Social Entrepreneurship: Principles and Application

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the idea and practice of "Social Enterprise", an emerging field where new types of organizational models are leveraging business and markets to address important social issues and unmet needs. The complexity of social issues in the 21st century often necessitates innovative, cross-sector, interdisciplinary solutions and organizational forms. Social Enterprise has emerged as one such model with great promise. This course is designed to provide broad exposure to the activity and key issues in the social enterprise sector, as well as a more specific, hands-on learning through projects, case studies and speakers. (Limited to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior HOD majors and minors)[3]