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community business owners, organizers and leaders which address the business/employment opportunities this new MS in Entrepreneurship will offer students. The MS in Entrepreneurship program is an advantageous and attractive step in the context of the Zicklin School of Business’s efforts to establish a nationally renowned Entrepreneurship program. By facilitating faculty research opportunities, as well as cooperation and collaboration with key business leaders, the Entrepreneurship program is the heart of Baruch College’s plans to strengthen its reputation and profile as a leader in business education and scholarship in Entrepreneurship. The establishment of an MS in Entrepreneurship program will attract additional national attention to the Entrepreneurship program and help the Zicklin School of Business be recognized as a leader in this field. The Zicklin School of Business and Baruch College have long been dedicated to the goal of creating nationally recognized Entrepreneurship programs with significant impact on the Entrepreneurship industry in the New York metropolitan area. Vital to that goal is the development of rigorous programs of graduate study in Entrepreneurship. Thus, the creation of the MS degree in Entrepreneurship will help the College and the School to achieve this goal. STUDENTS This proposed MS in Entrepreneurship is appropriate for various student populations and a number of situations, particularly given its shorter duration and lower costs. Research suggests that about one third of the population is continually engaged in “nascent” entrepreneurial behaviors and about 10 percent of the U.S. population currently own businesses. Both nascent and current entrepreneurs desire and need advanced education and could be better served with this proposed MS degree. Further, some U.S. students already have an MBA in another subject –matter area but wish to complete additional in-depth course work as a second graduate degree. Some international students already have a foreign graduate degree but wish to complete a U.S. graduate degree. Additionally, this proposed MS in Entrepreneurship is a synergistic addition to the six international locations (such as Taiwan) where other Baruch College MS degree programs are currently being administered through the International Programs Office. Students of the proposed MS in Entrepreneurship will be engaged in a concentrated program of Entrepreneurship courses. As suggested above, the MS in Entrepreneurship is designed to meet the needs of students who have backgrounds in entrepreneurial ventures, are part of family businesses, or are interested in starting their own businesses when they graduate. The program is interdisciplinary and also includes courses in management, human resources management, marketing, finance, and law. The curriculum will prepare students with the technical training, skills and encouragement to become entrepreneurs in their own right. Whatever business or industry they choose to pursue, graduates of the program will be excellently situated to begin successful careers and/or new and regenerated ventures in the Entrepreneurship arena. Students will also have greater access to high-level technical and analytical careers within entrepreneurial firms as well as 8
positions on Wall Street or high-venture startup firms, and will be qualified for management-level positions in development and consulting firms. The proposed MS in Entrepreneurship program builds upon the existing MBA in Entrepreneurship program and the BBA in Entrepreneurship program. These MBA and BBA programs currently offer and the new MS will also offer: • Internship opportunities within the Lawrence N. Field Center and with local entrepreneurial firms • Entrepreneurship job-placement assistance • Baruch College Entrepreneurship Competition (BCEC), annually • Baruch Entrepreneurship Network - A mentoring program that matches students with executives in New York City entrepreneurial firms and Baruch College alumni • Entrepreneurship Club for students • Distinguished Lecture Series and non-degree courses offered by Lawrence N. Field Center • Executives on Campus program These existing programs greatly enhance students’ interactions with various industries and help them to find suitable positions and/or ventures upon graduation. The proposed MS in Entrepreneurship affords these opportunities, increasing students’ potential successes in this challenging and rewarding field while offering a shorter and costeffective alternative to the MBA when the student’s circumstances and desires warrant such. A. Interest/Demand The current student demand for Entrepreneurship related courses is strong. At this moment, Baruch College regularly offers four Entrepreneurship-related courses for MBA students who major in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. Baruch College has approximately 150 MBA students enrolled in Entrepreneurship required courses each year (see Table 7). As reported in Table A-1, although charging over $40,000 in tuition for the degree, University of Florida, as an example, attracts approximately around 50 students to its MS in Entrepreneurship program offered by the Hough Graduate School of Business. Relative to the existing MBA Students and Program, the MBA in Management/Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management is designed to meet the needs of students who have backgrounds in entrepreneurial ventures, are part of family businesses, or are interested in starting their own businesses when they graduate. The program is interdisciplinary and includes courses in management, accountancy, economics/finance, marketing, computer information systems and law. MBA students can major in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management by completing 12 credits or four courses which include 9 required credits and 3 elective credits. Thus in Table 2, MGT9860 is required and two additional required courses can be chosen from a set of three courses (MGT9861, MGT9865, and MGT9867) listed below: 9
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