Bldng Soc Impact Consciousness

2-4 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Full Title: Building a Social Impact Consciousness SeminarThis course is part philosophical, part practical, and part introspective designed to help students build a holistic understanding of how social change works, its potential ills despite good intentions, and how to understand our individual roles in doing good. Designed to integrate their social impact internship experience with their learnings, students will wrestle with the fundamental question of “what it means to do good” and how to navigate the inherent trade-offs that exist within a complex system. Students will explore this question through the lens of different roles within the impact ecosystem such as how policymakers may create better laws that protect and support residents, or how business leaders can steward its resources to invest in the communities they operate in, or even how activists use grassroot efforts to raise awareness to key social causes.