Program Overview

Social Entrepreneurship Concentration

About this Program

The Social Entrepreneurship concentration is a hands-on program that teaches students to use technological, creative, and financial resources to successfully start their own social enterprise.

Why Study Social Entrepreneurship?

Now more than ever, we need young leaders and innovators who are serious about social change. At MMC, you will have the guidance of professors and local New York City investors who will help you develop a business plan that will build your career while helping local communities.

What You Will Learn

• Foundational principles and professional skills across business disciplines in courses including: Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Accounting, and Information Technology.
• As a student in the Social Entrepreneurship concentration, you will graduate with: critical thinking skills, problem-solving creativity, cultural awareness, and an informed commitment to social, political, and ethical responsibility.
• You will prepare to take on the challenges of modern entrepreneurship by taking courses in: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Digital Marketing, The Legal Environment of Business, Advertising and Society, Business and Society, and Leadership.

Combine this Concentration with…

• Communication and Media Arts Minor
• Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor
• Social Work Minor
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Program Highlights

Internships

Gain hands-on experience in the industries of your dreams. Our Business majors have interned at Madison Square Garden, The Hague (Netherlands), Macy’s, Christie’s Auction House, Dolce & Gabbana, and many more renowned institutions in NYC and abroad.

Faculty-Led Travel Courses

Business is international. So why shouldn’t your education be? Learn firsthand how a global supply chain can affect another part of the globe. Faculty-led travel courses are short-term study abroad opportunities. Students in our Global Fashion Business course have visited London and Paris, two of the world’s fashion capitals.

Student Organizations

Bring your classroom experience to life and find friends who share your interests in our many business-related student organizations, including Fashion Marketing Student Association (FMSA), Marymount Business Association (MBA), Spoon University, and MMC Investment Club.

Career Outcomes

MMC’s Business major program gives you real-world experience in the industries that power NYC—arts, media, nonprofits, fashion, finance, and more. You will be ready to hit the ground running after you graduate. Below are just a few of the roles and places alumni of this program have landed.

Job Titles and Programs

• Founder of “Fashion Censored”
• Manager, Diversity and Inclusion
• Product and Materials Developer
• Marketing Manager
• Assistant Curator for Exhibitions
• Fashion Editor
• HR Analyst
• MFA in New York School of Interior Design

Employers

• Christie’s
• Morgan Stanley
• Harper’s Bazaar
• Columbia University, in the City of New York
• University of Toronto
• Ralph Lauren

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