Entrepreneurship (ENTR)
Subject-area course lists indicate courses currently active for offering at the University of Louisville. Not all courses are scheduled in any given academic term. For class offerings in a specific semester, refer to the Schedule of Classes.
500-level courses generally are included in both the undergraduate- and graduate-level course listings; however, specific course/section offerings may vary between semesters. Students are responsible for ensuring that they enroll in courses that are applicable to their particular academic programs.
Course Fees
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ENTR 702. Research Design I3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Fall Even Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: This course provides and introduction to research design and methods.
Note: Previously taught as ENTR 761.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 710. Statistics I3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Fall Even Years
Description: This course introduces the topic of statistics and covers probability theory and distributions, hypotheses testing, single sample testing correlation, simple and multiple regression models, and analysis of variance.
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ENTR 711. Quantitative Research Methods II3 Units
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 710.
Description: This course will cover advanced quantitative research methods, including panel data methods, instrumental variable analysis, differences-in-differences, and matching.
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ENTR 715. Political Economy of Entrepreneurship3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Fall Odd Years
Description: There is widespread agreement among entrepreneurship scholars that the environmental context is an important antecedent to entrepreneurial action. This seminar will be topical based, examining theories and applied research on the nexus between the environmental context and entrepreneurship. Topics to be examined include: external enablers, knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, institutions, culture, social capital, infrastructure, public policy, regional entrepreneurship, academic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, crisis response, and the biological perspective.
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ENTR 723. Organizational Behavior/Human Resources3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Spring Even Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: This course covers organizational behavior and human resources in entrepreneurial firms.
Note: Previously taught as ENTR 740.
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ENTR 724. Strategic Entrepreneurship3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Spring Even Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: This course covers organizational behavior and human resources in entrepreneurial firms.
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ENTR 731. Independent Study I3-9 Units
Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: Independent study to prepare for preliminary examinations.
Note: Previously taught as ENTR 789.
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ENTR 732. Independent Study II3-9 Units
Grading Basis: Pass/Fail
Term Typically Offered: Summer, Fall Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: Students may select a specialized topic to study under faculty supervision.
Note: Previously taught as ENTR 790.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 734. Independent Study to Prepare Second-Year Paper3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Summer, Fall Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: Students use this independent study to prepare their second-year papers.
Note: Previously taught as ENTER 799.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 741. Research Design II3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Summer, Fall Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: Reviews advanced research design concepts for performing research in entrepreneurship.
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ENTR 745. Entrepreneurship Theory I3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Fall Even Years
Description: A survey of the field of entrepreneurship, the course objective is to familiarize students with the primary theories of the field as well as common and promising methodological approaches to the study of entrepreneurship. Topics include: a theoretical overview of entrepreneurship research agendas, entrepreneurship motivation and opportunity, entrepreneurial attention and information processing, learning and knowledge related to opportunity, entrepreneurial decision making and biases, and entrepreneurs' human and social capital. Class sessions will be devoted to reviewing and critiquing the readings associated with each of the aforementioned topics and generating research opportunities.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 746. Entrepreneurship Theory II3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Fall Odd Years
Description: This course is designed as a second broad survey of major topics in the field of entrepreneurship. Its objective is to familiarize the students with some of the primary theoretical underpinnings of the field as well as some of the common and/or promising methodological approaches to the study of entrepreneurial phenomena. Topics covered in the course include: strategic orientation and corporate entrepreneurship, new ventures (strategy, growth, performance), entrepreneurial failure, family business, and international entrepreneurship. Indirectly the course will cover a dissertation in entrepreneurship, the journal reviews process, research methods, and presenting research papers. Class sessions will be devoted to reviewing and critiquing the readings associated with each of the aforementioned topics and generating research opportunities.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 747. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Spring Even Years
Description: This course is designed as a focused seminar on the topic of corporate entrepreneurship and innovation. Its objective is to familiarize the students with some of the primary theoretical underpinnings of the field as well as some of the common and/or promising methodological approaches to the study of corporate entrepreneurial phenomena. Topics covered in the course include: corporate entrepreneurship, internal corporate ventures, external corporate ventures, entrepreneurial orientation, firm-level innovation, and strategic rejuvenation. Indirectly the course will also cover a dissertation in entrepreneurship, the journal review process, research methods, and presenting research papers.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 753. Family Business I3 Units
Term Typically Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Even Year
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: Seminar in family business.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 760. Entrepreneurship Directed Readings I1-6 Units
Term Typically Offered: Summer, Fall Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: Students may select a specialized topic to study under faculty supervision.
Note: Previously taught as ENTR 770.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
ENTR 780. Special Topics in Entrepreneurship0.5-6 Units
Prerequisite(s): Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship.
Description: An advanced study of one or more selected topics or issues related to the study of Entrepreneurship.
For class offerings for a specific term, refer to the Schedule of Classes
