Innovation, Leadership & Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE), BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Innovation, Leadership & Engineering Entrepreneurship
center office: 351 Coordinated Science Lab, MC-228, 1308 W. Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801
phone: (217) 244-3124
email: tec@illinois.edu
center website: http://www.tec.illinois.edu
college website: https://grainger.illinois.edu/
The Technology Entrepreneur Center offers studies leading to the Bachelor of Science in Innovation, Leadership and Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE). The BS in ILEE degree is intended for Grainger Engineering students to better understand the innovative processes involved in identifying problems and creating, developing, and leading efforts to provide their engineering solutions. The curriculum is based on a sound disciplinary engineering technical core with additional aspects of problem identification and innovation, and complex multidisciplinary engineering project management and leadership.
Currently, the BS in ILEE degree is only being offered as a dual degree for current Grainger Engineering Students.
Students should follow their Grainger Engineering primary/first department's curriculum and take the additional 31 hours of ILEE Orientation and Technical Core.
The Grainger College of Engineering Undergraduate Programs Office maintains the following Degree Requirements website to clarify curricular requirements noted below:
- Liberal Education Electives
- Restrictions to Free Electives
- Technical grade point average (TGPA) requirements for graduation and advanced-level course registration
Overview of Curricular Requirements
The curriculum requires 128 hours for graduation from student's Grainger Engineering primary/first department curriculum and take 31 additional hours of ILEE Technical core (total: 159 credit hours).
Innovation, Leadership and Engineering Entrepreneurship Orientation
These courses introduce the opportunities and resources your college, department, and curriculum can offer you as you work to achieve your career goals. They also provide the skills to work effectively and successfully in the engineering profession.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TE 100 | Introduction to Innovation, Leadership and Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Innovation, Leadership and Engineering Entrepreneurship Technical Core
These courses stress fundamental concepts that comprise the common intellectual understanding of innovation and leadership in Engineering Entrepreneurship.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TE 250 | From Idea to Enterprise | 2 |
| TE 333 | Creativity, Innovation, Vision | 4 |
| TE 360 | Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| SE 361 | Emotional Intelligence Skills | 3 |
| TE 398 | Special Topics II (Innovation and Engineering Design) | 2 |
| TE 401 | Developing Breakthrough Projects | 4 |
| TE 450 | Startups: Inc, Fund, Contracts, IP | 3 |
| TE 461 | Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| SE 462 | Leading Sustainable Change | 3 |
| TE 466 | High-Tech Venture Marketing | 2 |
| TE 230 | Design Thinking/Need-Finding | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Suggested Sequence
Students should follow their Grainger Engineering primary/first department's curriculum and take the additional 31 hours of ILEE curriculum as shown below.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Second Semester | ||
| TE 250 | From Idea to Enterprise | 2 |
| TE 100 or 200 | Introduction to Innovation, Leadership and Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| TE 230 | Design Thinking/Need-Finding | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| TE 333 | Creativity, Innovation, Vision | 4 |
| TE 360 | Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| Semester Hours | 5 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| SE 361 | Emotional Intelligence Skills | 3 |
| TE 398 (Innovation and Engineering Design) | Special Topics II | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 4-7 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| TE 401 | Developing Breakthrough Projects | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 1-4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| TE 461 | Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| TE 466 | High-Tech Venture Marketing | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 5 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| TE 450 | Startups: Inc, Fund, Contracts, IP | 3 |
| TE 498 (Leading Sustainable Change) | Special Topics III | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 4-7 | |
| Total Hours: | 25-34 | |