Minor in Information Technology, Design and Startups
Do you have a dream of starting a new company? The minor in Information Technology, Design, and Startups (IDS) is a great way of converting that dream into reality. In IDS courses, you’ll acquire the basic knowledge and skills required to run a successful business and you’ll also learn how to develop and refine new ideas -- the seeds of innovation -- and turn those ideas into a viable venture. You can earn credit through real-world entrepreneurial immersion experiences, allowing you to pursue your venture while earning your Bachelor’s degree.
The IDS minor also provides a supportive environment of talented faculty members who approach entrepreneurship from multi-disciplinary perspective as well as a team of community partners and mentors who can help you make the right connections to jumpstart your venture.
Minor Requirements
The minor in Information Technology, Design, and Startups is an interdisciplinary 18-credit minor that prepares students with the knowledge and skills required to start a technology-oriented business venture.
Required courses make up between 10 and 15 credits required for the minor, depending on how many credits a student chooses to earn during their entrepreneurial experience. The remaining 3-8 credits are taken as electives, drawn from a long list of options available from four different SU schools and colleges.
Required Courses (10 credits)
EEE370: Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 Credits)
IDS401: What’s the Big Idea? Technology Innovation (3 Credits)
IDS402: Idea2Startup: Technology Entrepreneurship (3 Credits)
IDS403: Startup Sandbox (1 credit)
Recommended Electives (3-8 credits)
IDS403: Startup Sandbox
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Martin J Whitman School of Management
EEE382 Entrepreneurial Marketing
EEE451 Finance for Emerging Enterprises
EEE458 Business Plan Laboratory
Information Management and Technology, School of Information Studies
IST195 Information Technology
IST256 Application Programming for Information Systems
IST263 Web Design and Management
IST444 Information Reporting and Presentation
IST445 Managing Information Systems Projects
IST479 E-Commerce Technologies
Design Department, College of Visual and Performing Arts
FAS 147 Visual Thinking
ISD 148 Environmental Design Issues
ISD 144 Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts
ISD 251 Elements and Principles of Design
ISD 553 Philosophy and Research
IND 477 Primary and Secondary Research
IND 375 Human Factors for Designers
L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
CEN 574 Process Design
CSE 486 Design of Operating Systems
MEE 332 Introduction to Machine Design & Manufacturing
MFE 331 Manufacturing Processes
ECS 392 Ethical Aspects of Engineering & Computer Science
MAE 548 Engineering Economics and Technology Valuation
MFE 557 Management Decisions in Manufacturing
MFE 453 Production Planning and Control
ELE 458 Data Networks: Basic Principles
For more information about the minor in information technology, design and startups, please contact:
Elaine Morgan
Director of Academic Advising and Counseling
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
114 Hinds Hall
Phone: (315) 443-1830
Email:
emmorgan@syr.edu