BS BA with Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration

Big Idea Competition participants in innovation and entrepreneurship

Pursue careers in innovation-related roles or create new business ventures.

Enhance your Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration (BSBA-IE) and prepare to gain an in-depth overview of the entrepreneurial process with 12 credit hours of core courses.

Tailor the concentration to your specific areas of interest with an extensive list of electives that span across degree programs and include courses such as Startup Launch, Innovation and Creativity, Social Entrepreneurship, International Marketing, Professional Selling, Digital and Internet Marketing or an internship with a startup or larger company. With advanced permission, up to two upper-level courses from any JSOM major can be used to meet the 12 required credit hours of electives.

BSBA-IE graduates typically launch their own companies or pursue innovative positions in established firms.

Key Features of the BSBA-IE

  • Ranked No. 28 in Princeton Review’s Top Undergraduate Entrepreneur Programs in 2024
  • Exceptional faculty with significant entrepreneurial experience, including as company founders, CEO’s, CTO’s and investment professionals
  • Startup Launch courses enable students to validate their business concept and launch their company while receiving mentoring and academic course credit
  • Internships with startups or larger companies as well as projects with new ventures and established companies
  • Interaction with entrepreneurs and venture finance professionals
  • Outstanding student programs
  • Work alongside the Department of Defense to solve actual challenges with the Lean Innovation for Public Service course
  • Practice due diligence and experience what it takes to make an investment in a venture as a student analyst in the Venture Capitol Seed Fund course
Mark Thouin

Mark Thouin, PhD

Associate Dean and Interim Director for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Ask a Question | mark.thouin@utdallas.edu | (972) 883-4011 | JSOM 4.620

In addition to the exceptional classroom experience, we offer students multiple opportunities to meet, learn from, and network with leading industry professionals, including entrepreneurs, investment professionals and executives from larger companies. Students are encouraged to compete in the annual Business Idea Competition in the spring, participate in the Entrepreneurship Club events and Distinguished Speaker Series, work as interns in startup companies through the Venture Development Center (the UT Dallas incubator), and get involved in the community outreach programs of the award-winning Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Enroll today, and innovate your future!

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UT Dallas Big Idea Competition Sharpens Students’ Entrepreneurial Mindsets

The annual UT Dallas Big Idea Competition awarded a service that helps applicants align their résumés to keywords in job postings the $25,000 grand prize in an event that showcased five other contenders and gave $40,000 in prizes.

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UT Dallas Seed Fund Invests in Alum’s Child-Friendly Gaming Video Platform

A gaming video platform for kids started by a JSOM online MBA graduate has gained $25,000 from the UT Dallas Seed Fund, a program that invests in technology startups founded by UTD students, faculty, staff, alumni and other program affiliates.

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