Overview

With the skills and knowledge that Clarkson provides, you can transform new or existing start-ups into success. The skills learned here are sought both in industry and education, allowing you limitless opportunities to stretch your skills.

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) major at Clarkson University will leverage your strengths by offering a cross-disciplinary, flexible program providing the knowledge and skills to develop and manage innovation opportunities and processes. Our curriculum involves planning and commercializing innovations and helps you to expand your personal goals. You'll participate in and manage the product development process, understand the legal and policy issues associated with new ventures and stimulate/manage the creation of new business enterprises within an existing corporate structure and as a start-up enterprise.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Careers

Upon graduation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship majors have the skills, tools and knowledge to pursue multiple career interests. Many students go on to start their own company, continue pursuing a company they started while in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship program, or create a company around one of their innovations. Other graduates go on to utilize their innovative mindset and entrepreneurial skill sets in a wide range of industries and professions, including in positions such as:

• brand manager

• consultant

• recruiting coordinator

• product design specialist

• marketing analyst

• GBS consultant

• new business processor