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We're living in a world where almost anyone, anywhere can create a meaningful business using their unique talents. If that's for you, the new Side Hustle micro-courses can help you get there.
Created and delivered by some of UVA's and the McIntire School's most distinguished faculty and Corporate Partners, Side Hustle courses are one-half-credit classes that deliver bite-sized modern business content and skills specifically designed to be taken anywhere, anytime.
Instructor: Jason Baum
In this “Side Hustle” course, you will learn about name, image and likeness. Specifically, you will gain an understanding of how athletes earn money; licensing, co-branding (using an institution’s logos) and group licensing; negotiating and reviewing contracts; operating within different state name, image, and likeness laws; involvement by institutions of higher education; and being represented by agents, attorneys, etc.
The Side Hustle micro-courses are quick, one-half credit courses that you can complete in 8-10 hours, at your own pace. They are taken asynchronously, and after you sign up via SIS, can be taken any time during the semester.
There are no restrictions on who can take McIntire Micro credential courses. They are designed for undergraduates who want to get initial exposure to business or brush up on business skills.
It will take 8-10 hours to complete a McIntire micro credential course. They are designed so that they can even be taken on a long flight or train ride.
The courses are included in your already-paid tuition, and you can take as many as you like as long as your total course load is under the credit cap.
As of now, you need to sign up for a micro-course during the normal course registration period of each semester.
Completion of a micro-course will be on a credit/no credit basis.
Assessments for the courses will consist of some homework activities and a final multiple-choice test to complete the course.
This is a brand new initiative by the McIntire School of Commerce and the University of Virginia. Each term, we add new micro credential courses.
The 'Side Hustle Stack' provides a suite of micro-courses designed and delivered by our award-winning faculty, including guest appearances by UVA alumni. This collaborative approach is an extension of the academic instruction integrated with real-world application that the Commerce School is known for. Professional outcomes for learners in the Side Hustle Stack will improve through the acquisition of market-ready skills in a high-impact and flexible environment.
Nicole Thorne Jenkins
John A. Griffin Dean
