About the Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor
Overview
The Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor is designed for students who are passionate about solving societal problems in civic life through social and political engagement with a bias to action. Students explore both the entrepreneurial mindset and skillset, and fundamentals of civic studies.
What you will learn
Students learn to be bold and action oriented. They feel empowered to take the first step towards turning their idea to impact in civic justice, social movements and more through starting, joining, or running social enterprises. They feel empowered to make change at any level.
Requirements
To fulfill the Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor, students take six courses: Three Entrepreneurship (ENT) courses offered by Derby Entrepreneurship Center, and three Civic Studies (CVS) courses offered by Tisch College.
Navigating ENT and CVS Courses
Entrepreneurship requirement (3 courses)
- Required course: ENT141: Entrepreneurship For Social Impact (f/k/a Innovative Social Enterprises) . Starting in Spring 2025, ENT141 will also meet the Foundational Requirements for the Entrepreneurship Minor.
- Electives: Two additional Entrepreneurship Courses. We strongly recommend ENT193.04 Nonprofits, philanthropy and impact and a Core Entrepreneurship Course – use the filter buttons below to browse recommended elective courses.
Civic Studies requirement (3 courses)
- Required Course: CVS 0020/PHIL 0020/PS 0020: Introduction to Civic Studies
- Electives: Two additional Civic Studies courses from the approved list spanning courses in civic action and social movements, civic skills, social conflict, inquality and violence, and courses that inspire you to think about justice.
Entrepreneurship Courses
TML/ENT010 Preparing New and Aspiring Leaders
TML/ENT011 Developing Financial Literacy
TML/ENT013 Essentials of Marketing
TML/ENT014 Planning your career pathway
TML/ENT015 Living a Life of Purpose (2 credits, Second Half)
ENT090 Paths to Entrepreneurship (2 credits, Second Half)
ENT100 Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Thinking
ENT101 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
ENT103 Entrepreneurial Finance
ENT105 Entrepreneurial Marketing
ENT106 The Science of Sales
ENT107 Entrepreneurial Leadership
EE185/CVS149/ENT109 Societal Aspects of Design
TML112/ENT012 Communication Skills: Vocal Arts
ENT141 Entrepreneurship for Social Impact – f/k/a Innovative Social Enterprises
ENT142 Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Impact
CS150 Entrepreneurship for Computer Science
ENT159 Art Entrepreneurship
ENT161 Consumer Product Ventures
ENT162 Bringing Products To Market
ENT163 Entrepreneurial Business Law
ENT164 Introduction to Making
CVS/ENT170 Developing Leaders in the Civic Context
ENT193.01 Building Your Entrepreneurial Toolkit
ENT193.02 Lean Software Leadership
ENT193.03 Software Prototyping Without Code (2 credits, second half)
ENT193.04 Starting A Small Business
TML/EM/ENT193.05 Introduction To Intellectual Property
TML/EM/ENT193.06 Business Essentials For Modern Times
ENT194.01 Inside the Classroom (aka Classroom Operations Officers, or COO)
ENT198 Entrepreneurial Internship
ENT199 Entrepreneurial Field Study
ENT280/NUTR280J Nutrition and Entrepreneurship (Boston Campus)
ENT/EM/TML330 Transfer Credit
BME 184 Biomedical Entrepreneurship & Strategy
EC 03 – Financial Accounting
EC 50 – Introduction to Finance
EM 153 Management of Innovation
EM 51 Engineering Management
EM 52 Technical and Managerial Communications
EM 54 Engineering Leadership
TPS 58 – Public Speaking
