New Venture Management Concentration

The New Venture Management Concentration is intended for students interested in understanding the skills required to successfully launch and manage new ventures in entrepreneurial or corporate organizational settings. Each course in this emphasis addresses strategies and managerial actions required for the successful exploitation of opportunities that deliver above-average returns to the organization and its investors.

Students pursuing this concentration are required to complete at least 12 units of electives as indicated below.

Required (6 units):
GSBA 524 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
GSBA 537 Entrepreneurship (3)

Choose from among these electives (at least 6 units):
GSBA 511 Managerial Accounting (2)
GSBA 528 Business Cycles and Forecasting (3)
GSBA 530 Human Resources Management (2)
GSBA 533 Organizational Change and Design (3)
GSBA 540 Taxes in Business Decisions (3)
GSBA 556 New Product Development (3)
GSBA 594 Negotiations for Entrepreneurial Ventures (2)
GSBA 594 Special Topics (1 to 3)