Center for Social Innovation

Elective Courses

As an MBA or Sloan Master’s Program student, you may tailor your coursework to match your personal interests and discover how MBA skills can drive solutions to social problems in all sectors. Each year, the PMP offers 50+ electives in education, health care, the environment, international development, public policy, nonprofit management, social and environmental entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy, and more. These courses highlight collaboration among government, nonprofit, and business entities and explore various paths to creating social and environmental value. Most GSB students take at least one of these courses. Recent offerings have included:

• Strategic Issues in Philanthropy
• Social Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation
• The International Economy: Policies and Theory
• Poverty, Entrepreneurship and Development
• Introduction to the Politics of Education
• Strategic Management of Nonprofits
• Design for Extreme Affordability
• Environmental Science for Managers & Policy Makers
• Leading Strategic Change in the Health Care Industry

Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation

The Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation is available to those students who wish to focus their elective coursework on topics in social and environmental management. The Certificate is evidence of a student’s preparation for and commitment to addressing public issues and can serve as an important signal to future employers.

• Students who wish to pursue a Certificate must complete a minimum of 16 PMP elective units in pre-approved or petitioned courses.
• Students must meet the PMP Program Practicum requirement by participation and leadership in PMP clubs, service learning trips, fellowship opportunities or other PMP activities.