Graduate Entrepreneurship Programs

Programs

Many graduate programs offer entrepreneurship concentrations and tracks. No matter your discipline, entrepreneurship is a viable career path! Check out the list of graduate programs below to see what fits your needs.

Your learning experience will be rooted in the foundational management principles necessary to lead with confidence, paired with customization in your areas of interest to establish you as a distinctive, confident candidate for job placement upon graduation.

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Master of Science in Biology, Physics, or Chemistry 

STEP offers a true blend of disciplines in a one-year Master of Science program. The entrepreneurial biotechnology, physics entrepreneurship and chemistry entrepreneurship options in STEP include courses on finance, intellectual property commercialization and technology innovation.

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Designed to prepare students to be patent agents, this program is one of only a few in the United States and is an alternative to the three-year juris doctor degree. Because students who sit for the patent bar exam must have a degree in engineering, computer science or a physical or biological degree, this program is geared toward innovators who want to help others.

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The mission of the law school’s Fusion program is to provide law, MBA, engineering, and Ph.D. (science) students with the skills necessary for assessing, cultivating, and monetizing the opportunities underlying promising new ventures. The ten-year track record of Fusion has demonstrated the power of immersing students in the challenging field of technology commercialization by weaving together the disciplines of law, management, engineering, and science.

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The RGME is the first two-year master's level program in Ohio focused on Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship. Students enrolled in the RGME program will have access to cutting-edge clinical and research facilities along with small biotechnology companies within the network of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM). 

Learn more about the Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine & Entrepreneurship (RGME). 

The Physics Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) is a 4-semester master's level program that includes experiential learning. For one-third of the program, you are expected to work as a paid intern or employee in an existing company or as an entrepreneur with your own venture. This experience will serve as the basis for your master’s thesis. 

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Entrepreneurship Courses

Below is a list of graduate courses at CWRU that are affiliated with innovation and entrepreneurship. To search for a course and read its description, click here. Know of another course to add to this list? Send us an email.

College of Arts and Sciences

BIOS 447Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences
PHYS 491Modern Physics for Innovation I
PHYS 492Modern Physics for Innovation II

Case School of Engineering

EBME 440Translational Research for BME
EBME 450Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship
EBME 467Commercialization & IP Management
ECSE 467Commercialization & IP Management
EPOM 410Intellectual Property Management and Opportunity Assessment
EPOM 411Innovation - the Confluence of Need, Requirements and Creativity
EPOM 412Technology Transfer and Collaboration
EPOM 413Innovation, Strategy & Leadership: Contemporary Approach to Future Growth
IIME 447Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences
IIME 450Engineering Entrepreneurship
IIME 470Independent Projects

School of Law

LAWS 4302Patent Law
LAWS 5341Commercialization & IP Management
LAWS 5366Venture Finance & Transactions

School of Medicine

CRSP 503Innovation and Entrepreneurship
CRSP 529FDA Regulation in Entrepreneurship and Clinical Research
MGRD 530Regulatory Strategy and FDA Communications
MGRD 531Patent Law and the Biomedical Sciences
NTRN 530Public Health Nutrition
PHRM 529FDA Regulation in Entrepreneurship and Clinical Research
RGME 467Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management
RGME 468Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management II
RGME 525Current Topics in Regenerative Medicine
RGME 529FDA Regulation in Entrepreneurship and Clinical Research
RGME 545Stem Cell Product Biology, Bench to Bedside Development and Therapeutic Translation
RGME 565Independent Study-Industry Internship

Weatherhead School of Management

BAFI 444Entrepreneurial Finance
BTEC 400 or CSDS 601xLab Digital Innovation Project
DBAP 672Flourishing Enterprise: Creating Sustainable Value for Business and World Benefit
DESN 419Entrepreneurship and The Good Life
DESN 421Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition I (New!)
EDMP 672Flourishing Enterprise: Creating Sustainable Value for Business and World Benefit
HSMC 447Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences
MBAP 409Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship
MGMT 458International Institute
MGMT 467Commercialization & IP Management
MGMT 495AMES Business Models