Nov 21, 2024

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Social Entrepreneurship (21-30)

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The minor will help students develop the entrepreneurial skills related to the unique features of building and sustaining ventures to generate economic, social, and environmental change. This minor in social entrepreneurship is available to NIU undergraduate students in good academic standing. Students with a major in management may take a minor in social entrepreneurship. Retention in the social entrepreneurship minor is based on a grade of C or better in all courses in the minor.

Students must complete an application for the social entrepreneurship minor. Applications and deadline dates are available in the Department of Management.

Requirements

ACCY 288 - Fundamentals of Accounting Credits: 3
Course not open to College of Business majors.
OR ACCY 206 - Introductory Financial Accounting Credits: 3
AND ACCY 207 - Introductory Cost Management Credits: 3
MGMT 311 - Social Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
MGMT 320 - Foundations of Business and Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
Course not open to College of Business majors.
OR UBUS 310 - Business Core: Lecture Credits: 9
MGMT 327 - Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
MGMT 411 - Entrepreneurship in Microfinance Organizations Credits: 3
OR MGMT 421 - Global Social Venture Consulting Credits: 3
MGMT 431 - Social Venture Competition Credits: 3

One of the following (3)

ACCY 480 - Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting Credits: 3
BKST 219 - Introduction to African Studies Credits: 3
CLCE 410 - Nonprofits and Community Engagement Credits: 3
ECON 386 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3
ENVS 303 - Environment in the Social Sciences and Humanities Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
ENVS 304 - Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics Credits: 3
ENVS 450 - Issues in Environmental Studies Credits: 3-6
Students take this course for 3 semester hours.
MGMT 335 - Managing Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Credits: 3
MKTG 350 - Principles of Selling Credits: 3
MKTG 443 - Marketing Research Credits: 3
PSPA 326X - Nonprofit Management Credits: 3
OR POLS 326 - Nonprofit Management Credits: 3
PSPA 328 - Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Development Credits: 3
PSPA 301 - Philanthropy and Volunteerism Credits: 3
PSPA 402 - Resource Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3
OR MGMT 402X - Resources Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3
SOCI 270 - Social Problems Credits: 3
TECH 305 - Green Technologies Credits: 3
OR ENVS 305X - Green Technologies Credits: 3