Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Are you outgoing and persuasive? Have innovative ideas or like to help others with their ideas? Launch yourself with this unique program.
Whether you want to start your own company, help someone with their big idea, or innovate within an existing organization, a major in entrepreneurship and innovation gives you the skills to carve out your niche as an innovator.
You’ll be empowered to think creatively, solve complex problems and lead with an entrepreneurial mindset — skills that are essential in today’s fast-changing world. Our program offers customizable electives in areas like technology entrepreneurship, social impact, corporate innovation and more, so you can learn to gather resources, recruit talent, design a business model, develop products or services, communicate a compelling vision, and manage and grow an organization.
Visit Department WebsiteSample Courses
- Opportunity Recognition
- New Venture Development
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Raising Entrepreneurial Capital
- Technology Entrepreneurship
Special Admission Requirements
TCU’s Neeley School of Business recently changed its admission requirements and is now direct admission. Explore BBA Admission Requirements for the Neeley School of Business.
Our Faculty
You’ll learn from faculty who bring a unique blend of expertise to the classroom — as entrepreneurs, startup investors, researchers, consultants and industry leaders. They combine real-world experience with cutting-edge research to deliver an education that is both practical and forward-thinking.
What Sets Us Apart
Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Take advantage of competitions, internships, expertise and hands-on opportunities to sharpen your skills and strategies.
Values and Ventures Competition – Got a business idea that solves a social, cultural or environmental issue? You could win cash to fund it at our prestigious international competition held at TCU each spring.
Entrepreneurship Club at TCU – Meet other entrepreneurial thinkers just like you, from all across campus. Open to any major, the E-ship Club puts you in touch with alumni and friends who share their successes and welcome you to their companies.
CREATE Accelerator Program – Our cross-campus program provides mentorship and small amounts of capital to help
all TCU students get their businesses off the ground. No idea is too small or too
big.
Through the program, you can take advantage of workshops, mentors, advice, grants
and legal assistance.
Entrepreneurial Intern Scholars Program – Experience every aspect of entrepreneurship — marketing, accounting, supply chain and more — as you work alongside the founders at TECH Fort Worth business incubator.
Career Prospects
Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the world’s economy by creating opportunities and innovations. TCU graduates pursue diverse and impactful careers as company founders, professionals at innovative organizations like Google and Meta or consultants at firms like Bain & Company and Deloitte. With a degree in entrepreneurship and innovation, you can be successful in any field: technology, finance, health care, real estate, marketing, advertising, communications, accounting, social entrepreneurship, ranch management, small business, dance, art and more. Like entrepreneurial ideas, your choices are endless.