McGill.CA / Minor Concentration in Social Entrepreneurship

Program audit sheet available here.

NOTE for 2020-2021: Other relevant courses offered in the Faculty of Arts may be considered as a complementary course if they are relevant to the Minor. For approval, send an email to the ollivier.dyens [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Alternative%20Arts%20Complementary%20Request) (Program Director) with a description of the course and its relevance to the program.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Social Entrepreneurship(18 Credits)

    Offered by:Arts - Dean's Office
    Degree:Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirement:

The B.A.; Minor Concentration in Social Entrepreneurship is a collaboration of the Faculty of Arts and the Desautels Faculty of Management. The program focuses on an entrepreneurial mindset to see opportunity in the world and provides training in an entrepreneurial method to bring opportunities for change to life. This program takes a democratized approach to entrepreneurship, with exposure to the diverse manifestations of entrepreneurship in the world including but not limited to new ventures, social enterprise, tech start-ups, cooperatives, corporate venturing, side hustles, passion projects, and social activism. The program emphasizes self-directed learning and experiential education. The program includes group projects with live start-ups in the McGill entrepreneurial ecosystem, and exploration of pathways to launch an entrepreneurial initiative.

This Minor Concentration is restricted to students who have completed one year of university studies with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. The Minor Concentration Social Entrepreneurship has limited enrolment; students should contact the Program Director to apply for admission.

Students in this Minor Concentration are not permitted to take the Joint Honours Economics/Finance, Joint Honours Economics/Accounting or Desautels Minors in Management, Marketing, Finance, or Operations Management (for Non-Management Students).

Required Courses (9 credits)


  • INTG 215 EntrpshpEssntlsforN-MgmtStudts 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGPO 362 Fundls of Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGPO 438 Social Entrepreneur&Innovation 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


Complementary Courses (9 credits)

3 credits from the following:


  • MGCR 211 Intro to Financial Accounting 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 222 Intro to Org Behaviour 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 331 Information Technology Mgmt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 341 Introduction to Finance 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 352 Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 372 Operations Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 382 International Business 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 423 Strategic Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 460 Social Context of Business 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


3 - 6 credits from the following:


  • MGPO 364 Entrepreneurship in Practice 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • SENT 499 Intern:Social Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


0 - 3 credits from the following:


  • COMS 355 Media Governance 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • COMS 492 Power, Difference and Justice 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • ECON 310 Intro to Behavioural Economics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • ECON 447 Economics of Info&Uncertainty 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • HIST 312 Hist of Consumption in Canada 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • LLCU 212 Understanding Dig&Social Media 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • PHIL 237 Contemporary Moral Issues 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • POLI 318 Comparative Local Government 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • POLI 473 Democracy and the Market 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • SOCI 307 Globalization 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • SOCI 386 Contemporary Social Movements 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer


For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.

SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCING

YEAR

TERM

Year 1 or 2 (U1 or U2)

Fall

Winter

 

INTG 201*

 

 

INTG 202*

 

Fall or Winter

 

MGPO 438

OR

Arts Complementary Course

 

Year 2 or 3 (U2 or U3)

Fall or Winter

 

MGPO 362**

 

 

MGPO 364***

OR

SENT 499 Internship

in U2/U3 Summer

 

 

MGPO 438

OR

Arts Complementary Course

 

*INTG 201 and INTG 202 must be taken at McGill. They cannot be taken at another institution.

** You must take INTG 201 or INTG 202 before MGPO 362.

*** MGPO 362 is a prerequisite for MGPO 364.

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