Business & Management and Sustainability Studies, B.S.

The dual major program in Business & Management and Sustainability Studies (“Business & Sustainability”) is ideal for socially curious and sustainably-engaged business students, or for sustainability-oriented students who crave a deeper understanding of the business reasons for, and solutions to, problems with economic, environmental, and social impacts. A nuanced, interdisciplinary understanding of sustainability and business is necessary for corporate, nonprofit, and government leaders to address issues such as clean energy, circular economy, climate change, natural resource use, social equality, and environmental justice. The content students will recieve through this dual major makes its graduates highly desirable on the job market by filling in significant gaps among a workforce often divided along traditional disciplinary lines as “technical” and “non-technical.”

This dual major is fulfilled by completing the curricular requirements of both the Business & Management major (BMGT) and the Sustainability Studies major (SUST). It consists of core classes in Business & Management and a “track” in Sustainability Studies. An additional 12 credits (3 courses) of the HASS Core are further dedicated to classes on sustainability and social understandings of nature, the environment, and society. The students’ Science Core is fulfilled through the curriculum of the Sustainability Studies Major, and students have flexibility in their curriculum with three free electives for deepening their learning in areas of their own choosing. Students are required to complete an internship as a part of their Business & Management curriculum as well as fulfill a Sustainability Studies capstone course.