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Graduate Certificate in Creative Social Entrepreneurship
Transform your creative vision, build entrepreneurship skills, and impact the world with our innovative Graduate Certificate in Creative Social Entrepreneurship. Our asynchronous online program offers an expansive curriculum for you to cultivate new skills in entrepreneurial leadership, social innovation, and new creative enterprise development in the creative and cultural sector. Lead an innovative creative career, inspire sustainable community change, and become a creative social entrepreneur.
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Social Entrepreneurship offers a flexible and expansive curriculum in a 100% online and asynchronous learning environment. Creative social entrepreneurship is a transdisciplinary field connecting creative, social, and entrepreneurial practices to improve the economic, environmental, political, and social well-being of society.
At a Glance
Fall 2025
Spring 2025
Summer 2025
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Graduate Certificate in Creative Social Entrepreneurship overview
What You'll Learn
- Analyze the value and economic contributions of the creative and cultural sector.
- Identify entrepreneurial opportunities that integrate creative and social practices.
- Conduct market research to discover creative markets and industries.
- Evaluate how entrepreneurial risks connect with creative and social values.
- Interpret key financial strategies for developing creative social enterprises.
- Develop and present entrepreneurial ideas to various stakeholder audiences.
- Connect social innovation to creative and enterprise practices
Course Examples
- CSE 571 The Creative and Cultural Industries
- CSE 572 Creative and Social Entrepreneurial Readiness
- CSE 573 Customer Discovery in the Creative and Cultural Industries
- CSE 575 New Creative Social Venture Planning
- CSE 576 Start-Up Financing for Creative Social Enterprises
- AAD 595 Arts and Creativity Accelerator
- CSE 770 Creative Social Innovation
How to Apply
Application Requirements
Standard graduate application requirements apply.
Please supply a statement of purpose.
Admissions Criteria
Deadlines
Fall 2025
Spring 2025
Summer 2025
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Licensure & Authorization
Where you live matters when completing distance education activities. If you will live outside of Kentucky while completing your program, please check the Distance Learning Authorization & Licensure page to confirm that the program can be offered in your state or country, and if relevant, that it meets professional licensure requirements in your state. Please note: Admission and enrollment in a fully-online program can NOT lead to the issuance of a J-1 or F-1 student visa.
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Student Support
Once you become a student, you will have access to a wide variety of academic support services to maximize your success. These services are available completely online to meet the needs of our online students.
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