Forge a career driven by innovation, resilience, and strategic insight.
This flexible pathway empowers you to build an entrepreneurial mindset—one that’s essential for thriving in today’s fast-changing professional world. Designed for students across all disciplines, each option adds high-impact skills to your toolkit, enhancing any degree and giving you a clear competitive edge.
We recommend participating in at least 4, but feel free to take as many (or as few!) as you like.
Mindset for Professional Growth
Intro Level
Innovation Internship (ENGR 196; BUS 478)
Description: Flexible (10-15 hrs/week) internships with global startups, complemented by a 3-credit course featuring Silicon Valley leaders, coaching, and career guidance. Open to all Lehigh students (application required)
When: Academic Year
Credits: 3
Provider: Western Regional Office aka Lehigh West [formerly Lehigh@NasdaqCenter], P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Learn More: https://westcoast.lehigh.edu/academic-programs/innovation-internship
Women in Tech & Innovation (ENGR 097)
Description: Examines women's contributions to technological advancement and prosperity, addressing challenges like bias and imposter syndrome while featuring success stories from female tech leaders, including guest speakers from Silicon Valley.
When: Not specified
Credits: Not specified
Provider: Western Regional Office aka Lehigh West [formerly Lehigh@NasdaqCenter], P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Learn More: https://westcoast.lehigh.edu/academic-programs/courses
Intermediate Level
ENTP 201 (MGT 201): Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
Description: An overview of the skills and steps needed to successfully launch new ventures and a foundation for students who might own a business some day and/or work in a startup.
When: Academic Year
Credits: 3
Provider: ENTP Academics Minor, College of Business
Graduate Certificate in Technical Entrepreneurship
Description: A 12-credit certificate program that cultivates entrepreneurial thinking in technical professionals, enabling them to drive innovation and product development leadership within organizations of any size.
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer
Credits: 12
Provider: P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, Master of Technical Entrepreneurship
Learn More: https://engineering.lehigh.edu/te/curriculum/certificate
Iacocca International Internship Program
Description: Provides practical work experience, grounded in global context, aimed at enhancing students' career readiness and intercultural competency.
When: Summer
Credits: 3
Provider: Iacocca Institute
Learn More: https://global.lehigh.edu/internships
ENTP 366 (MKT 366) Services Marketing and Innovation
Description: While manufacturing giants all consider themselves service-related companies, services are moving to the forefront of industry value proposition offerings. This course focuses on issues related to service design and marketing on a broad basis, and its implication to retailing in particular.
When: Academic Year
Credits: 3
Provider: ENTP Academics Minor, College of Business
ENTP 319 (MKT 319) Development and Marketing of New Products
Description: Learn how to use state-of-the-art management techniques to identify markets, develop new product ideas, measure customer benefits, and design profitable new products. The course provides techniques to interface the marketing function with the functions of R&D, design engineering, and manufacturing.
When: Academic Year
Credits: 3
Provider: ENTP Academics Minor, College of Business
VENTUREseries Executive Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Description: Lehigh's VENTUREseries program in an executive education format.
When: Calendar Year
Credits: Industry Skills & Competitive Advantage
Provider: Vistex Institute for Executive Education, College of Business
Deep Dive Level
Global Village
Description: Engage in real work in our communities on complex, multisystem challenges with global relevance. By partnering with local governments, corporations, academic institutions and community members, Global Village program participants will learn how to address challenges as well as what is required of leaders to get things done when multiple views, conflict or uncertainty exist.
When: Summer
Credits: Industry Skills & Competitive Advantage (fee based w/ discount for Lehigh students)
Provider: Iacocca Institute
Learn More: https://global.lehigh.edu/iacocca-institute/global-village
Startup Academy (BUS 173 / GBUS 492)
Description: A fully funded 10-week internship placement within Silicon Valley startups. Students apply entrepreneurial principles while earning 1 credit and mentorship from industry leaders and Lehigh alumni through Lehigh West.
Provider: Western Regional Office (Lehigh West) & College of Business
Application: Apply through Lehigh West – competitive selection process
Audience: Undergraduate Students (all majors)
When: Summer (10 weeks)
Kind: Fully Funded Internship + 1-Credit Course
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Learn More: Startup Academy Overview | Lehigh West (Western Regional Office)
MBA Venture Series TRACK
Description: How to navigate venture capital (ask about venture creation)
When: Calendar Year
Credits: Not specified
Provider: College of Business
M. Eng. in Technical Entrepreneurship
Description: Technical Entrepreneurship (TE) immerses graduate students into both sides of the innovation process—technical product development and entrepreneurial venture creation.
When: Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer
Credits: 30
Provider: P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, Master of Technical Entrepreneurship
Learn More: https://engineering.lehigh.edu/te
I never really thought of myself as an entrepreneur ... but [I learned at Lehigh that] because I am taking initiative to make an impact in my community, I am, in fact, an entrepreneur.
Annalise Cunnife ’19 ’G20
Not All Paths Lead to the Same Destination. Find Yours.
Mindset. Impact. Innovation. Creation. Choose your journey.
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