Bachelor of Science in Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship (SIE) Degree Requirements

Your Degree Audit Report (DARS) provides the official requirements for all majors and minors. Select the correct catalog year, which is the year you started at the University of Illinois.

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• Fall 2025 Course Planning Form
• Fall 2024 Course Planning Form
• Fall 2023 Course Planning Form
• Fall 2022 Course Planning Form

While degree plans are intended to provide you with accurate information, the final responsibility for knowing and completing degree requirements is your responsibility. Course offerings and enrollment restrictions should be confirmed with your Degree Audit Report (DARS) and the Course Explorer.

Major Requirements (Students Admitted Fall 2022 or Later)

Complete all of the following SIE core coursework (13 hours) in addition to your general education and business core requirements:

• BADM 341 – Foundations of Strategic Management
• BADM 346 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• BADM 367 – Management of Innovation and New Technology (fall only)
• BADM 446 – Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation (prerequisite: BADM 346)
  

Additionally, select a total of 5 SIE electives. At least three of the electives must be from the Skill Building elective category.

Skill Building Electives

• BADM 311 – Leading Individuals and Teams (prerequisite: BADM 310)
• BADM 312 – Designing and Managing Orgs (prerequisite: BADM 310)
• BADM 313 – Strategic Human Resource Management (prerequisite: BADM 310)
• BADM 314 – Leading Negotiations
• BADM 322 – Marketing Research (prerequisite: BADM 320)
• BADM 323 – Marketing Communications (prerequisite: BADM 320)
• BADM 329 – New Product Development (prerequisite: BADM 320)
• BADM 335 – Supply Chain Management Basics
• BADM 350 – IT for Networked Organizations
• BADM 351 – Social Media Strategy
• BADM 359 – Business Problem Formulation & Solution
• BADM 360 – Digital Marketing
• BADM 366 – Product Design and Development (spring only, admission to T&M minor)
• BADM 375 – Operations Strategy
• BADM 377 – Project Management (fall only)
• BADM 383J – Topics in International Business – International Mergers and Acquisitions
• BADM 395 BD
• BADM 395 BPI – Business, Power, and Inequality
• BADM 420 – Advanced Marketing Management (prerequisite: BADM 320)
• BADM 447 – Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship
• FIN 432 – Entrepreneurial Finance (prerequisite: FIN 300 or instructor approval)
• FIN 424 – Mergers & Acquisitions (fall only; prerequisite: FIN 321)
• FIN 425 – Private Equity / Venture Capital (fall only, prerequisite: FIN 321)
• FIN 433 – Corporate Risk Management (prerequisite: FIN 221, FIN 431, and FIN 434)
• FIN 464 – Applied Financial Analysis (prerequisite: ACCY 201)
• DTX 251 – Introduction to Design Thinking
• DTX 455 – Design for Social Impact (fall only; prerequisite: DTX 210, 251, or instructor permission)

Major Experiential Electives (may count up to 2 towards SIE electives)

• BADM 331 – Making Things (spring only)
• BADM 357 – Digital Making Seminar (spring only)
• BADM 420 – Advanced Marketing Management (prerequisite: BADM 320)
• BADM 445 – Small Business Consulting
• BADM 463 – iVenture Accelerator Seminar 1
• BADM 464 – iVenture Accelerator Seminar 2
• SOCW 321 – Social Entrepreneurship & Social Change
• SOCW 375 – Social Enterprise Lab
• FIN 422 – Cases in Corporate Finance (prerequisite: FIN 300 & FIN 321)
• FIN 490 – Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (prerequisite: FIN 300 or instructor permission)

Major Requirements (Students Admitted Fall 2021 or Earlier)

You should refer to your degree audit, which will provide you with the official requirements for the major. You may also schedule an appointment with an academic advisor to discuss your remaining degree requirements.