Department website: https://engineering.jhu.edu/cle/academics/undergraduate-studies/entrepreneurship-and-management-minor/
The W.P. Carey Entrepreneurship and Management (E&M) program offers Johns Hopkins Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Peabody students a broad array of courses designed to equip them to lead in professional and academic arenas. Some students simply take a course or two. Many choose to fulfill the seven-course E&M minor, pairing it with their engineering, liberal arts, or public health major. The minor’s four core courses provide a strong foundation in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Students then complete two upper-level courses and a capstone course to fulfill the minor. Entrepreneurship & Management courses are also open to students who choose not to declare the minor.
The minor in entrepreneurship and management focuses on leadership and management from a multidisciplinary viewpoint with a quantitative emphasis. The program, part of the Center for Leadership Education, offers students a diversified learning experience that emphasizes the concepts, practices, and skills necessary for effective leadership as managers and entrepreneurs in the public and private sectors.
The primary goal of the program is to provide Johns Hopkins students with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders and entrepreneurs. Individuals with excellent technical training and abilities often move into management positions or start new ventures. As their careers progress, they will be better prepared for success if they have the ability to understand financial reports, interpret statistical data, organize and effectively lead a team, design strategy, analyze and correct problems in the firm's operations, and understand the dynamics of the marketplace. Thus, the program will help prepare students for entrance into a professional degree program or graduate school; move more quickly into management positions; start new ventures; or pursue careers in finance and business.
The Capstone Experience
The Johns Hopkins Center for Leadership Education (CLE) capstone is a culminating, hands-on project in which students apply course knowledge to solve a real-world problem. It develops and demonstrates technical and professional skills—entrepreneurship, research, quantitative reasoning, systems thinking, critical analysis, teamwork, and clear written and oral communication. Aligned with CLE’s focus on problem discovery, the capstone challenges students to identify meaningful, previously unarticulated problems and to use interdisciplinary tools to design and evaluate solutions. Students work with peers and external stakeholders, apply sustainability and entrepreneurial principles, and present their findings to diverse audiences.
In short, the CLE capstone translates classroom learning into practical experience, preparing students to be innovative leaders and effective problem-solvers in their careers.
The information below describes the academic requirements for students entering JHU as degree-seeking students in Fall 2026. Students who entered JHU as degree-seeking students prior to Fall 2026 should view the appropriate archived catalogue.
The W.P. Carey Entrepreneurship & Management (E&M) minor is designed to organize the innovative spirit and to apply management techniques applicable to a start-up or existing business.
The minor requires 21 credits. Grades of C- or higher are required. A maximum of one Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grade may be applied to the Core Courses, Upper-Level Electives, or Capstone Course requirements.
CORE COURSES
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EN.660.105 | Foundations of American Enterprise | 3 |
| or EN.660.250 | Identifying and Capturing Markets | |
| EN.660.203 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| EN.661.110 | Professional Writing and Ethics | 3 |
| or EN.661.250 | Oral Presentations | |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
STATISTICS COURSE
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course from the following: 1 | ||
| EN.660.207 | Reasoning with Data | 3 |
| AS.230.205 | Introduction to Social Statistics | 4 |
| AS.280.345 | Public Health Biostatistics | 4 |
| EN.553.211 | Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences | 4 |
| EN.553.311 | Intermediate Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| EN.553.430 | Mathematical Statistics | 4 |
| EN.553.431 | Honors Mathematical Statistics | 4 |
| Other approved 200-level or higher Statistics course | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 3-4 | |
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A transferred 200-level or higher statistics course without a direct equivalency to a JHU course may be used to fulfill the Statistics Course requirement and does not require an exception.
UPPER-LEVEL ELECTIVES
Newly-created and newly-approved courses for the Upper-Level Electives may be applied to satisfy this requirement in prior catalogue years.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two courses from the following: 1, 2, 3 | ||
| EN.520.498 | Capstone Design Project l | 3 |
| EN.540.309 | Product Design Part 1 | 3 |
| EN.580.405 | Radical Innovation in BME | 3 |
| EN.660.322 | Decision Analytics | 3 |
| EN.660.332 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
| EN.660.340 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EN.660.352 | New Product Development | 3 |
| EN.660.407 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| EN.660.408 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Energy | 3 |
| EN.660.459 | Entrepreneurial Spirits | 3 |
| EN.660.463 | Engineering Management & Leadership | 3 |
| EN.663.453 | Innovation and Design I | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
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Clark Scholars may satisfy three credits of the upper-level electives using the three one-credit course sequence: EN.660.122 Clark Scholars Engineering Design I, EN.660.230 Clark Scholars Engineering Design II, and EN.660.260 Clark Scholars Engineering Design III.
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Clark Scholars may satisfy three credits of the upper-level electives with EN.660.329 Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Community Based Learning.
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Additional capstone courses may be taken in lieu of Upper-Level Elective.
CAPSTONE COURSE
Newly approved courses for the Capstone Course may be applied retroactively to satisfy requirements in prior catalogue years.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course from the following: 1, 2 | ||
| EN.520.499 | Capstone Design Project ll | 3 |
| EN.540.310 | Product Design Part 2 | 3 |
| EN.601.411 | Computer Science Innovation & Entrepreneurship II | 3 |
| EN.660.410 | Computer Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EN.660.419 | Strategy Consulting | 3 |
| EN.660.455 | Reimagining The City to Resist Climate Change | 3 |
| EN.660.460 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EN.660.461 | Fundamentals of Product Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |
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Clark Scholars may apply EN.660.415 Clark Scholars Capstone: Service and Leadership towards E&M Capstone requirement.
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Additional capstone courses may be taken in lieu of an Upper-Level Elective.