Classes
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CLASSES ACROSS CAMPUS
Courses across departments focus on or incorporate social entrepreneurship in their curricula. These classes may:
- Focus on emerging models of enterprise at the interface of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors
- Examine theories of change and the dynamics of social innovation
- Develop both conceptual and practical tools for creating high-performance organizations that are capable of addressing social problems in a sustainable manner
- Include analysis of exemplary social business ventures, including cases from Miller Center alumni social entrepreneurs, to illustrate how the discipline of business planning can contribute to the development of social ventures that are economically viable at scale.
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Student Fellowship
Miller Center accelerates leadership by providing students with opportunities to learn and work with social entrepreneurs on the front lines of poverty eradication and sustainable development in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The fellowship is a fully-funded summer field experience along with two-quarters of classwork and academic research for Santa Clara University junior-level students.
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Student Internships
Are you interested in a student internship working to support Miller Center and social enterprises around the world?
The internship program was created to provide exposure and access to the field of social entrepreneurship and/or impact investing for ALL Santa Clara students, regardless of year of study or program.
Summer is the primary period of enterprise and student internship; however, the internship may be available during the academic year. All work with social enterprises around the world is done remotely, and interns are paid by Miller Center.
The internship program is part of a larger SCU and student engagement strategy to engage 500 students per year by 2025.
The Miller Center Internship Program is designed to provide meaningful work opportunities and create a deeper engagement while creating a value exchange between Miller Center program alumni, partners, and Santa Clara University students.
All enrolled Santa Clara University, including Jesuit School of Theology, students, undergraduate and graduate, regardless of major, including graduating seniors, are eligible to apply.