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Course Description
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Course Name
Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
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Host University
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Location
Lima, Peru
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Area of Study
Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits0
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units0
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The course has a theoretical-practical nature and is part of the Social Management Concentration. It allows students to learn about the display of social innovations and ventures implemented in Latin America in recent years to generate social and environmental value. Among the main contents is the academic discussion on social innovation, entrepreneurship, and innovative business models for sustainability that hybrid organizations (B companies, social, purpose-driven, etc.) have been deploying in the region. Social managers must be able to adapt to the constantly changing world and identify emerging problems to propose innovative solutions. This course provides a learning journey that allows students to create solutions that involve all stakeholders with the objective of offering, collaboratively, a comprehensive and viable proposal that is sustainable over time and generates high impact.
Course Disclaimer
Please note that there are no beginning level courses offered in this program.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.