School of International Studies News
SIS Offers Certificates in Social Entrepreneurship
(November 19, 2009) -
The School of International Studies offers two new courses in Social Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship and Business Plans for Social Entrepreneurial Organizations, can be taken for a certificate or for graduate credit. The courses are open to international development practitioners, employees of social enterprises and corporations focusing on corporate social responsibility, graduate students and undergraduate seniors who want to learn more about this new field.
Martin Burt
The classes are taught on-line by one of Pacific’s most accomplished alums, Social Entrepreneur, Martin Burt.
Paraguayan born, Martin Burt is the founder and CEO of Fundacion Paraguaya, the largest NGO in the country.
He has received numerous awards in the area of Social Entrepreneurship, including those of the Skoll foundation, the Schwab Foundation, the Interamerican Bank and UNESCO.
He started his collaboration with the School of International Studies in 2006 and is actively involved in the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
His commitment in education and Social Entrepreneurship has been featured at the Clinton Global Initiative. Click here for Martin Burt’s resume
Certificate 1: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
This graduate level course is a general introduction to social entrepreneurship, an emerging field that lies at the intersection of the fields of entrepreneurship and social change. Building on a theoretical base of relevant literature from both fields, students are given examples throughout the course of real social entrepreneurs - a growing number of talented, ambitious, and courageous individuals who are creating initiatives to mitigate some of the world’s most intractable social problems. This master’s level course includes weekly assignments/papers covering the major topics: entrepreneurship theory, models of social change, definitions of social entrepreneur and social entrepreneurship, management skills for social entrepreneurial organizations, scaling of social impact, and social performance measurement. An in-depth look at a classic example of social entrepreneurship, microfinance, is also featured. The end-of-course project is the writing of a case study on a real social entrepreneurial organization. Click here to see the Syllabus
Certificate 2: Business Plans for Social Entrepreneurial Organizations
This master’s level course introduces the student to the importance, as well as the actual mechanics, of developing a business plan for a social entrepreneurial organization, whether it is a social enterprise or an organization that depends on non-earned income. The course will emphasize developing a business plan that integrates the organization’s social mission with its economic strategy. It is meant to be follow-on to the course “Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship". The end of course project involves the drafting of a business plan for a social entrepreneurial organization. Click here to see the Syllabus
Registration
Pacific Students
- Undergraduate Students (Seniors), Registration opens April 14th
- Graduate Students, Registration opens April 14th
Non Pacific Students
- For graduate credit please see Unclassified Student Application
- For a certificate (continuing education credit or non-credit) please see CPCE Registration Form
Summer Schedule:
Session I (May 17-June 18) - Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Session II (June 21-July 23) - Business Plans for Social Entrepreneurial Organizations
Session III (July 26-August 20) - Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information on the Certificate program please contact:
Jean Marie Stratigos
Academic Director
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship
School of International Studies
University of the Pacific
Email: jstratigos@pacific.edu
The School of International Studies is in the process of developing a Masters Degree in International Development and Social Entrepreneurship.