Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley

The Honors Seminar on Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley allows students to spend a semester interning in an innovative enterprise while pursuing course work associated with the Minor in Entrepreneurship. The seminar takes full advantage of the area’s strong entrepreneurial culture, including trips to Tesla, Slack, Twitter, Carbon, Airbnb, Google, Delancey Street, and Stanford. Iconic Silicon Valley sites and companies are incorporated into the curriculum and local entrepreneurs are involved in teaching, speaking, and mentoring.

SPRING 2021 DATES
TO BE CONFIRMED
Program Highlights Academics Apply

Understanding the San Francisco Bay Area – Silicon Valley – is a very important part of understanding business today.

Jen Halsey
UNC Professor of Entrepreneurship

Nothing can prepare a truly innovative entrepreneur better than a liberal arts education.

Buck Goldstein
UNC Entrepreneur in Residence

Application Deadline

September 10, 2020

Eligibility

This seminar is open to UNC undergraduates (second-year status or greater) with a 3.0 GPA who have completed ECON 125 (or equivalent) or with instructor permission.

Questions

Gina Difino
Director, Global Education and Fellowships
HonorsBurch@unc.edu

Schedule an appointment to discuss Honors Study Abroad programs here.