Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Design, Technology, and Entrepreneurship] From Illinois Wesleyan University

The new Design, Technology and Entrepreneurship (DTE) program at Illinois Wesleyan provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to conceive, develop, and deliver products and services for industry, society, and the planet.

This uniquely interdisciplinary program incorporates creative and technical skills, material science, and finance and management.?

Students will make product prototypes, create business plans, and develop electronic portfolios of their finished products.

They?will gain familiarity with basic scientific concepts useful for product design, the creative ideation process, gain experience rendering their product concepts using technical drawing skills and computer aided design (CAD) software, learn how to fabricate prototypes using the University?s 3D printers and CNC machines, and become knowledgeable in business processes, accounting for entrepreneurs, and how to write grants and raise funds for new ventures.? ?