<艺术icle data-status="published">

解决现实问题

你相信有无限的可能性吗? Are you intrigued by the thought of solving real-world problems through skills in entrepreneurship, 业务, 以及STEM学科? No matter your major or your career aspirations, UNE’s minor in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship gives you the skills to apply social innovation and entrepreneurship processes to your area of expertise. Through hands-on classroom learning and activities in UNE’s Makerspace, as well as through exciting internship opportunities, this program teaches you how to be an innovator in your field, 无论是医疗保健, 艺术, 社会行动主义, 小型企业, 研究, 或者其他任何东西.

Two U N E students work together in the Makerspace

为什么一个

At UNE, the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor is not just about st艺术ing 业务es. It’s about giving you the tools and knowledge to become innovators and change makers in any field. That’s one reason why it is such a useful minor; it’s the perfect complement to virtually any major.

  • 促进跨学科研究
  • 特点是在课堂上和在P.D. 美林Makerspace
  • Supports internships with many local p艺术ner companies/organizations
  • Enhances career prospects regardless of major

The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor has enabled me to think critically about world problems and have the confidence and knowledge to problem solve effectively. This minor has enabled me to have the toolset to st艺术 my own 业务 and confidently move forward as I continue to grow and scale.” — 艾比·安德森,23岁, 可持续性 and 业务 major/Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Economics double minor

学者

从实践经验中学习

Innovating solutions to real-world problems requires real-life work. 无论是在教室里, 在我们设备齐全的创客空间, or as an intern with a local p艺术ner organization, you will be immersed in hands-on activities that can teach you more than any textbook can.

课堂和创客空间活动

  • Consulting with local social innovation organizations to make real change
  • Developing real 业务 ideas ready to be pitched in regional innovation competitions
  • Designing sustainable 业务 solutions for campus and community problems
  • Building innovative field data collection tools using new technologies

实习地点

  • Maine 创新办公室 and Economic Development
  • 创新缅因州奖学金计划
  • 商会
  • 社会创新组织
  • 艺术和商业孵化器
  • 本地创业公司

Makerspace特性

  • Fabrication Lab: hub for planning, design, and production
  • 激光切割机
  • 数控ShopBot
  • 乙烯基刀
  • 缝纫机
  • 电子站
  • 3 d打印机
  • Design Lab: technology hub for digital simulation and product idea demo
  • Alienware computers for digital prototyping and development of apps and virtual games

课余活动

  • P艺术icipating in regional 业务 launch competitions
  • Attending innovation conferences and workshops
  • Networking with Portland’s entrepreneurship community

可选课程示例

除了两门必修课, Innovation Through Technology and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, your other coursework in the minor may include:

  • 创业与小型企业
  • 破解食物网
  • 图论
  • 社交媒体:理论与实践
  • 环境经济学
<艺术icle class="node node--type-advanced-accordion node--view-mode-full">

课程

必修课学分
BUMG 120 -通过技术创新3
BUMG 313 – Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship3
bumg410 -创建社会企业 or UMG 495B – Internship 工商管理*3–4
总学分9–10
从下列课程中选择3门学分
BUEC 380 -美国经济发展.S.3
BUEC 390 -环境经济学 or BUEC 395 -生态经济学3
bumg307 -运营管理3
bumg309 -破解缅因州食品系统3
BUMG 314 -授予写作 or WRT 317 -提案和拨款写作3
BUMK 312 -企业家精神/小企业3
社会化媒体:理论 & 实践3
DSC 205/BUFI 205 – Introduction to Data Analysis & 建模3
MAT 225 -计算机编程与MATLAB3
总学分9
最低总要求学分18–19

*Can be substituted with an internship of another major with the permission of the BUMG 495B Coordinator.

学生 will be allowed to use up to twelve (12) credits from another minor or their major to complete this minor.

有关更多信息,请参阅 学术目录.

""

找到你的职业

The innovation tools and the knowledge of innovation methodologies that you will acquire in this program will not only enable you to meet the needs of 业务es and organizations and improve their competitiveness in their markets, but they will also enable you to “see around the corner” to anticipate potential barriers before they become problems. This ability will make you a valued member of any professional team. 具有跨职业领域适用性, this minor is a valuable p艺术 of your resume in a wide variety of job markets.

The following are just a few of the professions that benefit from a background in social innovation and entrepreneurship: 

  • 小企业主/企业家
  • 设计师/艺术家
  • 社会活动家
  • 新产品开发人员
Pair a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor With a UNE Major in在…领域的职业生涯
  • 数据科学
  • 应用数学
  • 云计算
  • 应用程序开发
  • 人工智能(AI)
  • 海洋科学
  • 环境科学
  • Aquaculture, Aquarium 科学, and Aquaponics
  • 蓝色经济业务
  • 气候变化研究
  • 可持续农业
  • 体育领导与管理
  • 体育营销
  • 实景分析
  • 教练技术
  • 艺术与设计媒体
  • 传播与媒体艺术
  • 创造性的艺术
  • 商业艺术
  • 社交媒体
  • 应用运动科学
  • 健康及健身业
  • 医疗保健技术

Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Careers by the Numbers

81%

of company CEOs report their employees lack the behaviors and mindsets needed to build an innovation culture

埃森哲全球调查,2021年
97%

of self-employed professionals say they would never go back to traditional employment

FreshBooks调查,2018年

联系

本科招生

联系 本科招生 at (800) 477-4863 or 电子邮件admissions@joyerianicaragua.com. You can also stop by our office on the Biddeford Campus Monday–Friday from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.