Designing A Curriculum For A Sustainable Entrepreneurship Major: A Case Study

This practice paper explores the process of developing a curriculum for a sustainable entrepreneurship major program in a higher education institution. The paper aims to address the need for embedding sustainability and entrepreneurship into higher education, considering global challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and unsustainable consumption and production. The paper fills a gap in the existing body of knowledge by providing a case example of a curriculum development process that can be adapted to integrate sustainable entrepreneurship into curricula at other universities.

The paper outlines a three-part curriculum development process which involves identifying stakeholders and clarifying the program's purpose, determining programlevel learning outcomes, and developing courses that align with the program’s purpose and intended learning outcomes. The paper’s findings emphasize the importance of involving stakeholders (such as faculty members, potential students, alumni, industry professionals and decision-making bodies within the university) in curriculum design. The paper concludes with a discussion on the iterative nature of identifying program level learning outcomes, the challenges of balancing dual themes from a rapidly changing field of study in the curriculum, and academic resource limitations. A welldesigned sustainable entrepreneurship major can benefit students, faculty, business and industry, and society at large by providing the knowledge, skills, and opportunities necessary for socially and environmentally responsible entrepreneurship.