Lecture Master: Business Development (Corporate Entrepreneurship)

Dear students,

Thank you for your interest in the course "Business Development (Corporate Entrepreneurship)". You can find the core information about the master’s course here. Further details and current news will be communicated via the Learnweb course. Please register for the Learnweb course "[course not yet created] ". Initially, enrollment is possible without a password. 

If you have any questions, please only use the forum in the Learnweb course. Only individual cases should be addressed to the course tutor Gabriel Küppenbender.

Gabriel Küppenbender, M.A.

gabriel.kueppenbender@uni-muenster.de

We look forward to your participation and wish you a successful summer semester 2026.

Kind regards,

ENT team

Format

Business Development (Corporate Entrepreneurship) will take place in the first term of the summer semester 2026.

The first term runs from April 16 to May 29, 2026 (duration: 7 weeks).

Lecture: Thursday, 4:15 - 7:45 pm, Juridicum - J4

Tutorial: Friday, 10:15 am - 1:45 pm, Schlossplatz 46 - H3

All lectures and tutorials will take place in presence. Exceptions will be announced via Learnweb
Language English
Credit Points 6
Content

The lecture Business Development (Corporate Entrepreneurship) provides students with an understanding of the various possibilities and approaches for established companies to act entrepreneurially in order to maintain or regain flexibility and innovative ability. These entrepreneurial activities will be analysed and related to corporate reality.

In addition, we will include exciting guest lectures. Further details will be announced via LearnWeb.
Professional skills

This course enables students to

  • apply entrepreneurial thinking and action in the context of an established corporate structure
  • critically reflect on the relevance, requirements, structures and different methods of corporate entrepreneurship 
  • understand selected concepts such as corporate venturing and strategic renewal
Examination

75% written exam (the exam takes place in the early examination phase; more detailed information can be found on the website of the examination office),
25% case study (consisting of a PowerPoint presentation, presented in a 10-minute video)
Attendance Attendance is strongly recommended to enhance learning success.