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Certificates – MS in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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Enhance your corporate innovation or new venture skills with a certificate.

The Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) offers two graduate certificates to students who desire to complement their skills in accordance with leadership roles in startups or established organizations.

The two graduate certificates are:

  • Graduate Certificate in Corporate Innovation
  • Graduate Certificate in New Venture Entrepreneurship

Explore these two Innovation and Entrepreneurship certificates below.

Corporate Innovation Certificate

The graduate certificate in corporate innovation is focused on managing innovation within an established organization. The certificate is designed for students desiring to augment their skills in a technical or functional discipline with the management skills and perspectives necessary for the successful launch of new businesses or other innovations. The certificate may be obtained by completing 9 credit hours of study as detailed below:

New Venture Entrepreneurship Certificate

The graduate certificate in new venture entrepreneurship is focused on the management of innovation within the context of a new venture startup. The certificate may be obtained by completing 9 credit hours of study as detailed below:

  • ENTP 6370 Entrepreneurship (required)
  • ENTP 6390 Business Model Innovation (required)
  • One additional course selected from the following list:
    • ENTP 6378 Managing the Emerging Enterprise
    • ENTP 6360 Startup Launch I or ENTP 6365 Business Concept Validation
    • ENTP 6380 Market Entry Strategies

Application to the IE Certificate Program

Students already enrolled in a graduate degree program in the JSOM are automatically eligible to enroll in any ENTP course if they meet the course prerequisites. However, under the new JSOM guidelines, both degree seeking and non-degree seeking students must now separately apply to and be admitted to the IE certificate programs using the JSOM Certificate Programs page.

JSOM Certificate Admission

Please see the current graduate course catalog for course descriptions, course prerequisites and other information.

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