Master of Science in Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies

This program is teaching me how to create and grow new ventures. It is providing me with the business acumen and contacts to take an idea and launch it into a fully functioning business.

Jerry TrotterEve Spengler, current student

The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies integrates the principles for successful opportunity recognition, technology and market assessment, product commercialization, new venture formation, and new venture financing into a single interdisciplinary curriculum.

The degree may be pursued alongside (dual-degree) the MBA or the biomedical engineering, biotechnology, global sustainability and other degree programs. A maximum of two graduate degrees may be pursued concurrently.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree from regionally accredited institution
  • 3.0 GPA in upper-division work
  • OR acceptable score on GRE, GMAT, LSAT, or MCAT

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Admission Deadlines

  • Fall semester:June 1
  • Spring semester:October 15

Application Process

In addition to the application forms, please submit:

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  • Official transcripts *
  • A résumé **
  • A 250-word letter of interest, that includes the student's objective for pursuing this course of study. **

* Send transcripts to University of South Florida, Graduate School
4202 E. Fowler Ave. BEH 304
Tampa, FL 33620
International transcripts will require a foreign transcript evaluation

** Résumé and letter of interest should be emailed to entrepreneurship@usf.edu

Time Limit

Most students complete the program in one to two years. The program can be completed within a concentrated 12-month period, with appropriate advising.

Course Location/Delivery

All courses are offered on the Tampa campus. Some courses may have an online section.

Standardized Tests for International Students

International students for whom English is not a native language must submit a TOEFL score. A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based test, or 79 on the web-based test, is required. A graduate-level admissions test may also be required.

Course Requirements

Worksheet for the 30 hour program

Semester Offered Course Title Hrs
Fall/Spring ENT 6016* New Venture Formation 3
OR EIN 6935* Technology Venture Strategies
Fall/Spring ENT 6186* Strategic Marketing Assessments 3
OR EIN 6935*
Fall/Spring ENT 6415* Venture Cap Private Equity 3
OR EIN 6934*
Spring Only ENT 6606* New Product Development 3
OR EIN 6936*
Spring Only GMS 6873 Bio-Medical Ethics 3
Fall Only GMS 6095 Principles of Intellectual Property 3
Fall Only EIN 6430 Overview of Regulated Industries 3
Fall/Spring ENT 6126* Strategic Entrepreneurship 3
OR EIN 6936* Strategies in Entrepreneurship Tech
Fall/Spring ENT 6947 Adv. Topics in Entrepreneurship 3
Fall/Spring ENT 6116* Business Plan Development 3
OR EIN 6324* Technical Entrepreneurship
Total Hours for MS EAT 30

*Cross-listed between Colleges of Business & Engineering (both courses are the same content and meet together, notate the OR)

Note: New Venture Formation/Tech Venture Strategies should be one of your first courses, Business Planning/Tech Entrepreneurship and Advanced Topics should be taken in the final semester unless approved.