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 challenges.
Working on interdisciplinary teams with projects sponsored by external partners, students gain interview and public speaking skills as they meet with stakeholders and present their findings.
The application-based class is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who want to build entrepreneurial skills while seeking to solve real world problems affecting the environment. Past projects have addressed issues in the Great Lakes and the Chicago River.
Apply Now
Applications for the Spring 2025 section of ENTREP 340: Innovation for Climate are now Closed. 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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