University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

SSIR-1010 (3) Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Engages students in understanding, through critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative projects, how different change models, including social entrepreneurship, can lead to sustainable outcomes. Based on a combination of lectures, exams, group work, exercises, readings, in-class discussion and analysis, and speakers, students develop skills to work collaboratively on a problem-oriented topic and present project to public audience at semester end. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Prerequisites: Restricted to Sustainability by Design Residential Academic Program (PSBD) or Sustainability and Social Innovation Residential Academic Program (PSEE) students only.