AT Social Entrepreneurship
This full-year application-focused course takes students on the journey of a startup venture.
Students use industry-leading methodologies- like lean startup principles and design thinking- to rapidly bring ideas to market and make an impact on our community.
1 Credit
Prerequiste
One Intro + One 2nd Level
or
Two 2nd-Level Courses
An Application (Due in May)
4 Days/ Week
Full Year
Glimpse into the Class
What To Expect
Interviews and Need Finding
Students start by exploring the UN SDGs and finding interesting topic areas with the potential to create an impact. They will discover insights into these topic areas through interviews with experts, observations, and fieldwork to find the most valuable opportunities for a venture!
Full Product Development
They will then work in teams to design, develop, and test a product or service that meets the problem's need, understanding their market and the unique value they can add.
Test, Iterate, and Scale Your Venture
After their test, students will seek to perfect and improve their innovation, capturing data from their audience, and implement ways to scale their product to a larger audience.
AT Entrepreneurship Pitch Night
Students will prepare a 5-minute cuminating pitch that showcases their venture and present it to a live audience of experts, community members, and students!