Social Sustainability, Social Entrepreneurship, and Social Work

This course serves as an introduction to the profession of social work through the lens of social sustainability and entrepreneurship. Socially sustainable communities have systems, structures, and relationships that equitable, diverse, connected and democratic, providing quality of life to current and future generations. Social Entrepreneurs are leaders seeking to find innovative solutions to social problems. Social work is one of many professions that function as social entrepreneurs in their work with systems of all sizes. Students demonstrate the characteristics of social entrepreneurship by developing innovative strategies to sustainably meet social problems.