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Do you want to make a difference in the world? Social entrepreneurship bridges passion and action, where business principles meet social impact to address today’s most urgent challenges. Can economic growth align with sustainability? How can social entrepreneurs find solutions to climate resilience or help communities in need? In this course, you will dive into these questions, exploring the dynamic balance between fiscal responsibility and social equity in an ever-changing global landscape.

Through a hands-on journey into social entrepreneurship, you will explore key frameworks for turning challenges into opportunities, learning how to design solutions that benefit shareholders and stakeholders to deliver a “triple bottom line”—people, planet, and profit. Through collaborative projects, lively debates, and case studies, you’ll analyze real-world issues and develop strategic approaches that make a lasting impact. 

From climate change to resource management, today’s environmental challenges call for creative, interdisciplinary solutions. This course invites students to explore what it means to build a sustainable future that balances human needs with the health of our planet.

Using a systems-thinking approach, students investigate the interconnectedness of ecosystems, food systems, energy systems, and the built environment. Through interactive lectures, hands-on lab activities, and design-based projects, students will examine topics such as ecological restoration, regenerative agriculture, energy-efficient design, and sustainable transportation. Field experiences bring these ideas to life through visits to locations such as the Hudson River, the Billion Oyster Project, vertical farms, and examples of green architecture. Students conduct water and air quality testing, experiment with renewable energy through projects like solar cars and water wheels, and collaborate on case studies that analyze real-world strategies for sustainability.

By the end of the course, students gain practical insight into how science, engineering, and social systems can work together to design a more resilient and sustainable world.