PNP - SI3 - Checksheet

MPA-PNP: SOCIAL IMPACT, INNOVATION, and INVESTMENT (SIII)

I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS]

Students must complete or waive the following courses:

Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
CORE-GP.1011 Statistical Methods None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
CORE-GP.1018 Microeconomics None Fall, Spring 3
CORE-GP.1020 Management and Leadership None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
CORE-GP.1021 Financial Management None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
CORE-GP.1022 Introduction to Public Policy None Fall, Spring 3

 

II. SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS [9 credits]*

Students must complete the following courses:

Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2145 Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving and Creating Impact None Fall, Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2311 Impact Investing co-requisite of CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP 4021 Fall, Spring 3

Students must also choose and complete one of the following courses:

*In Spring and Fall 2022, PADM-GP. 2310 Understanding Social Enterprise will be the required course in place of PADM-GP. 2132 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation By Design.

Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2132 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation by Design None Fall 3
PADM-GP.2310 Understanding Social Enterprise None Spring 3

 

III. CAPSTONE [3 credits]

To be eligible for Capstone, all students must have: earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, declared a specialization, fulfilled the Professional Experience Requirement, and completed the course prerequisite listed for their choice of Capstone (see below).

Students must complete ONE of the two following pairs:

Course Number Course Name Prerequisites credits
  CAP-GP 3301 (Fall) 
AND 
CAP-GP 3302 (Spring)
Capstone: Advanced Lab in Social Innovation I &II CORE-GP: 1011, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1022; AND 
2 of the 3 specialization required courses: PADM-GP 2145, 2311; 2132 OR 2310
1.5 credits (Fall) 
AND 
1.5 credits (Spring)

 

IV. ELECTIVE COURSES [18 credits] 

Focus Areas

Focus Areas are optional groupings of courses to help you choose electives. You can go deeper in your specialization and develop more advanced skills by choosing electives within the specialization-related focus areas below. To pursue depth in a focus area we suggest completing 9 credits. To pursue breadth, you may also choose electives across focus areas. 

Social Enterprise

Courses cover the pursuit of social impact and innovation through entrepreneurship and formation of enterprises.

PADM-GP. 2132 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation By Design and PADM-GP. 2310 Understanding Social Enterprise are the foundational courses in this area.

Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2106 Community Organizing None Fall, January, Spring, Summer 3
PADM-GP.2132 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation by Design None Fall 3
PADM-GP.2173 Operations Management CORE-GP.1020, CORE-GP.1011 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2174 The Intersection of Operations, Policy, and Leadership CORE-GP.1020 and CORE-GP.1022 Fall 3
PADM-GP.2249 Scaling Social Enterprises - Experiential Field Course CORE-GP 1021 and CORE-GP 1011; students are encouraged to have taken PADM 2311 and/or PADM 2310 but it is not required to apply.   Spring 3
PADM-GP.2310 Understanding Social Enterprise None Spring 3
PADM-GP.2312 Managing Financial and Social Returns of the Social Enterprise CORE-GP.1021 concurrently Spring 3
PADM-GP.2407 Advocacy Lab: How to Make Change Happen None Fall, Spring 3

 

Social Finance

Courses that explore the use the tools of finance to address societal changes.  These courses focus on sustainability, investing and managing businesses with multiple social goals to achieve financial returns alongside social returns. 

PADM-GP.2311, Impact Investing; PADM-GP.2142, Financial Management II; and PADM-GP.2147, Corporate Finance & Public Policy, are foundational courses in this area.

Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Typically offered credits
PADM-GP.2127 Corporate Social Responsibility: Social Finance Partnerships and Models None Spring 3
PADM-GP.2142 Financial Management II CORE-GP.1021 Spring 3
PADM-GP.2147 Corporate Finance and Public Policy CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.2149 Cost-Benefit Analysis CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1021 Spring 3
PADM-GP.2150 Financial Markets and Crises CORE-GP 1021 Spring 3
PADM-GP.2311 Impact Investing co-requisite of CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP 4021 Fall, Spring 3
PADM-GP.4313 The Intersection of Finance and Social Justice CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021; PADM-GP.2147 recommended Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4314 Environmental Finance and Social Impact CORE-GP.1021; PADM-GP.2311 recommended January 1.5
PADM-GP.4316 NYU Impact Investment Fund I CORE-GP.1021. Co-requisite of PADM-GP.2311, and co-requisite of PADM-GP.2147 encouraged. Students must be in or entering their Capstone year.     Fall 1.5
PADM-GP.4317 NYU Impact Investment Fund II PADM-GP.4316   Spring 1.5
PADM-GP.4319 Financing Inclusive Businesses CORE-GP 1021, PADM-GP 2311 recommended Summer 1.5
PADM-GP.4320 Environmental, Social, Governance Investing CORE-GP 1021, PADM-GP 2311 recommended Fall 1.5

 

Social Innovation, Design, and Technology

Courses that explore the process of ideation, and the use of data and technological tools to achieve social innovation.

PADM-GP.2145 Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving and Creating Impact is the foundational course in this area.

School-wide Focus Areas

In addition to the courses in the specialization-related elective focus areas above, to gain a breadth of knowledge and skills you may also wish to choose electives from across course offerings, including from the school-wide focus areas or a different specialization. Relevant school-wide focus areas for you to consider as a SI3 student include, Communication SkillsData Science and Data Management; Philanthropy and FundraisingSocial Justice and Democracy; and more

 

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 45

Last Updated: October 2021