Requirements

ScienceWorks: Entrepreneurial Studies in the Natural Sciences is a unique offering at Carthage. Students can combine their studies at Carthage with career and business preparation that will enhance their post-graduate success, including job performance, graduate school training, or developing and operating a business.

The ScienceWorks program includes a one-year course sequence, normally completed during a student's junior year, that covers all aspects of business and careers. During their senior year, students will study and develop full-scale business plans in partnership with a technology business company or organization.

This mixture of courses, hands-on experience, and advanced project work gives the best training before beginning a career or graduate training.

The program is offered as a minor, complementing majors across the Carthage curriculum.

Please note: Current students should follow the printed version of the College Catalog, and work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

The ESN Minor

The minor in Entrepreneurial Studies in the Natural Sciences requires 20 credits of work.

Required courses:

ESN 3100 Elements of Technology-Based Business Careers
ESN 3200 Development and Operation of Technology-Based Business
ESN 4100 Technology Based Business Project Development
ESN 4300 Business Plan Development and Presentations

Choose one:

ESN 2000 Classic to Contemporary Leadership Theory
ESN 3250 Commercial Technologies in Business
ACC 2000 Survey of Accounting
MGT 3120 Organizational Management
MGT 3600 Legal Environment of Business
MKT 3130 Marketing Principles
ISS 3450 Information Systems Theory and Practice
GEO 2600 Mapping Your World: Introduction to Geographic Information Science

ESN 3100 is generally offered as a Carthage Symposium, and ESN 3200 is a Writing Intensive Course, providing students with opportunities to meet those graduation requirements through participation in the program.

Please note: Current students should work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

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