Community Entrepreneurship B.S.

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

CDAE 1020World Food,Pop & Develop3
CDAE 1240Fund of Public Communication3
or CDAE 1400 Small Group Communication
CDAE 1610Principles of Comm Dev Econ3
CDAE 2020Sustainable Community Dev3
CDAE 2270Consumer,Markets&Public Policy3
CDAE 3500Applied Research Methods4

Community Entrepreneurship Major Requirements

Students must complete:

MATH 1212Fundamentals of Calculus I (or higher)3
STAT 1410Basic Statistical Methods 13
or STAT 1110 Elements of Statistics
CDAE 2570Consumer Law and Policy3
CDAE 2660Intro to Comm Entrepreneurship3
CDAE 2680Marketing:Com Entrepreneurs3
CDAE 2670Fin Mgmt: Comm Entrepreneurs4
CDAE 3530Macroeconomics for Appl Econ3
CDAE 3540Microeconomics for Appl Econ3
CDAE 3550Applied Consumption Economics3
CDAE 3660Dec Making:Comm Entrepreneurs3
CDAE 3670Strat Plan:Comm Entrepreneurs4
Choose 2 of the following:
Design Innovation I
Social Media:Theory 2 Practice
Doc. Film for Social Change
Event Planning for Athletics
Media-Policy-Action
Public Communication Media
Leadership in Practice
Crisis Communication
Sports Media
Community Media Production
Propaganda, Media, & Cit Respn
Consumer Law in Action I
Design Innovation II
Design+Cultural Entreprneurshp
Global Media & Intl Developmen
Rural Comm in Modern Society
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
Applied Community Planning
Internship (or SL course with advisor approval)