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About Innovation And Skills For Social Change | BA (hons) in Leeds Beckett University

Course Details

Do you want to change the world? This is a unique course aimed at students who want to develop high-level skills and capabilities to undertake important roles to help transform society. If you are interested in leading and creating projects, innovations and approaches that make a difference to communities locally or around the world, then this course is for you.

It will introduce you to a wide range of social issues affecting people globally, such as poverty, inequality, mental health and sustainable development, and you will explore how they affect society, the planet and people's chances in life. You will develop the skills to identify unmet needs and you will learn how to tackle the root causes of social issues, whilst helping communities to develop their capacity to contribute effectively to social change.

You will investigate the hidden strengths, opportunities and challenges within communities, and you will work alongside experienced practitioners and people with lived experiences, experimenting with different ways to help transform society for the better.

In your final year, you will examine how to change the systems that can prevent people from progressing in life. Using approaches such as co-creation, systems change, frugal innovation and inclusive innovation, you will work with fellow students and collaborate with communities and organisations to design or strengthen ideas that can lead to sustainable social change.

You will learn how to develop viable social business models and you will gain the skills to measure and improve the outcomes and impact of social projects and innovations, and to articulate the difference they make to society and to people's lives.

You can find more information about the course at: www.socialchangedegree.com and contact us directly at socialchange@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Course Benefits

This course has been uniquely designed with communities, social change practitioners and leaders, to help provide the most relevant, significant student experiences and content which can improve your career prospects across a wider social change spectrum.

By collaborating with others to build capabilities and progress ideas for social change you will directly help to tackle real social issues. Through practical experiences and developing an understanding of the root causes of social issues and how to influence systems, you can become an effective social change practitioner, innovator and leader.

This course also benefits the communities and organisations you will work with. It aims to raise aspirations and strengthen and empower communities, improving the opportunities for them to lead social change efforts effectively, opening up new possibilities which can improve life chances.

The course is run in partnership with Doing Social, an organisation that designs powerful experiences, resources and spaces to enable inclusive innovation, meaningful co-creation and better access to social change opportunities, giving you easy access to industry expertise and lived experiences, through a series of masterclasses, guest lectures and live community projects.

Academic qualification equivalents

Standard 12th qualifications (CBSE/ICSE or State Boards of equivalent)

Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
• All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) – English Grade 70% 
• Indian School Certificate (Class-XII) (CISCE) – English Grade 70%

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