Program Description
The heart of entrepreneurship is learning not merely to survive but to flourish in a world of change. The joint Stern/Wagner minor in Social Entrepreneurship gives you the preparation you need to flourish in our rapidly changing world while focusing your energy on some of the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. You can choose from a selection of rigorous course offerings from both schools, to learn the basics of entrepreneurship from both a theoretical and practical point of view and in the context of both for-profit and nonprofit enterprises. The courses prioritize experiential learning, presenting real-world problems to which you must design your own real-world solutions.
Minor Declaration
Students can apply for the minor via NYU Albert in the My Academics section of the Student Center.
Program Requirements
All students must complete a minimum of four courses to satisfy the inter-school minor requirements: an introductory course, a practicum course, and at least two additional courses (one from each school). A minimum of at least 14 total credits is required (8 credits from Wagner and 6-7 credits from Stern).
Note: Stern undergraduate students cannot double-count required Business Core or concentration courses toward this minor.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 3-4 |
| Social Entrepreneurship | |
| Fundamentals of Social Entrepreneurship: Problem Solving and Innovation | |
| 3-4 |
| Marketing for Impact: Strategies for Sustainable Business | |
| Social Innovation Practicum | |
| Experiential Learning Seminar: Social Impact Consulting | |
| The Startup Lab | |
| Social Entrepreneurship Incubator & Practicum | |
| 7-8 |
| Economic Inequality: Perspectives & Practices | |
| Innovations and Strategies for Building a Progressive Social Enterprise | |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica (Open only to Stern students) | |
| Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Protein | |
| Marketing for Impact: Strategies for Sustainable Business (If not taken as a practical requirement) | |
| Sustainability for Competitive Advantage | |
| Experiential Learning Seminar: Social Impact Consulting (If not taken as a practical requirement) | |
| Management and Organizations (Stern students may not count this course toward the minor) | |
| High-Performance Teams | |
| Managing Change | |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| The Politics of Public Policy | |
| Introduction to Social Impact | |
| Management and Leadership | |
| Sustainable Urban Development | |
| The Business of Nonprofit Management | |
| Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving and Creating Impact | |
| Social Entrepreneurship Incubator & Practicum (If not taken as a practical requirement) | |
| How to Change the World: Advocacy Movements and Social Innovation | |
| Total Credits | 14 |
Policies
Program Policies
Minor Policies
- Credit toward the minors is not given for courses completed with a grade of less than C, or for courses taken on a pass/fail basis.
- Students can count one course in a minor towards the requirements of another major or minor. Students intending to double count any courses would also need to contact the other major or minor’s department to ask if, and to what extent, that department permits overlapping courses.
Students who have declared interdisciplinary minors in partnership with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service follow the academic policies set forth by the home school.
See Undergraduate for schools and policies.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
Wagner Policies
Additional academic policies can be found on the Wagner academic policy page.