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: 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
![BME 184 Biomedical Entrepreneurship & Strategy](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BME-184-400x284.png)
BME 184 Biomedical Entrepreneurship & Strategy
![CVS170 | ENT170J Developing Leaders in the Civic Context](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ENT170-leadershipcivic-400x284.jpg)
CVS170 | ENT170J Developing Leaders in the Civic Context
![EC 03 – Financial Accounting](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EC-03-400x284.png)
EC 03 – Financial Accounting
![EC 50 – Introduction to Finance](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EC-50-400x284.png)
EC 50 – Introduction to Finance
![EM 153 Management of Innovation](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EM-153-400x284.png)
EM 153 Management of Innovation
![EM 51 Engineering Management](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EM-51-400x284.png)
EM 51 Engineering Management
![EM 52 Technical and Managerial Communications](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EM-52-400x284.png)
EM 52 Technical and Managerial Communications
![EM 54 Engineering Leadership](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EM-54-400x284.png)
EM 54 Engineering Leadership
![ENT090 Paths to Entrepreneurship (2 credits, Second Half)](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ENT19302Paths-400x284.jpg)
ENT090 Paths to Entrepreneurship (2 credits, Second Half)
![ENT100 Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Thinking](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/improv-400x284.jpg)
ENT100 Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Thinking
![ENT101 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/wit-400x284.jpg)
ENT101 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
![ENT103 Entrepreneurial Finance](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/iStock_000004878226Medium-400x284.jpg)
ENT103 Entrepreneurial Finance
![ENT105 Entrepreneurial Marketing](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marketing-400x284.png)
ENT105 Entrepreneurial Marketing
![ENT106 The Science of Sales](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sales-funnel-g0bfd31dae_1920-400x284.jpg)
ENT106 The Science of Sales
![ENT107 Entrepreneurial Leadership](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-1168972846-612x612-1-400x284.jpg)
ENT107 Entrepreneurial Leadership
![ENT109 | CVS149 Societal Aspects of Design](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ux-g0fe16be86_1920-400x284.jpg)
ENT109 | CVS149 Societal Aspects of Design
![ENT141 Innovative Social Enterprises](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ENT141-400x284.png)
ENT141 Innovative Social Enterprises
![ENT142 Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Impact](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/nonprofit-400x284.jpg)
ENT142 Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Impact
![ENT151 | CS150 Entrepreneurship for Computer Science](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mobile-devices-ge81eed4d5_1280-400x284.png)
ENT151 | CS150 Entrepreneurship for Computer Science
![ENT159 Art Entrepreneurship](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/images.jpg)
ENT159 Art Entrepreneurship
![ENT161 Consumer Product Ventures](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/iStock-1333194325-400x284.jpg)
ENT161 Consumer Product Ventures
![ENT162 Bringing Products To Market](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bringingproducts-400x284.jpg)
ENT162 Bringing Products To Market
![ENT163 Entrepreneurial Business Law](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/iStock-1163438012-400x284.jpg)
ENT163 Entrepreneurial Business Law
![ENT164 Introduction to Making](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/itm-400x284.jpg)
ENT164 Introduction to Making
![ENT193 | NUTR280J Nutrition and Entrepreneurship (Boston Campus)](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NUTR280-400x284.jpg)
ENT193 | NUTR280J Nutrition and Entrepreneurship (Boston Campus)
![ENT193.01 Building Your Entrepreneurial Toolkit](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Toolkit-graphic-400x284.jpg)
ENT193.01 Building Your Entrepreneurial Toolkit
![ENT193.03 Software Prototyping Without Code](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/computerrocket1-400x284.png)
ENT193.03 Software Prototyping Without Code
![ENT193.05 Team and Talent Management (2 credits)](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gettyimages-1191018149-612x612-1-400x284.jpg)
ENT193.05 Team and Talent Management (2 credits)
![ENT193.06 Designing your Life (2 credits, Second Half)](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Stickynotes-400x284.jpg)
ENT193.06 Designing your Life (2 credits, Second Half)
![ENT194.01 Inside the Classroom](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/coo-400x284.jpg)
ENT194.01 Inside the Classroom
![ENT198 Entrepreneurial Internship](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/startup-gdc04e2a64_1920-400x284.jpg)
ENT198 Entrepreneurial Internship
![ENT199 Entrepreneurial Field Study](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/student-ged450f632_1920-400x284.jpg)
ENT199 Entrepreneurial Field Study
![TML 010 | ENT010 Preparing New and Aspiring Leaders](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/iStock_000030149608Medium-leadership-400x284.jpg)
TML 010 | ENT010 Preparing New and Aspiring Leaders
![TML011 | ENT011 Developing Financial Literacy](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/makingmoney-400x284.png)
TML011 | ENT011 Developing Financial Literacy
![TML012 | ENT012 Communication Skills](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TGI112-comms-400x284.jpg)
TML012 | ENT012 Communication Skills
![TML013 | ENT013 Essentials of Marketing](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/marketing-creative-400x284.jpg)
TML013 | ENT013 Essentials of Marketing
![TML014 | ENT014 Planning your career pathway (2 credits)](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/careerpathways-400x284.jpg)
TML014 | ENT014 Planning your career pathway (2 credits)
![TML015 | ENT015 Living a Life with Purpose (2 credits, Second Half)](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TGI125-400x284.jpg)
TML015 | ENT015 Living a Life with Purpose (2 credits, Second Half)
![TPS 58 – Public Speaking](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TPS-58-400x284.png)
TPS 58 – Public Speaking
![UEP 130 | CVS 183 Negotiation, Mediation, & Conflict Resolution](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UEP-130-400x284.png)