All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Successful entrepreneurship is fundamental to a healthy community. Students majoring in Community Entrepreneurship test the entrepreneurial waters in courses designed to provide firsthand experience in launching and strengthening a business. Students build skills applying strategic planning, marketing, management, economics, and public policy on the enterprise level. This major emphasizes enterprises that promote community development with sound stewardship of natural resources and regard for social capital.
CDAE Core Requirements
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CDAE 1020 | World Food,Pop & Develop | 3 |
| CDAE 1240 | Fund of Public Communication | 3 |
| or CDAE 1400 | Small Group Communication | |
| CDAE 1610 | Principles of Comm Dev Econ | 3 |
| CDAE 2020 | Sustainable Community Dev | 3 |
| CDAE 2270 | Consumer,Markets&Public Policy | 3 |
| CDAE 3500 | Applied Research Methods | 4 |
Community Entrepreneurship Major Requirements
Students must complete:
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1212 | Fundamentals of Calculus I (or higher) | 3 |
| STAT 1410 | Basic Statistical Methods 1 | 3 |
| or STAT 1110 | Elements of Statistics | |
| POLS 1300 | US Political System | 3 |
| CDAE 2570 | Consumer Law and Policy | 3 |
| CDAE 2660 | Intro to Comm Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| CDAE 2680 | Marketing:Com Entrepreneurs | 3 |
| CDAE 2670 | Fin Mgmt: Comm Entrepreneurs | 4 |
| CDAE 3530 | Macroeconomics for Appl Econ | 3 |
| CDAE 3540 | Microeconomics for Appl Econ | 3 |
| CDAE 3550 | Applied Consumption Economics | 3 |
| CDAE 3660 | Dec Making:Comm Entrepreneurs | 3 |
| CDAE 3670 | Strat Plan:Comm Entrepreneurs | 4 |
| Choose 2 of the following: | ||
| Sustainable Fashion | ||
| Design Innovation I | ||
| Think Like an Entrepreneur | ||
| Social Media:Theory 2 Practice | ||
| Doc. Film for Social Change | ||
| Event Planning for Athletics | ||
| Media-Policy-Action | ||
| Public Communication Media | ||
| Leadership in Practice | ||
| Sports Media | ||
| Community Media Production | ||
| Propaganda, Media, & Cit Respn | ||
| Consumer Law in Action I | ||
| Design Innovation II | ||
| Global Media & Intl Developmen | ||
| The Real Cost of Food | ||
| Agricultural Policy and Ethics | ||
| Community Org & Development | ||
| Economics of Sustainability | ||
| Contemp Policy Iss:Comm Dev | ||
| Consumer Law in Action II | ||
| Smart Resilient Communities | ||
| Local Community Initiatives | ||
| Project Development & Planning | ||
| Community Design Studio | ||
| Internship (or SL course with advisor approval) | ||