Master of Science in Business for Social Impact and Sustainability
Glasgow Caledonian New York College
Key Information
Campus location
New York, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Blended, Distance Learning, On-Campus
Duration
16 - 24 months
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 37,904
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Introduction
Exploring sustainability and social entrepreneurship, this master’s degree provides a holistic view of business for social impact, focused on applied research and real-world sustainable business solutions. Students apply concepts of responsibility and sustainability to the business field, as well as learn to approach challenges as potential innovation opportunities.
This program provides a solid social impact foundation for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs interested in harnessing business models and financial tools for the Common Good.
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Curriculum
Participating in a research-based curriculum, students in the program will write master’s theses designed to address real-world challenges, collaborating with partner companies and organizations.
Thesis partnerships are facilitated by GCNYC’s Center for Social Impact and Innovation, which provides a support network and collaborative research opportunities for students, social entrepreneurs, and leaders in sustainability across industries.
- 8 Courses
- 36 Credits Earned
- MS vs. MBA
- Master of Science degrees focus on an area of specialization vs MBA’s which offer a broad overview of business
Navigating Global Change: Business Practices for the Common Good
This course reflects the fact that organizations do not operate in a vacuum: they are both shaped by and themselves also shape the geo-political, economic, social and technological environments in which they operate. Understanding the interaction between organizations and their wider contexts is essential to effective management and responsible leadership. This course is designed to equip students with the information and analytical skills required to critically reflect upon some of the most significant issues which pose challenges to business managers and organizational leaders in the modern world.
Money as a Force for Social Good
The course aims to equip students with a general overview as to how global and local circumstances shape social business and microfinance, and to equip them with the knowledge and skills to determine what factors they should take into account when developing their own social ventures, or when creating an enabling environment for social business and microfinance. Particular attention is paid to how different political, cultural and economic institutional environments favor the evolution of different forms of social business and how different forms of social business negotiate tensions between social and commercial objectives
Impact Through Social Entrepreneurship
This course introduces the student to the concept of social entrepreneurship (and related concepts of social enterprise and social innovation). The notion of social entrepreneurship as a contested concept with competing definitions pushed by different actors with different (political) agendas is developed. Students are taught to critically assess these different agendas and to gain a broader understanding of social entrepreneurship by placing it within the wider social, economic and political contexts in which it occurs. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to make up their own minds as to whether (and how) business can change the world, and to prepare them to enter a world where business and society are intertwined.
Learning Options
Create a schedule that dovetails with your busy life and additional commitments!
In-Person
- Attend class on campus at 64 Wooster Street
- Live courses are offered in the evenings
Hybrid
- Split attendance between in-person and Zoom
- Frequency is determined at the time of course registration
Remote
- Students participate in campus classes via Zoom
- Students interact with their instructor and other students online
- Remote courses meet virtually for live sessions
Program Outcome
- Critically examine the business implications of recent and future changes in the global business environment by applying a range of analytical tools and frameworks for assessment and development of a firm’s strategic capability, competencies and competitive position in a variety of global settings.
- Appraise the causes and consequences of shifting contours of global politics, economics and social developments, and their implications for organizational leadership and responsible management.
- Identify and evaluate organizational factors affecting leadership, including structure, culture and sources of power, enabling them to devise a strategic leadership-development plan.
- Critically assess the contested concept of social entrepreneurship, identifying the range of contexts in which social entrepreneurship can take place and evaluating the circumstances by which business can play a role in driving positive social change.
- Understand and critically assess the evolution of social business and innovative finance tools through various cultural, political and economic contexts from the perspective of investors and social enterprises.
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Career Opportunities
Jobs in this Field:
- Social Impact Consultant
- Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Director
- Environmental Manager
- Sustainability Program Director
- Sourcing Manager
- Sustainability Communications Manager
- Compliance Officer
Our Graduates are Working at:
- Forum for the Future
- Climate Nexus
- Thousand Fell
- The Savory Institute
- Gotham Greens
- Bowery Farming
- Uptex, IDC
- And more!
English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.