Coursework
Program Roadmap
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1: August - December: 12 credits coursework (6 credits -SERD; 6 credits SOM; 3 Modules YCA)
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2: January - May: 12 credits coursework (6 credits -SERD; 6 credits SOM; 3 Modules YCA)
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3: June - July: 6 credits practicum / final project (6 credits either SERD or SOM; Yunus Colloquium; 4 Masterclasses)
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4: August - September: practicum / sandbox/ final project (either SERD or SOM; 7 Business Design Sandbox)
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YCM can be completed part - time over 3 years with permission of the School Deans
Exit Options for Part-time Students
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Successful completion of Semester 1: YCA Professional Certificate in Enterprise-led Development
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Successful completion of Semester 2: January - May: YCA Professional Certificate in Sustainability & Entrepreneurship
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Successful completion of Inter-Semester: June - July: YCA Professional Certificate in Social Business Principles
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Successful completion of Sandbox: August - September: YCA Professional Certificate in Social Business Design
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Detailed Summary of the Coursework
Semester:
August to December
SERD
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Core (1 of 2 compulsory)
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Electives (remaining credits)
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Selected Topic (as advised by supervisor)
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SOM
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Electives (2 of 3)
YUNUS
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SB Practicum
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Field Lab 1 Social Problems & Traditional Solutions
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Case Review 1 Critique of Social Businesses around the World
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Workshop 1 Analytical Tools for Social Business Entrepreneurs
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Semester:
January to May
SERD
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Core (1 of 2 compulsory)
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Electives (remaining credits)
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Selected Topic (as advised by supervisor)
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SOM
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Elective (any 2)
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Selected topic (as advised by the supervisor)
YUNUS
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SB Practicum
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Field Lab 2 Assignments with Grameen Network partners
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Case Review 2 Reflective Review of Social Business Assignments
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Workshop 2 Design Tools for Proof of Concept & Business Plans
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Inter - Semester:
June to July
SERD, SOM, YUNUS
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Practicum (required)
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Internship - co-delivered with Yunus, co-supervised by SERD or SOM Faculty Advisor within the Yunus Colloquium.
YUNUS
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Yunus Colloquium
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Masterclass 1 - Economic Theories and Business Models
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Masterclass 2 - Entrepreneurship and Societal Development
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Masterclass 3 - Poverty, Inequality, & Wealth Concentration
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Masterclass 4 - MDGs, SDGs, and the Three Zeroes​
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Note: Academic Requirements have to be completed to enroll in the Sandbox Semester
Sandbox Semester :
August to September
SOM, SERD, YUNUS
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Final Project (required)
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Social Business Project co-delivered with Yunus, co-supervised by SERD or SOM Faculty Advisor within the Sandbox, in preparation for the annual Social Business Design Challenge
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YUNUS
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SB Sandbox (integrated with Social Business Plan preparation)
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Seminar 1 - Management Principles for Social Business
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Seminar 2 - Financial Management for Social Business
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Seminar 3 - Marketing and Social Business
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Seminar 4 - Developing and Managing Talent for Social Business
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Seminar 5 - Social Business, Innovation & Technology
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Seminar 6 - Social Business for the Aged & Young
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Seminar 7 - Social Business and the Corporate World
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