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Entrepreneurship courses and minors from the Derby Entrepreneurship Center

Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education @ Tufts

The Derby Entrepreneurship Center offers 20+ unique undergraduate entrepreneurship courses, most of which are offered every semester. We also offer two minors: the Entrepreneurship Minor, the biggest minor on campus, and the Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor, a collaboration with Tisch College.

Entrepreneurship Minor

The Entrepreneurship Minor is the most popular minor on campus, with courses that draw students from all schools and colleges at Tufts University. Students learn to work and think like entrepreneurs and speak the language of business by taking the equivalent of five dynamic courses taught by award-winning entrepreneurs and investors.

Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor

The Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor is offered in partnership with Tisch College of Civic Life. It is designed for students who want to solve problems in today’s society and drive impact through innovation and new venture creation. Students build knowledge about the processes of social change via three civic studies courses offered by Tisch College.

Browse Entrepreneurship Courses

We offer a variety of innovation and entrepreneurship courses to students from all schools at Tufts University. These courses help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset that helps them accelerate their career growth, whether they want to work in a startup, a big company, a nonprofit, or a government agency.

Unless otherwise stated, ENT courses are offered as 3-Credit, full semester, graded courses.

These courses include the following class attributes:
BFA-Social Science, LA-Distribution-Social Sciences, SoE-HASS-Social Sciences.

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Additional Undergraduate Programs at Tufts Gordon Institute

Engineering Management Minor

The Engineering Management Minor is a leadership-focused program that emphasizes real life experience and engineering practice, not just theory, and equips you with a competitive edge in the workplace. All students from Tufts University’s School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering are welcome to complete the minor. To earn the minor, students will complete four required courses and one elective, all taken for a grade.

Foundations for future leadership minor

For students in the School of Engineering, Tufts Gordon Institute offers the Foundations for Future Leadership Minor, which provides students with the skills and mindset to lead society through the challenges of tomorrow. To earn the minor, students need to complete three half-semester core courses and one elective course. School of Arts and Science students are welcome to take the courses, although the minor will not be reflected on your transcript. 

Master of Science Programs at the Tufts Gordon Institute

Master of Science in Innovation Management

The MS in Innovation & Management from Tufts University’s Gordon Institute, home to the Derby Entrepreneurship Center, is a full-time, accelerated program designed for people who want to make things happen. Who are passionate about science, technology, engineering, or math. Who believe new solutions will solve our toughest challenges – and make this a better world.

MSIM + MS in Engineering: Dual Degree Master’s Program

Develop your innovation, leadership, and management skills and build your technical depth with our Dual Degree master’s program. You’ll earn two degrees – an MS in Innovation & Management (MSIM) and an MS offered by one of the six academic departments within the School of Engineering. You can earn both degrees in an accelerated timeframe at a reduced cost.