Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Improving Planetary Health: A Learning Lab for Social-Entrepreneurship
Course Number:
S_IPH
Course Description:
Improving Planetary Health: A Learning Lab for Social Entrepreneurship introduces students to the key concepts and theoretical frameworks to address complex societal challenges, known as "wicked problems", through social entrepreneurship. The course is designed for social sciences students interested in how innovative, sustainable solutions can improve the health of human civilization and the natural systems upon which it depends. By examining well-known social ventures such as TOMS Shoes, Tony’s Chocolonely and microfinance institutions, students will explore how social enterprises can drive meaningful change. A core focus of the course is learning to develop and implement social ventures that offer practical solutions to these societal problems. Students will do this from both an academic and applied-science perspectives. Students will work in multidisciplinary groups to develop a business plan for an innovative social enterprise tackling a societal problem of their choice.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 299
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (53).pdf
