Entreneurship is not just about start-ups. It is a problem-solving frame of mind that requires technical expertise, a business sense, an ability to anticipate the future, and an appreciation of social context. For additional perspectives, you may wish to check out the Director's View and the Harvard Business School view.
The Ithaca campus offers many opportunities to learn about entrepreneurship and to establish contacts:
- The Cornell Entrepreneur Organization
- The Cornell Entrepreneur Network
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute
- Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Hang out, go to talks, and make contacts by (tactfully) bragging about your CS talents!
The CS M.Eng is flexible enough for you to take one or two courses in subjects that support the entrepreneurial mindset, e.g.,
- INFO 5150 Culture, Law, and Politics of the Internet
- NCC 5500 Financial Accounting
- NCC 5530 Marketing Management
- NCC 5560 Managerial Finance
- NBA 5070 Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers
- NBA 5640 Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership
- NBA 6010 Electronic Commerce
- STS 4071 Law, Science, and Public Values
- STS 6241 Science, Technology, and International Security
- STS 6261 Seminar in the History of Technology
- STS 6321 Inside Technology
- STS 6661 Public Engagement in Science
Check out Courses of Study for other possibilities and the Course and Time Roster for what is offered during the upcoming semester.




