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Certificate Programs
Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship
The Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship is an 18 credit hour program of study. The certificate is a cooperative program between the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Kelley School of Business, and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and is available only for students enrolled in the M.P.A. or M.B.A. programs. The Social Entrepreneurship Certificate prepares students for innovatively approaching public needs with a combination of entrepreneurial practices and social purposes— through the for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental sectors.
Certificate Requirements
(18 credit hours)
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
| SPEA-V 521 | The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | (3 cr.)* |
| SPEA-V 559 | Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| BUS-W 504 | New Venture Business Planning | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-W 506 | Entrepreneurship: Leadership and Practice | (1.5 cr.) |
*With approval, students desiring a public policy emphasis may substitute SPEA-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.)
Electives (9 credit hours, at least 3 of which must be taken in a school other than the one offering the degree)
| SPEA-V 502 | Public Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 504 | Public Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 510 | Government Regulation in Market Economies | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 519 | Database Management Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 521 | The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 522 | Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 525 | Management in the Nonprofit Sector | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 526 | Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 539 | Management Science for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 541 | Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Policies | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 542 | Government Financial Accounting and Reporting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 544 | Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 547 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 558 | Fund Development for Nonprofits | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 560 | Public Finance and Budgeting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 561 | Public Human Resources Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 568 | Management of Urban Government Services | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 602 | Strategic Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 622 | Seminar in Urban Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| BUS-F 509 | Financial Analysis for Corporate Decisions | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-F 517 | Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-J 501 | Developing Strategic Capabilities | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-M 511 | Marketing Performance and Productivity Analysis | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-M 512 | Marketing Strategy (with M511, 4.5 cr.) | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-M 521 | Implementation of Marketing Strategies | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-P 510 | Service Operations | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-P 552 | Project Management | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-P 561 | Supply Chain Management and Technologies | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-S 509 | Information Systems in Modern Organizations | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-S 510 | Managing the Net-Enabled Organization | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-S 520 | Managing and Designing Data Base Systems | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-W 503 | Creativity and Innovation: Generating New Venture Ideas | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-W 511 | Venture Strategy | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-W 514 | Venture Screening | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-W 516 | Organizational Development and Change: The Change Agent | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-W 532 | Organization Design Alternatives | (1.5 cr.) |
| BUS-X 573 | Corporate Entrepreneurship | (1.5 cr.) |
Other courses approved by a faculty advisor.
An internship practicum is also required that can be satisfied by SPEA-V 585 Practicum in Public Affairs (0-6) credit hours, BUS-X 523 and BUS-X 524 Enterprise Experience I and II, or approved experiential credit. The internship consists of:
- A two-month project development period the semester before the internship.
- A three-month full-time (40 hour per week) internship on site at the host organization, agency, or business to execute the project.
- A final evaluation of the project, related to social entrepreneurial approaches.