Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship at Millersville University

Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship Minor

Your major. Your creativity. Your venture.

Entrepreneurship has a role in every field of study, so this minor is open to students in any major. You'll learn to create value by recognizing and developing opportunities, alongside classmates from across campus.

It is the only interdisciplinary minor of its kind in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).

The minor prepares you to start a venture, grow a family business, or launch something new inside an established organization. Skills you will learn include but are not limited to: Creating your unique business plan, brainstorming and implementing startups and new ventures, and how to sustain and think strategically about your field with entrepreneurial skills.

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How to DeclARE the Minor

Ready to turn your ideas into action? Learn how to add the Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship Minor.

Open to Every Major!

Students bring their own field into the minor and leave with the skills to build something from it. The minor welcomes students from fields such as:

  • Arts
  • Music
  • Business
  • Communication
  • Technology
  • Sciences
  • Any other major

 

Why add it to your major?

This minor complements a student’s major by providing the tools to launch independent ventures, innovate within established organizations, and navigate the evolving landscape of the creative economy.

What kind of information will you learn?

Students will explore opportunity recognition, business strategy, branding, marketing, and financial management within artistic and cultural industries.

Creative entrepreneurial thinking is everywhere!

Whether aspiring to build a freelance career, start a creative business, or contribute to entrepreneurial initiatives within arts organizations, students will develop the skills to create, sustain, and grow meaningful careers in the creative sector.

Questions? Contact the Coordinator

Dr. Jennifer Jester, Coordinator Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship Minor Email: jennifer.jester@millersville.edu Office: WVPAC 215

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