Social Finance
This Advanced Certificate draws from NYU Wagner’s established and innovative curriculum in social finance. Coursework focuses on impact investment, program-related investment, and financial management providing you with the skills you need to practice in both the nonprofit and private sector. It will expose students to new methodologies in addressing social problems and assessing impact through program-related investment—blended finance, venture philanthropy, and measurement of social impact returns.
Students must successfully complete 15 credits to earn this Advanced Certificate.
CURRICULUM
Required Courses:
Students must complete the following course (3 credits):
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE-GP.1021 | Financial Management for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Organizations | None | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 |
Students must also choose and complete courses from the following (12 credits):
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADM-GP.2127 | Corporate Social Responsibility: Social Finance Partnerships and Models | None | Spring, Summer | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2132 | Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation by Design | None | Fall, Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2147 | Corporate Finance and Public Policy | CORE-GP.1021; PADM-GP.4130 concurrently | Fall | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2310 | Understanding Social Enterprise | None | Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2311 | Social Impact Investment | CORE-GP.1021; PADM-GP.4130 concurrently | Fall, Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2312 | Managing Financial and Social Returns of the Social Enterprise | CORE-GP.1021; PADM-GP.4130 concurrently | Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.4130 | Fundamentals of Accounting | CORE-GP.1021 | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1.5 | |
| PADM-GP.4313 | The Intersection of Finance and Social Justice | CORE-GP.1021; PADM-GP.2147 recommended | Spring | 1.5 | |
| PADM-GP.4314 | Environmental Finance and Social Impact | CORE-GP.1021; PADM-GP.2311 recommended | Spring | 1.5 | |
| PADM-GP.4315 | Advanced Financial and Impact Modeling for Nonprofit and Social Enterprises | CORE-GP.1021 or EXEC-GP.2141; co-requisite of PADM-GP.4130; and one of the following: PADM-GP.2312, PADM-GP.2142, or PADM-GP.2311. PADM-GP.2147 is recommended. | Spring | 1.5 |
Prerequisites: The required CORE-GP 1021 course must be taken in the first semester and it is a prerequisite to most courses in the certificate. Students who are able to waive CORE-GP 1021 will be allowed to take an advanced elective in its place. Note that PADM-GP 4130 is a co-requisite to several courses and CORE-GP 1021 is a prerequisite to PADM-GP 4130.
