Concentration in Social Innovation
The Social Innovation concentration is available to Gabelli students. Both primary and secondary concentrations must be taken in conjunction with another primary concentration or major.
Primary Concentration
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | ||
| ST: Sustainability and Finance | ||
| ST: Leading for Impact | ||
| ST: Sustainable Business | ||
| ST:Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| ST:Fair Trade Entrepreneurship | ||
| ST: Social Marketing | ||
| ST: Sustainability and Strategy | ||
| Two electives with the SOIN attribute | ||
| One co-curricular requirement (see below) | ||
Secondary Concentration
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | ||
| ST: Leading for Impact | ||
| ST: Sustainable Business | ||
| ST:Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| ST:Fair Trade Entrepreneurship | ||
| ST: Sustainability and Finance | ||
| ST: Social Marketing | ||
| ST: Sustainability and Strategy | ||
| Two electives with the SOIN attribute | ||
| One co-curricular requirement (see below) | ||
Interdisciplinary electives
Courses in this group have the SOIN attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACBU 4444 | Sustainability Reporting and SASB Standards | 3 |
| ACBU 4646 | Ethics in Financial Reporting and Accounting | 3 |
| BISC 1002 | Ecology: A Human Approach | 3 |
| BLBU 4430 | The Law of Innovation | 3 |
| CHEM 1109 | Chemistry of the Environment | 3 |
| CMBU 3810 | Applied Business Communications | 3 |
| ECON 3256 | Comparative Economic Systems | 4 |
| ECON 3850 | Environmental Economics | 4 |
| ECON 3884 | Contemporary Economic Problems | 4 |
| ECON 4110 | Ethics and Economics | 4 |
| ENST 1000 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENST 4900 | Environmental Internship and Media Advocacy | 4 |
| FNBU 4441 | ST: Sustainability and Finance | 3 |
| FNBU 4466 | ST: Alternative Investing | 3 |
| FNBU 4469 | Impact Investing | 3 |
| HUST 4001 | The Humanitarian System: Past, Present, and Future | 4 |
| HUST 4500 | Evolution of Development and Humanitarian Aid Systems | 4 |
| HUST 4800 | International Humanitarian Internship | 4 |
| HUST 4888 | Senior Thesis Seminar | 4 |
| INSY 4412 | ST: IT and Sustainability | 3 |
| ISGB 7945 | IT and Sustainability | 3 |
| LPBU 3226 | Exploring Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| LPBU 3227 | Innovation and Resilience | 3 |
| LPBU 3234 | ST: Leading for Impact | 3 |
| LPBU 3235 | ST:Inside Tech Ventures | 3 |
| LPBU 3430 | ST: Sustainable Business | 3 |
| LPBU 3432 | ST: Modern Economics for a Sustainable World | 3 |
| LPBU 3446 | ST:Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| LPBU 4001 | Fair Trade and Microfinance | 3 |
| LPBU 4005 | ST:Fair Trade Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| LPBU 4467 | ST: Global Immersion: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Rwanda | 3 |
| LPGB 76AV | Developing the Sustainability Mindset | 3 |
| LPGB 76AW | Leadership & Trust | 3 |
| MKBU 3448 | ST: Social Marketing | 3 |
| MKBU 3459 | Cross Cultr Consumer Insight | 3 |
| NSCI 1040 | People and the Living Environment | 3 |
| NSCI 2060 | Environment: Science, Law, and Policy | 3 |
| PHIL 3109 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 3712 | Global Environment and Justice | 4 |
| PHYS 1203 | Environmental Physics | 3 |
| POSC 3131 | Politics, Urban Health, and Environment | 4 |
| POSC 3307 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| POSC 3610 | Political Economy of Development | 4 |
| POSC 3616 | Political Economy of Poverty | 4 |
| PSYC 4920 | Youth, Values, and Society | 4 |
| PSYC 6850 | Evaluation of Psychological and Social Programs | 3 |
| SABU 3453 | ST: Sustainability and Strategy | 3 |
| SWGS 7605 | Social Work Education | 3 |
| SWKO 6431 | Adv Clin Assess & Diagno II | 3 |
| THEO 3542 | Catholic Social Teaching | 3 |
| THEO 6740 | Catholic Social Thought and Praxis | 3 |
| VART 2055 | Environmental Design | 4 |
Co-Curricular Requirement
Students must select one of the following co-curricular offerings, which should be chosen based on time and commitment level:
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Social innovation practicum
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Service learning with social innovation component
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Social innovation internship
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Global Outreach (GO!) trip
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AshokaU/Clinton Global Initiative conferences
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Social innovation-related academic competitions
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Other (with permission of program director)