ENTR 325 MICApreneurSHOP is where students work as independent artists or designers to produce items for retail sale at a pop-up shop or other sales venues. Students apply creative entrepreneurial methods with a focus on creating multiples for sale.

TL;DR: Students apply their creative practice to develop unique and personal items that are sold in the MICA store.

Faculty: Andrew Copeland

ENTR 400 Create Your Future: Reimagine the World is a capstone course designed for both undergraduate and graduate students. This course prepares students to launch their creative careers and/or a creative venture. Building on prior C/ENTR courses, this course adds topics such as Futurism, Systems Thinking, Life Centered Design, and Sustainability. This course includes opportunities deliver creative assignments that are portfolio worthy while developing a formal plan to begin your creative career.

TL;DR: Explore the theories and methods of Futurism, Afro-Futurism, and Indigenous-Futurism to envision and create a preferred future as a creative professional.

Faculty: Stephen Rueff

Student Quote: "[This course has helped me] realize that while visible events like big projects or famous collaborations are important, it’s the invisible patterns—constant learning, building trust, staying consistent—that will truly shape my success. Every step will be intentional. I’ll seek out mentors at every phase of my journey, making sure I always have guidance, inspiration, and honest feedback as I grow." - BFA major, My Preferred Future assignment, Spring, 2025

Image: Yuxin Qian, BFA major, Personal Past assignment (excerpt), Spring, 2025

ENTR 375 Leadership in Creative Environments explores the essential skills needed manage people and teams. This course introduces students to methods of self-discovery and a range of leadership styles that inform practices of collaborative leaders.

TL;DR: Leadership is essential in fine art and design studios, as well as in Creative Agencies. Students in this course develop their own leadership styles applicable in a variety of settings.

Faculty: Andrew Copeland

ENTR 250 Marketing Essentials for Creatives is a seminar-style course that explores the foundations of marketing, advertising and communications. Presenting the tools and methods used by professional artists and designers, students will develop cohesive written and visual communications relating to their own creative practice.

TL;DR: Students work on a Marketing campaign for MICA's Art and Literary Journal Full Bleed and to develop a personal marketing campaign.

Faculty: Ayisha Thompson

ENTR 200 Starting Creative Ventures is an interactive seminar-style course that explores foundational business and entrepreneurship principles used by creative professionals in a variety of settings. Students work alone and in teams to apply the practices needed to found and launch a creative business venture. This course includes opportunities deliver creative assignments that are portfolio worthy.

TL;DR: A seminar-style course presenting essential tools, methods, and practices for starting a creative venture.

Faculty: Stephen Rueff

Student Quote: “This course has significantly changed the way I view my creative practice, showing me how I can approach my art as both an expression and a business.” -BFA, General Fine Arts.

Image: Phoenix Shelton, BFA, The 4Ps Assignment, Fall 2024