Undergraduate Minor

Undergraduate Minor Corporate Innovation

Develop your entrepreneurial mindset and acquire the skills to create new products, services, processes, and ventures.

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Program Details

  • Commitment

    16 credit hours

  • Locations

    Boston

  • Eligible students

    Non-business majors

  • options

    Yes

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This program is ideal for

Students with a background in STEM and creative fields

Students with an interest entrepreneurship, innovation, and emerging technology

Students looking for jobs like product manager or innovation manager

Application dates

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Declare as early as possible; no later than the end of your junior year.

Why minor in Corporate Innovation at D'Amore-McKim?

  • Build in-demand skills: Learn the fundamentals of corporate innovation, including the creative process, R&D activities, and product development.
  • Specialize your minor: Choose from a range of elective courses—including industry disruption, product innovation, acquisitions and alliances, software and web development, and more—to specialize your path based on your goals.
  • Become an agent of change: Prepare to lead organizations through growth and change as you become increasingly knowledgeable of the digital marketplace, emerging technologies, industry trends, and the competitive landscape.

Program options

Required coursework introduces the innovation process across organizational contexts, helping students understand how creative ideas evolve into commercially viable products and services.

Electives deepen students' ability to drive innovation within existing organizations, with options spanning product development, digital technology, design thinking, and strategic growth.

Find the full set of requirements in Northeastern University's Academic Catalog. Be sure to consult the appropriate catalog for your graduating class, and check in regularly with your academic advisor to ensure your coursework is on track.

Related clubs & opportunities

NEXT Innovation Lab

Researches entrepreneurial and innovation strategies and their impact on businesses, individuals, and society.
Learn more about the NEXT Innovation Lab
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Entrepreneurs Club

Student-led organization empowering aspiring entrepreneurs from across the university.
Learn more about the Entrepreneurs Club

IDEA

Student-led venture accelerator supporting entrepreneurs through educational, monetary, and community-based resources.
Learn more about IDEA

Declare this minor

Interested in declaring this minor? Here are your next steps and must knows.

  • Consult your academic advisor to learn how this minor impacts your plan of study
  • Log into MyNortheastern and complete the Business Minor Petition
  • You'll receive a confirmation email and your student record will be updated within a few weeks of declaring your minor.
  • To declare a minor, you need to be a full-time undergraduate student with a minimum 2.0 GPA 
  • To graduate with a minor, you must attain a 2.0 GPA in courses taken for the minor
  • No classes for the minor can be taken as pass/fail