frame business problems and opportunities.
- Synthesize data to support decisions.
- Strategically evaluate complex situations to set goals and design functionally integrative plans to move an organization forward.