Social Entrepreneurship

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Flagler College offers an innovative Social Entrepreneurship program leading to a Social Entrepreneurship degree—and a world of career possibilities after you graduate. You'll take courses that inspire problem-solving ideas for pressing social problems. You'll also personalize your education with one of five tracks, taught by caring faculty in small classes just minutes from the beach.

Credit hours required for the major

Impact tracks to choose from

Credit hours required for Sustainability Studies minor, which complements the major

Program Requirements

Your core coursework includes economics, law, anthropology, sociology, and business classes. However, the Social Entrepreneurship program focuses on creating change as much as it does on classroom learning.

That's why you will work to develop, fund, and carry out new solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. All students join a service learning project during junior year. You'll also develop an action plan for meaningful, lasting social change.

You can select an impact track in one of several areas:

Sport for Development and Peace
Arts for Social Change
Global Impact
Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Community Health

You might also consider a Sustainability Studies Minor, which goes hand-in-hand with social entrepreneurship's key values.

Every student at Flagler College also gets a broad-based education with Core, our groundbreaking general education program. At Flagler, we're dedicated to educating the whole person. We foster intellectual, social, and personal transformation in our students.

Find a list of all your courses and four-year plan below.

Major Coursework Sustainability Minor Coursework Four-Year Plan

Frequently Asked Questions

Social entrepreneurs build unique business models to create lasting social change. They seek the greater good by balancing profit, people, and the planet.

At Flagler College, you can learn about social entrepreneurship while honing in on certain causes. We offer five areas of focus called impact tracks. This lets you specialize in areas important to you.

An entrepreneur creates corporate or commercial value. A social entrepreneur creates social value for a community or society. Social entrepreneurs seek the higher good through effective business.

You can ignite social change, starting with your own business or organization. Or, you could join a wide range of companies, government agencies, and nonprofits. You could also pursue a graduate degree.

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What Can I Do With a Major in Social Entrepreneurship?

Some examples of sustainable businesses in Northeast Florida include:

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High-impact programs, taught by world-class faculty. A tight-knit, inclusive academic community where all people and ideas are welcome. All in a historically rich, uniquely beautiful Atlantic coast setting.

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