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BA in Entrepreneurial Studies

Why Entrepreneurial Studies?

The BA in Entrepreneurial Studies at Eastern University equips students with knowledge of the business and economic world in order to cultivate entrepreneurial thinking that students can apply in all settings from venture start-ups to corporations. Students will graduate with an expansive skill-set, as well as a highly customized pathway for success in multiple business systems, such as new ventures, franchises, corporate ventures, socially responsible companies, and family businesses. Internship and study abroad opportunities are available and strongly encouraged for students pursuing a degree in Entrepreneurial Studies.

Why Choose Entrepreneurial Studies at Eastern?

At Eastern, we emphasize entrepreneurship, not simply small business, and prepare students to be intrapreneurs (entrepreneurship within the confines of an organization).
Eastern integrates Christian faith and business with a missional justice focus.
Students develop a first class business plan critiqued by local entrepreneurs.
Each major within the Business Department is built upon a breadth of business disciplines such as economics, marketing, accounting, ethics and theology.
The Business Internship Program is a faculty led initiative that seeks to provide students with working experiences to enhance their classroom knowledge.
Student organizations include Delta Mu Delta Honor Society, Eastern University Accounting and Finance Society, and SIFE.
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) are three time consecutive Regional Champions (2010, 2011 and 2012) recognized for their pursuit of social entrepreneurship on campus, in urban Philadelphia and in Rwanda.
Faculty members have expertise in small business start-ups, including: 30 years of corporate experience with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, business ethics, economics, development, board development, and missions.
Study abroad opportunities are available in Lithuania, Mexico, Thailand, China, the UK, and more.

Featured Faculty Member

Al Socci, DBA

Dr. Socci is a high energy instructor who loves the classroom and interacting with his students. Presently, he serves as the Social Science Division Head and is the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) faculty advisor. Dr. Socci previously spent 10 years at Eastern Nazarene College where he served as Department Chair in Business for 8 years and Dean of Adult and Continuing Education for 3 years. In 1998 he received a teaching excellence award and served on many campus wide strategic task groups. His business experience is mainly in the small business sector where he specialized in general management within the wholesale distribution sector. He received his BS from Bentley College, his MA from Framingham State College and his D.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University. Learn more about Dr. Socci.

The BA in Entrepreneurial Studies is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.