Soc Entrep/Soc Chng

1 Credit · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Over the past two decades the field of social entrepreneurship has increasingly grown in scope and impact. This highly practical and interactive skills course will provide students with the core skills and knowledge to understand and implement market-based solutions to addressing complex social challenges. The course will explore how business based approaches are being integrated with social change and ethical approaches to facilitating change. Students will explore the field of social entrepreneurship, the challenges and opportunities and relevance for the complex social, economic and political issues in the 21st century. A core part of the course will be students developing a concept for a potential social enterprise initiative, from nuts to bolts including need, context, mapping the existing gaps, competition, a clear revenue plan, etc. Students will complete the course with a clear understanding of social entrepreneurship, a wealth of tools, skills and resources to advance one’s work in this area, and ability to navigate the ecosystem.