Social Entrepreneurship Major
The curriculum for the major will be offered as a 45 credit hour B. A. or B. S. degree, to undergird the liberal arts framework central to the major but combine business courses and thematic tracks in the liberal arts. Students in this major will complete a seminar sequence of 9 credit hours to integrate the professional and liberal arts components of the major which includes service learning, an internship, and an extended community-based project in the senior seminar, thus linking the learning of the content with the experience and service that characterizes the practicing social entrepreneur. The student will complete 18 hours in entrepreneurship and 18 hours in a select thematic track (Economic Development, Global Social Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Social Issues, Faith, Culture, and Ethics, or Environmental Studies).
| Bachelor of Social Entrepreneurship (B.A. or B.S.) | Hours | |
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| General Education Core Requirements | 59-65 | |
| As part of the Social Sciences General Education requirements, students must take: | ||
| SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology (3) | ||
| PSC 1210, American Government (3) | ||
| Major requirements | 45 | |
| Seminar Sequence | 9 | |
| SET 2100, Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| SET 3100, Junior Internship in Social Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| SET 4015, Senior Capstone in Social Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship | 18 | |
| ACC 2430, Integrated Accounting Principles | 6 | |
| ETP 3000, Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| ETP 3700, Entrepreneurship Financial Management | 3 | |
| ETP 4500, Venture Planning | 3 | |
| MGT 3230, Business Ethics | 3 | |
| Thematic Tracks / Concentrations | ||
| Select one of the five thematic tracks: Economic Development, Global Social Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Social Issues, Faith, Culture, and Ethics, or Environmental Studies. | 18 | |
| 1. Economic Development Track This track prepares students to engage in the process of business development as a mechanism |
18 | |
| Core Economic Development Courses (12 hours from the following) | 12 | |
| ECO 2210, Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| ECO 3220, Money and Banking | 3 | |
| ECO 3260, Intermediate Macroeconomics ECO 4700, Economic Growth and Development |
3 |
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| Select one of the following: PSC 2710, Introduction to American Political Economy (3) or PSC 3710, Introduction to International Political Economy (3) |
3 | |
| Economic Development Electives | 6 | |
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Select any two courses from the following: |
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| 2. Global Social Entrepreneurship Track The Global Social Entrepreneurship track is designed for those students who plan to use their social entrepreneurial ambitions in a setting outside of North America. Students in this track will be advised to study a foreign language through the second level and to participate in study abroad. |
18 | |
| Core Courses - International Foundations | 6 | |
| PSC 2300, International Relations | 3 | |
| PSC 3710, Introduction to International Political Economy | 3 | |
| Cultural Dynamics Pick two of the Following courses: SOC 2010, Cultural Theory (3) SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations (3) SOC 3550, The Urban Community (3) COM 3150, Intercultural Communications (3) PSC 2400, Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) HIS 4700, Colonialism and Empire Since 1500 (3) ETP 4200, International Entrepreneurship (3) |
6 | |
| Regional Focus Select two courses in one of the following regions |
6 | |
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Asia |
6 | |
| Latin America PSC 3420, Politics of Latin America (3) HIS 3800, Latin America-The National Period (3) HIS 4850, Cuba and the Caribbean (3) SPA 3300, Civilization of Hispanic America (3) |
6 | |
| Africa HIS 3850, Africa Since 1890 (limited rotation) (3) PSC 3410, Politics of Africa (3) REL 4590, World Religions [Prereq REL 2350] (3) ECO or SET 3990, Service-Learning in South Africa |
6 | |
| 3. Contemporary Social Issues Track This track encourages students to explore a variety of complex and interconnected social issues, including race, class, gender, inequality, and social justice. Students will be advised to design a focus within this track, for instance, race (ENL3870, 3890; SOC 3400, 3450); social justice (SOC 3400, 3700, PHI 2250, REL 3510); gender (HIS 3200, ENL 3880, SOC 3200, 3210). |
18 | |
| Core - Social and Historical Foundations | 6 | |
| HIS 2020, American Experience from Reconstruction | 3 | |
| One of the following SOC courses: SOC 2020, Social Problems SOC 3400, Inequality SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations SOC 3550, Race, Class, and Gender |
3 | |
| Social Issues Electives Select four courses from the following. At least two must be from the same prefix. HIS 3100, The Cold War World (limited rotation) (3) HIS 3200, Women in American Society (3) ENW 3580, Writing in the Community (3) ENL 3870, Ethnicity and Literature (3) ENL 3880, Gender Studies (3) ENL 3890, African-American Literature (3) SOC 2020, Social Problems (if not taken for core) (3) SOC 2200, Sociological Theory (3) SOC 2440, Restorative Justice (permission from instructor required) (3) SOC 3200, Sociology of Gender (3) SOC 3230, Sociology of Health and Illness (3) SOC 3260, Family Problems and Social Change (3) SOC 3400, Inequality (if not taken for core) (3) SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations (if not taken for core) (3) SOC 3550, Race, Class, and Gender (if not taken for core) (3) SOC 3700, Criminal Justice (3) SOC 3800, Schools and Society (3) PHI 2250, Applied Ethics (3) PSC 3510, Theories of Civil Society (3) REL 3510, Poverty and Justice (3) REL 3210, Gender and the Bible (3) |
12 | |
| 4. Faith, Culture, Ethics Track This track equips students to integrate classical and contemporary theological approaches to develop solutions to cultural and ethical concerns. |
18 | |
| Prerequisite Course: This course must be taken as a prerequisite for this track REL 2350: Christian Doctrine (3) |
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| Core - Faith, Culture, Ethics Foundation | 12 | |
| REL 2410, Spiritual Formation | 3 | |
| REL 2510, Christian Ethics | 3 | |
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REL 3510, Poverty and Justice |
3 3 |
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Faith, Culture, Ethics electives |
6 | |
| 5. Environmental Science Track This track approaches Environmental Issues through active and integrated study of scientific and policy-oriented topics and the application of this study to the exploration of realistic solutions to environmental problems. |
18 | |
| Prerequisite Course: These courses must be taken as a prerequisite for this track: BIO 1120, (4) |
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| Core Courses | 12 | |
| ENV 1110, Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 | |
| ENV 2410, Physical Principles of Environmental Science [Prequisites CEM 1610, CEM 1620] | 4 | |
| BIO 2400, Zoology or BIO 2500 Botany | 4 | |
| Environmental Studies Electives Students will select 6 hours from the following: BIO 3030, Ecology [Prerequisite: BIO 1120 or permission of instructor] (3) SOC 3600, Environmental Sociology (3) ENV 3210, Introduction to Environmental Management Systems (3) ENV 2730, Methods in Environmental Science (3) PHI 3260, Environmental Ethics (3) REL 3540, Eco-Justice and Faith (3) HIS 4710, Ecology, Technology, and Geography in the World (3) |
6 | |
| No Minor required | ||
| General Electives | 18-24 | |
| Total Hours Required for the Program | 128 | |