Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Overview

The Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship is designed for those interested in learning about social entrepreneurship, innovation, and successful strategies in scaling ideas. Participants learn about the complexities of global health and the ethics of innovation, while also learning about the theory and practices of social entrepreneurship. This certificate prepares participants to address global health challenges through novel social entrepreneurship approaches.

Eligibility, Enrollment, and Cost

Enrollment in the Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship is available to any student or professional who is interested in global health or social entrepreneurship. The total cost to enroll in the Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program is $100.

To enroll, please submit your registration fee online at https://slate.uniteforsight.org/register/certificates, and we will provide you with access to the Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program within one business day.

There is not a deadline for completion, and you may work on the coursework at your own pace.

Curriculum

The Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship requires online completion of:

• Complexities and Realities of Global Health
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Ethics of Innovation
• Health Technology in Resource-Poor Settings
• Health Spending at the Base of the Pyramid
• Enterprises and Franchising at the Base of the Pyramid
• Design Thinking
• Can An Idea Scale?
• Responsible Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship Expert Panel
• Essentials of Innovation: How to Successfully and Responsibly Innovate Expert Panel
• Taking Programs to the Next Level Expert Panel
• Strategies for Growing and Scaling Organizations Expert Panel
• Lessons Learned in Healthcare Delivery, and Embracing Every Challenge as an Opportunity to Grow Expert Panel

Benefits of the Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship

• Receive a Social Entrepreneurship Certificate and transcript.
• Learn how to apply knowledge and skills to your current or future work in global health and social entrepreneurship.
• An opportunity for individual mentoring and guidance from Global Health University's faculty.
• Global Health University will provide letters of recommendation upon request.

Grading System

Upon enrolling, participants gain access to the online submission system where they will submit 1-paragraph responses about each module of the online courses. Each response is read and evaluated by Unite For Sight's Global Health University faculty. The Scholar receives an evaluation of Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail on their Global Health University Transcript.

• Honors: Responses are of excellent quality, demonstrating critical analysis and a comprehensive understanding about the course material.
• Pass: Responses provide summaries that are of good quality, but there is little additional thought or analysis.
• Low Pass: Responses provide summaries that are of mediocre quality and demonstrate minimal effort.
• Fail: Responses are of poor quality and demonstrate a lack of effort or lack of understanding.

Special Information For Universities and International Programs

As described above, upon enrolling in Global Health University, participants gain access to an online submission system in which they submit 1-paragraph responses about each module of the online courses. Each response is read and evaluated by Unite For Sight’s Global Health University faculty. The participant receives an evaluation of Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail on their Global Health University Transcript.  This transcript may be submitted to your program or university as confirmation of a participant’s completion of the Certificate Program in Social Entrepreneurship.