爱荷华大学

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

develop an entrepreneurial mindset to successfully identify, evaluate, and seize upon opportunities throughout their professional careers;
understand the role of creativity, innovation, and management practices across the functional areas of businesses and organizations;
develop a personal leadership approach that promotes effective teamwork, encourages diverse perspectives, and yields ethical solutions that create sustainable social and economic value;
demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills to strategically address complex issues and develop innovative, holistic, and sustainable solutions;
demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to professionally communicate and present information and recommendations in a clear, logical, and persuasive manner;
understand the value and impact of contributions from diverse populations on businesses, organizations, and communities; and
develop a global mindset by understanding the key economic, social, and cultural issues that impact local, national, and international entrepreneurship.

Overview

Enterprise leadership is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on developing entrepreneurial management, leadership, and communication skills. The major promotes problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and innovation through understanding how to strategically address complex issues to meet consumer and organizational needs. Students also learn how to effectively communicate, build and lead diverse teams, and understand how social and cultural issues impact organizational effectiveness.

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in enterprise leadership requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including a minimum of 47 s.h. of work for the major. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major. They also must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GE CLAS Core.

The B.A. in enterprise leadership may be earned at the Iowa City campus or online; more online courses are added each year. Students who wish to enroll in an online course should register in an EX section.

Enterprise leadership students develop a solid foundation in entrepreneurial management, leadership, and professional communication skills that prepare them for a variety of career opportunities or to start their own business. Students are able to apply their innovative problem solving and critical thinking skills to contemporary issues, to develop strategies to seize upon opportunities, and to build and lead successful teams.

Graduates find rewarding careers in general management, business analysis, marketing and professional communications, management consulting, project management, and as founders or executives in start-up businesses. Students are prepared to become entrepreneurial-minded leaders in large corporations, small- to medium-sized businesses, and nonprofit organizations.