Social Innovation Classes at BYU

Winter Semester 2012:

Undergraduate Classes (open to all majors and do not have any prerequisites)

  • Bus M 371R, Section 4: Social Entrepreneurship Lecture Series - Experienced social entrepreneurs share their beliefs, ideas and projects. Learn the definition and application of social entrepreneurship. Taught by Todd Manwaring
  • BUS M 491R Section 1: Social Entrepreneurship On-Campus Internships - Students collaborates with well-known social entrepreneurs to develop unique projects. On-Campus internships allow students a chance to develop professional skills while staying on campus, and deepen their understanding of social entrepreneurship through applied learning. In turn, the organizations receive high-quality work and an additional source of innovative ideas. On-Campus Internships start with a competitive applications process prior to each semester. More information, including a list of participating organizations.
  • BUS M 491R Section 2: Social Innovation On-Campus Internships - Students work in tandem with social innovation organizations to develop and enhance their organizations. Participants are matched with local, socially innovative groups that can benefit from their particular skill sets. In conjunction with the organization's leadership, they formulate recommendations for improvement and then spearhead their implementation. On-Campus Internships start with a competitive applications process prior to each semester. More information.
  • BUS M 490R Section 6: Microfinance - Come learn groundbreaking concepts and skills, as well as tactics and tools for developing self-reliance through microfinance. Taught by Warner Woodworth.

Graduate Classes (graduate students only)

  • MBA 688: Corporate Social Innovation - Examining and applying models of social innovation unique to corporations: direct investment, partnerships with governments and/or NGOs, direct- or foundation-based philanthropy, and industry-or sector-level interventions, in both domestic and international contexts. Taught by Paul Godfrey.
  • PMGT 623: Nonprofit Structure and Finance  - An introduction to nonprofit organizations, including their history, structure, legal requirements, and finances. Topics include nonprofit corporate structures, tax-exempt status, altruism and economics, and nonprofit revenue sources. Emphasizes what every nonprofit manager and board member should know. Taught by Aaron Miller.

Fall Semester 2012:

Undergraduate Classes (open to all majors and do not have any prerequisites)

  • Bus M 371R, Section 6: Social Entrepreneurship Lecture Series - Experienced social entrepreneurs share their beliefs, ideas and projects. Learn the definition and application of social entrepreneurship. Taught by Todd Manwaring.
  • BUS M 491R Section 1: Social Entrepreneurship On-Campus Internships - Students collaborates with well-known social entrepreneurs to develop unique projects. On-Campus internships allow students a chance to develop professional skills while staying on campus, and deepen their understanding of social entrepreneurship through applied learning. In turn, the organizations receive high-quality work and an additional source of innovative ideas. On-Campus Internships start with a competitive applications process prior to each semester. More information, including a list of participating organizations. 
  • BUS M 491R Section 2: Social Innovation On-Campus Internships - Students work in tandem with social innovation organizations to develop and enhance their organizations. Participants are matched with local, socially innovative groups that can benefit from their particular skill sets. In conjunction with the organization's leadership, they formulate recommendations for improvement and then spearhead their implementation. On-Campus Internships start with a competitive applications process prior to each semester. More information.
  • ORG B 490R, Section 1: Microenterprise Development Seminar - Includes experience in microfinance training and organizational management, primarily with non-governmental organizations. Taught by Warner Woodworth.

Graduate Classes (graduate students only)

  • PMGT 651, Section 1: Nonprofit Organization Management - Managing the various stakeholders in the nonprofit sector, including staff, volunteers, boards of directors, political leaders, media, and other internal and external factors unique to the nonprofit sector. Taught by Eva Witesman.
  • MBA 632, Section 1: Social Entrepreneurship - Theory and practice of starting, financing, assessing, and managing successful social mission-driven for-profit and nonprofit ventures. Strategies, pitfalls, and tools in use. Taught by Warner Woodworth.
  • MBA 692, Section 1: Creating and Managing Social Ventures - Issues facing social ventures and founding social entrepreneurs; understanding complex systems of for-profit, nonprofit, domestic, and international development organizations incorporating managerial theory, practice, skills into social venture business plans. Taught by Todd Manwaring.

Social Innovation Minor

Graduate students may receive a "minor" or emphasis in social innovation. This allows the student to apply the concepts of social innovation to any field of study.

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