Entrepreneurship

The Certificate in Entrepreneurship, prepares students to develop strategies to start  an enterprise, join a startup, or effectively contribute to an established or emerging organization. Students engaged in the Certificate in Entrepreneurship will develop key skills demonstrate that they can take the initiative to plan and organize resources, understand market behaviors, build and lead teams, and deliver results to be successful in their chosen field. These are the skills and responsibilities of a leader in nearly any field today and entrepreneurship skills will contribute to the immediate and future success of students in all majors.

The Entrepreneurship Certificate is closely aligned with the Trinity College Innovation Fellowship program, which guides students through experiential learning, coursework, and internships to develop entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets.

Credit 1:
Students select from the following list that equates to 1.00 unit of study:

CCUR 231 – Entrepreneur Workshop J-Term

An immersive workshop about how innovative startup companies create new technologies and jobs, produce value for stakeholders, and change the world. Startup skills and fluency in terminology will be crucial in a wide range of careers in organizations, public or private, domestic, or global. We will study mechanics of startups, motivations and behaviors of startup founders, and major examples of startups, such as Ethereum, AirBNB, Google, and LinkedIn. You will learn and apply lean startup techniques articulated by startup CEO and Stanford Professor Steve Blank. Guest presentations by Trinity’s highly accomplished alumni entrepreneurs. The skills will prepare you to make a positive impact in your career, and provide a head start to those students who plan to create their own startup, or join one. 0.50 units, Seminar

0.5 credit Internship

Students will complete a relevant internship(s) that builds on the development of problem-solving, creativity, brainstorming/ideation, and/or user research skills introduced in the J-term course. Internship(s), in coordination with the Career and Life Design Office, must be pre-approved by the certificate advisor. 0.50 units, Internship

Credit 2:
Students will complete a relevant internship(s) that continues the development of problem-solving, creativity, brainstorming/ideation, and/or user research skills. Students can complete two .50 units in internships or one 1.00 units in internships that satisfies the aforementioned skill development. Internship(s), in coordination with the Career and Life Design Office, must be pre-approved by the certificate advisor.

Credit 3:
Music 275 – The Business of Music
THDN 235 – Voice
Rome 327 – European Union
Urban Studies 302 – Cities and Migration
Urban Studies 319 – Affordable Housing Policies
ENGR 201- Engineering Entrepreneurship
CPSC 103 – Concept to Prototype

For related opportunities, please see the Innovation Certificate. 

For more information, students should contact Professor Garth Myers.