Minor: Engineering Entrepreneurial

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: No grades below C-.

Other GPA requirements to earn minor: None.

Contact Information: Judith Pearse, Coordinator, Electrical Engineering Technology, 7 Barrows Hall, 207-581-2346, jude.pearse@umit.maine.edu

The Engineering Entrepreneurial Minor provides engineering students with a “big-picture” perspective on business and how to approach non-technical issues in today’s work environments. Initially requested by several key industry advocates, this minor shows engineering students how their skills may be best utilized in a business situation. With a focus on such coursework as project management, business law, economics, and small business management, students are provided with a unique business perspective that makes them highly valuable in today’s workforce.

Required Courses:

With permission of the administrator of the minor, a student can substitute other courses for the following courses.

BUA 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BUA 220 - The Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
See Note 1
ECO 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
OR
ECO 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EET 386 - Project Management Credits: 3
See Note 2
MET 484 - Engineering Economics Credits: 3
See Note 3
SVT 475 - Small Business Management Credits: 3
Notes:

¹CET 451 - Construction Law. Credits: 3 has been approved by BUA to substitute for BUA 220.

²Students may substitute CET 462 - Construction Planning and Scheduling Credits: 3 or CIE 413 - Project Management. Credits: 2 (plus one credit), for this course.

³Students may substitute CIE 412 - Engineering Decisions. Credits: 2 plus CIE 410 - Engineering Ethics. Credits: 1