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Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs are essential to our society. They foster technological and social change, and their innovation and creativity forge our future. Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, a top-20 entrepreneurship program, assists FDU students in achieving their entrepreneurial goals.

The MBA in entrepreneurship focuses on class work and outreach programs that provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice entrepreneurship in a real environment. It offers a thorough and practical understanding of the issues involved in both starting a business and fostering innovation in a corporate setting.

Classes are taught using a combination of lectures, case studies, team exercises, guest speakers and fieldwork. This major allows students to draw from a variety of carefully selected courses to become business generalists, well-versed in organizing and managing resources. Entrepreneurship graduates typically start their own successful ventures or pursue “intrapraneurial” careers with major corporations.

This major is offered under the auspices of the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Silberman College of Business, at the Florham Campus, Madison, New Jersey and also at the Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, New Jersey.

Contact Ethne Swartz, Department Chair, at (973) 443-8979 or email ethne_swartz@fdu.edu for further information.

Career Opportunities

Students majoring in Entrepreneurship develop the skills necessary to identify a marketable product or service and to carry out the tasks required to get it to customers.  They will learn how to develop a business plan to organize their efforts and launch the venture.  These skills will enable the individual to reach his or her ultimate career goal, be it starting a business or working as an intrapreneur in an established organization.

Alumni Testimonials

"The courses were grounded in the real world and enabled me to develop skills that have proved indispensable in my work to date."
- Aristedes Estrada, BS '02 (Entrepreneurship major)

"The accessibility of the faculty and their willingness to tailor the curriculum around individual interests is a distinguishing feature of this program."
 - Rick Hymanson, MBA '01 (Entrepreneurship major)

Degree Requirements

All students enrolled in the MBA program must complete the MBA Core Curriculum in addition to their major-specific requirements listed below.

Major Requirements* (12 credits)

*Students majoring in entrepreneurship are required to take ENTR7802 Venture Creation, Development and Financing as their capstone course.

Complete four of the following courses:

• ENTR6100 Management of Small Business
• ENTR6200 Corporate Entrepreneurship
• ENTR6300 Family Business Management
• ENTR6500 Entrepreneurial Finance
• ENTR7000 Seminar in Entrepreneurship
• ENTR7100 Guided Study in Entrepreneurship