Masters of Technological Entrepreneurship

Technological Entrepreneurship (M.A.S.)

Master of Technological Entrepreneurship 程序 gives aspiring high-tech entrepreneurs the skills and knowledge they need to make their ideas a reality.

Drawing on 威尼斯人平台’s 斯图尔特商学院, 设计院, and Chicago-Kent 大学 of Law, the 程序 provides students—particularly those with technical backgrounds—with a comprehensive curriculum to explore innovative, entrepreneurial, and 设计-thinking approaches 在他们的工作中.

Collaboration, networking, and mentoring are woven throughout the 程序, and strong connections with Chicago’s vibrant entrepreneurial community and 威尼斯人平台’s 创新-focused groups and resources provide a wide range of opportunities for hands-on 经验s.

顶石项目—which accounts for 9–12 of the 30 credits required for the 程序—students apply their learning and creativity to real-world enterprises, such as building a startup business, bringing new 技术 to market, or completing an entrepreneurial project within a company or organization.

Through 威尼斯人平台’s one-of-a-kind 提升 程序, you are guaranteed access to hands-on 经验s throughout your graduate education, such as virtual and in-person internships, and personalized mentorship to guide your academic studies and career planning.

Build Your Professional Network in Chicago’s Innovation 社区

Through Stuart’s partnership with 芝加哥创新, all students in the MTE 程序 receive a free membership to this dynamic organization, 包括网络, 事件, and projects with thousands of business professionals across industries in Chicago.

项目概述

的 Master of Technological Entrepreneurship 程序 is specifically 设计ed for students with technical backgrounds and the entrepreneurial spirit and drive to create innovative business ventures. Learning is applied and hands-on, drawing on the abundant resources of Chicago’s dynamic network of startups and tech entrepreneurs.

职业发展威尼斯人平台

的 Master of Technological Entrepreneurship is ideal for students with backgrounds in science, 技术, 工程, or mathematics who are looking to gain the necessary business, 设计, 创新, and legal skills to launch startups and take on leadership positions in small and mid-sized businesses where 技术 plays a key role.

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Courses in the Master of Technological Entrepreneurship 程序 are 设计ed to develop the 专业知识 and problem-solving abilities that entrepreneurs need to thrive in highly competitive business environments, including: strategizing for the high-tech business space, 设计思考, and navigating the legal and transactional aspects of forming and growing businesses.

在 程序’s 顶石项目, students apply their learning by engaging in an individualized hands-on, real-world project as a startup founder, 企业创新, 或者创造性研究者.

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  • 完成网上申请
  • Official transcript submission with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0对4.0规模
  • 不需要GMAT或GRE成绩
  • A one-page statement of purpose, with goals and objectives
  • English proficiency exam, if required

Current 威尼斯人平台 undergraduates and recent alumni have options to reduce the number of credits required for this 程序 through the university’s 硕士速成课程. For more specific information about admission and the application process that pertains to you, 请浏览以下连结:

  威尼斯人平台新生  ILLINOIS TECH UNDERGRAD STUDENT

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Claire Johnson, 斯图尔特商学院

For any questions about 斯图尔特商学院 degree 程序s or the application and enrollment process, contact our Director of Student Recruitment 克莱尔·约翰逊.

 

Tech Entrepreneurship: Ask a Professor

Virtual sessions on selected Tuesdays at 8–8:30 a.m. CT
了解更多 about how you can develop the skills, 经验, and connections to launch a startup or take on a position leading innovative ventures within a company. Sign up for one of these virtual information sessions to talk with Program Director 尼克Rokop.

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奖学金

Students pursuing the Master of Technological Entrepreneurship degree who demonstrate a continuing commitment to 创新 are eligible for the 芝加哥创新 Scholarship, which in academic year 2023–24 awards up to $14,000 for the full two-year 程序. Read more about Stuart scholarship opportunities and tuition and fees:

斯图尔特奖学金   学费和杂费

我们的核心优势

设计院 outside 卡普兰学院

的 Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship was created to help innovative and entrepreneurial 威尼斯人平台 students become the leaders, 发明家, and entrepreneurs of the future.

校友关系

A global network of accomplished 威尼斯人平台 alumni is available to engage with and support our students.

教师Colaboration

With smaller class sizes at 斯图尔特商学院, the level of access to faculty is high. 

学生的关系

With a cohort of students completing the two terms in unison, there are opportunities to develop lasting friendships and networks.

主动学习

Faculty work closely with colleagues and graduate students at Stuart to create knowledge across a wide range of topics in business and 技术.

跨学科的重点

的想法, 专业知识, and resources from the fields of business, 设计, 法律, and 技术 produce a rich environment for learning and 创新.

特色教师

尼克Rokop
Coleman Foundation Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship 导演,米aster of Technological Entrepreneurship 导演,米.S. in Technological Entrepreneurship Director, Center for Sports Innovation
Weslynne阿什顿
Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability Affiliate Professor to Armour 大学 of Engineering
M. 克里希纳Erramilli
临时院长 战略学教授
彼得Zapf
伙伴关系总监 & 战略行动 兼职教授
杰里米亚历克西斯
Vice Provost for Academic Strategy 临床设计教授

应用 Your Learning in a Capstone Project

创业点子

Students interested in developing and commercializing their own ideas into a product or service-based startup can do so in the MTE 程序.

研究商业化

Students interested in bringing to market technologies based on laboratory research from universities and other research institutions will learn the commercialization process in the MTE 程序.

企业创新

Students interested in acquiring the knowledge, 能力, and relationships to solve 创新 challenges within established companies and large organizations can do so in the MTE 程序.

Which Tech Entrepreneurship Program at Stuart Is Right for You?

Stuart offers two master’s 程序s in technological entrepreneurship, both featuring the same interdisciplinary set of required courses and hands-on entrepreneurial 经验 throughout the 程序 in a 顶石项目.

  • M.S. in Technological Entrepreneurship-STEM-设计ated, so international graduates of the 程序 are eligible to apply for an extension for Optional Practical Training in the United States. Offers elective courses focused on analytics and quantitative skills.
  • Master of Technological Entrepreneurship—Offers flexibility for you to choose elective courses from across the university to fit your interests and goals.

“的 Stuart technological entrepreneurship 程序 allowed me to formulate a personalized curriculum that met my interests and passions. I took a multidisciplinary approach to my degree that no other 程序 would have allowed me to do. It’s hard work, but a lot of fun with some great people.”

——克莱尔·鲍威尔,2022届毕业生

“This 程序 has helped me to have a better understanding of people’s needs. 失去出门的恐惧, talk with people and customers, and discover their motivations and necessities was without a doubt the greatest skill the technological entrepreneurship 程序 at Stuart gave me.”

—Rodrigo Martorell, 2022 graduate

“As a tech entrepreneurship student at Stuart, I was able to gain knowledge and skills that have changed my life and how to think forever. I’m proud to be an alumnus of the 程序, which I believe will disrupt higher education soon. With this 程序, your future is about to start.”

- Faisal Alshehri, 2021 graduate

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