Minor requirements
Minor requirements
MINOR POLICY IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DESIGN THINKING
To receive a minor in Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking, students must have permission from their department chair and the chair of the Liberal Arts and Sciences program. Students must have a GPA of 2.70 or higher and a grade of “C-” or higher in all courses that will count toward the minor. Only successful candidates whose transcripts will meet all the requirements of the program will be granted a minor in Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking.
To obtain permission from the Chair of the Liberal Arts and Sciences program for the minor in Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking, students shall submit the following documents:
- Application letter requesting consideration for a minor;
- Copy of current transcript (GPA shall be 2.7 or higher).
Course requirements:
Six core courses (30 credits):
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Required Core Courses |
level |
credits |
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1. Introduction to Finance (SOC/LAS) |
100 |
6 |
|
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2. Design Thinking and Innovation Lab (BA/Software) |
200 |
6 |
|
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3. Social Entrepreneurship / Social Entrepreneurship Practicum (BA/ LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
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4. Agile in Social Innovation or Leading Change for Sustainability (LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
|
5. Sustainable Development for Social Entrepreneurship and CSR (LAS) |
200 |
6 |
|
|
Minor elective courses – choose any 2 courses (12 credits): |
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|
|
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1. Intro to Marketing (BA) |
100 |
6 |
|
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2. Consumer Behavior (BA) |
200 |
6 |
|
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3. Enterprise-Wide Risk Management (EMSD) |
200 |
6 |
|
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4. Technology and Culture (SYS/HUM/ART/SS) |
200 |
6 |
|
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5. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (LAS/EMSD) |
200 |
6 |
|
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6. International Environmental Law and Policy (LAS/EMSD) |
300 |
6 |
|
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7. Introduction to Finance (BA/ECO) |
300 |
6 |
|
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8. Investment Law and Sustainable Development (IBL) |
300 |
6 |
|
|
9. Cross-Cultural Management (BA/JMC) |
300 |
6 |
|
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10. Accounting for Environmental Management & Sustainability (LAS/EMSD) |
300
|
6
|
|
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11. Managerial Accounting |
300 |
6 |
|
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12. Fund Development for Non-Profits (ICP/SOC) |
300 |
6 |
|
|
13. International Development: Donors, NGOs, Communities and Culture (ANT) |
300
|
6
|
|
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14. Environment, sustainability and development in Central Asia (LAS/EMSD) |
300
|
6
|
|
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15. Cultural Concepts and Social Networks |
200 |
6 |
|
|
16. Sociology of Development |
200 |
6 |
|
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17. Civil Society Organizations Law |
200 |
3 |
|
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18. Introduction to Sociology |
100 |
6 |
|
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19. Sustainable Development for Social Entrepreneurship and CSR (LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
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20. Ethics, Commerce, and Society |
100 |
6 |
|
|
21. Entrepreneurial mindset (LAS) |
100 |
3 |
|
|
22. Entrepreneurial Finance (LAS) |
200 |
6 |
|
|
23. Human Resources Management in Social Enterprises (LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
|
24. Legal and Ethical Entrepreneurship (LAS) |
200 |
6 |
|
|
25. AI and Blockchain in Social Innovation (LAS) |
300 |
3 |
|
|
26. The Lean Startup: Social Business Modeling (LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
|
27. Marketing for Social Enterprises (LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
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28. Fundraising for Social Enterprises (LAS) |
300 |
6 |
|
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29. Kaizen for Social Enterprises (LAS) |
300 |
3 |
|
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30. Storytelling with data (AMI) |
200 |
6 |
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