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Belmont University Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17

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
General Education Core Requirements 59-65
Technical Requirement (taken as part of Gen Ed Social Sciences):
PSC 1210, American Government (3)
SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology (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.


Economic Development Track 18
This track prepares students to engage in the process of business development as a mechanism.
Core Economic Development Courses (chosen from the following): 12
ECO 2210, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ECO 3220, Money and Banking 3
ECO 3260, Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
ECO 4700, Economic Growth and Development 3
Select one of the following: 3
PSC 2710, Introduction to American Political Economy (3) or
PSC 3710, Introduction to International Political Economy (3)
Economic Development Electives (select any two): 6
ECO 3230, Area Studies in Economics (3)
ECO 3800, Comparative Economic Systems [Prereq: ECO 2220] (3)
ECO 3900, Chinese Economy (3)
ECO 4400, International Economics (3)
ETP 3800, Service-Learning in Entrepreneurship (3)
ETP 4200, International Enterpreneurship (3)
INB 3300, International Business (3)
PSC 3410, Politics of Africa (3)
PSC 3420, Politics of Latin America (3)
PSC 3430, Politics of Asia (3)
PSC 3450, Politics of European Union (3)
PSC 3480, Politics of the Middle East (3)
PSC 4320, International Law and Organization [Prereq: PSC 2300] (3)


Global Social Entrepreneurship Track 18
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.
Core Courses - International Foundations 6
PSC 2300, International Relations 3
PSC 3710, Introduction to International Political Economy 3
Cultural Dynamics (choose two): 6
COM 3150, Intercultural Communications (3)
ETP 4200, International Entrepreneurship (3)
HIS 4700, Colonialism and Empire Since 1500 (3)
PSC 2400, Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)
SOC 2010, Cultural Theory (3)
SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC 3550, The Urban Community (3)
Regional Focus (choose two from one region): 6
Asia
ASN 1500, Asian Humanities (3)
ASN 2990, Modern Japanese Literature and Culture (3)
ASN 4015, Communism to New Confucianism (3)
HIS 1700, The Samurai and Their World
HIS 3700, History of Central Asia (3)
HIS 4820, History of Modern Japan (3)
REL 4590, World Religions [Prereq REL 2350] (3)
Latin America
HIS 3800, Latin America - The National Period (3)
HIS 4850, Cuba and the Caribbean (3)
PSC 3420, Politics of Latin America (3)
SPA 3300, Civilization of Hispanic America (3)
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


Contemporary Social Issues Track 18
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 (ENL 3870, 3890; SOC 3400, 3450); social justice (SOC 3400, 3700, PHI 2250, REL 3510); gender (HIS 3200, ENL 3880, SOC 3200, 3210).
Core - Social and Historical Foundations 6
HIS 2020, American Experience from Reconstruction 3
One of the following SOC courses: 3
SOC 2020, Social Problems
SOC 3400, Inequality
SOC 3450, Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 3550, Race, Class, and Gender
Social Issues Electives (choose 4, with at least 2 from the same prefix): 12
ENL 3870, Ethnicity and Literature (3)
ENL 3880, Gender Studies (3)
ENL 3890, African-American Literature (3)
ENW 3580, Writing in the Community (3)
HIS 3100, The Cold War World (limited rotation) (3)
HIS 3200, Women in American Society (3)
PHI 2250, Applied Ethics (3)
PSC 3510, Theories of Civil Society (3)
REL 3210, Gender and the Bible (3)
REL 3510, Poverty and Justice (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)


Faith, Culture, Ethics Track 18
This track equips students to integrate classical and contemporary theological approaches to develop solutions to cultural and ethical concerns.
Prerequisite Course:
REL 2350, Christian Doctrine (3)
Core - Faith, Culture, Ethics Foundation 12
REL 2410, Spiritual Formation 3
REL 2510, Christian Ethics 3
REL 3510, Poverty and Justice 3
REL 4560, Moral Vision of the Bible 3
Faith, Culture, Ethics Electives (choose two): 6
REL 3360, Contemporary Issues in Christian Theology (3)
REL 3520, Issues in Theological Ethics (3)
REL 3550, Faith and Popular Culture (3)
REL 4550, Readings in Religion and Culture (3)
SOC 2440, Restorative Justice (3)
SOC 3220, Sociology of Religion (3)
SWK 3350, Spiritual Formation and Issues in Social Work (3)


Environmental Science Track 18
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.
Prerequisite Course:
BIO 1120, Principles of Biology II (4)
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 (choose two): 6
BIO 3030, Ecology [Prerequisite: BIO 1120 or permission of instructor] (3)
ENV 2730, Methods in Environmental Science (3)
ENV 3210, Introduction to Environmental Management Systems (3)
HIS 4710, Ecology, Technology, and Geography in the World (3)
PHI 3260, Environmental Ethics (3)
REL 3540, Eco-Justice and Faith (3)
SOC 3600, Environmental Sociology (3)


No Minor required
General Electives 18-24
Total Hours Required for the Program 128