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Sustainable Business Major (BSSB)
>Two-Year Rotation of Courses
*Two year course rotations are not binding and are subject to change
Sustainable Business is interdisciplinary in nature, integrating science, business, and environmental studies. Sustainable business practices improve long-term profitability, the health of natural systems, and the human component of our world community. A student completing the B.S. in Sustainable Business will be prepared for a career in private industry, non-profit organizations, government, or for graduate-level studies in sustainable business or a related discipline. Students must obtain a grade of C or higher in each required course to count toward a major or minor concentration in Sustainable Business.
Major Requirements:
Sixty-nine (69) credit hours. Required courses:
- AG210 Principles of Accounting—Financial (4)
- AG211 Principles of Accounting—Managerial (4)
- BS201 Principles of Management (3)
- BS202 Principles of Marketing (3)
- BS305 Financial Management (3)
- BS460 Ethical Application in Business (3)
- BY123 Environmental Biology (3)
- CN101 Introduction to Communication (3)
- CS152 Spreadsheets (1)
- CY101 Environmental Chemistry (3)
- EL100 Introduction to Environmental Studies (3)
- EL301 Advanced Environmental Studies (3)
- ES211 Microeconomic Principles (3)
- MS151 Elementary Statistics (3)
- PC291 Physical Science (3)
- SB100 Industrial Ecology (3)
- SB201 Sustainable Business Management (3)
- SB315 Building Social Capital (3)
- SB320 Sustainable Business Innovations Lab (3)
- SB395 Cases in Sustainable Business (3)
- SB397 Internship (3–6)
Students must select two of the following courses:
- SB200 Sustainable Energy Systems (3)
- SB202 Environmental Regulatory Compliance (3)
- SB203 Sustainable Business in Corporations (3)
- SB204 Sustainable Business Metrics and Reporting (3)
- SB205 Sustainable Food Systems (3)
- BS235 Social Entrepreneurship (3)
- SB300 Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
- SB310 Special Topics in Sustainable Business (3)
- SB330 International Perspectives in Sust. Bus. (3)
- SB346 Environmental Politics and Policy (3)