ENTREP 340: Innovation for Climate: Entrepreneurial Solutions for Environmental Challenges
Quarter Offered
Spring: Offered, times tbd; Evanston
Prerequisites
None, but prior entrepreneurship coursework is highly recommended.
Description
This dynamic, experiential course empowers students to develop entrepreneurial solutions to address some of today's most urgent climate and environmental challenges. Working in interdisciplinary teams, students will tackle pressing issues such as water security, renewable energy, sustainable transportation, urban resilience, ecosystem preservation, and clean technology innovation. The course offers the flexibility to address both regional challenges – including opportunities within the Great Lakes ecosystem – and global environmental problems that require innovative thinking.
Through close collaboration with external partners and guidance from experts in entrepreneurship, science, technology, and engineering, students will apply lean startup principles to create impactful products, services, or technologies. Teams will select (or identify) problems they're passionate about solving, conduct interviews with stakeholders and experts, and develop solutions with the potential for meaningful environmental and social impact.
This application-based class is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who want to combine entrepreneurial skills with environmental action to create lasting change.
Apply Now
Applications for the Spring 2025 section of ENTREP 340: Innovation for Climate are now open. The deadline to apply for this class is February 23rd, 2025, any applications recieved after this point will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Questions can be directed to farley@northwestern.edu.
Faculty
Course Details
Requirements that this course satisfies: Serves as the experiential requirement for the Farley undergraduate minor and fulfills an experiential requirement for the Farley graduate minor in entrepreneurship.
Duration: 1hr 20 minute sessions, twice per week; 1 quarter
Class size: 30 students
Course number: ENTREP 340
Who Should Enroll: Any undergraduate or graduate student interested in expanding their knowledge of entrepreneurship and innovation, specifically in the areas of climate and sustainability.
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