Why Study Sustainability in Business
The majority of company CEOs have identified sustainability as a top priority for their businesses. As an organizational priority, sustainability has implications for all functional areas of business including strategy development, human resources, product development, operations and supply chain, risk assessments, market identification, communications, financing, investor relations, auditing and reporting, to name a few.
This concentration allows students to deepen their understanding of the key environmental, social, economic and governance issues facing society today. Through the program, students will learn about business challenges, risks and opportunities related to sustainability. Taking a multiple stakeholder approach, the concentration will give students the skills they need to critically analyze trade-offs and develop effective sustainability strategies.
Academic Requirements for Non-International Business Majors
The Sustainability in Business concentration requires four courses (12 credit hours) of coursework. Please note that the requirements for international business majors differ from other majors.
Required Courses (3 credits)
- MKTG 472: Business, Markets and Sustainability
Electives (9 credits)
Choose three. One elective can be taken outside the business school.
- MGMT 407: CSR and Stakeholder Management
- MGSC 489: Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management
- FINA 473: Corporate Governance and Agency Conflicts
- ECON 500: Urban Economics
- ECON 505: International Development Economics
- ECON 548: Environmental Economics
- ENVR 321: Environmental Pollution and Health
- ENVR 322: Environmental Ethics
- ENVR 331: Integrating Sustainability
- ENVR 533: Sustainability Projects Course
- GEOG 321: Sustainable Cities
- HRTM 485: Sustainable Tourism
- POLI 478: Environmental Policy
Academic Requirements for International Business Majors
The Sustainability in Business concentration requires four courses (12 credit hours) of coursework. Please note that the requirements for international business majors differ from other majors.
Required Courses (6 credits)
- MKTG 472: Business, Markets and Sustainability
- IBUS 427: Global Stakeholder Management
Electives (6 credits)
Choose two. One elective can be taken outside the business school.
- MGMT 407: CSR and Stakeholder Management
- MGSC 489: Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management
- FINA 473: Corporate Governance and Agency Conflicts
- ECON 500: Urban Economics
- ECON 505: International Development Economics
- ECON 548: Environmental Economics
- ENVR 321: Environmental Pollution and Health
- ENVR 322: Environmental Ethics
- ENVR 331: Integrating Sustainability
- ENVR 533: Sustainability Projects Course
- GEOG 321: Sustainable Cities
- HRTM 485: Sustainable Tourism
- POLI 478: Environmental Policy
Who Should Apply
This program is open to all currently enrolled Moore School undergraduate students.
How to Apply
No separate application is needed to apply for the Sustainability in Business concentration. Simply inform your academic advisor that you want to add the concentration and they will add the concentration to your profile.