Make an impact in your community by investing in a sustainable tomorrow.
An increasing number of large corporations are looking for someone like you to help their company become more environmentally and socially responsible for future generations. At Susquehanna, the sustainability management minor is open to all students looking to make an impact in their communities and the world.
You’ll learn the science behind sustainability and how it can be integrated into business decisions.
Sustainability is vital to our future.
Whether you are a business or science major, a sustainability management minor will help you gain the necessary skills to make change inside of companies through transparent sustainability accounting and reporting.
Students graduating with a minor in sustainability management will:
Demonstrate a broad understanding of the interconnected nature of the economy, environment and society.
Demonstrate knowledge of the scientific principles underlying sustainability and their application to environmental issues.
Synthesize sustainability models and business practices to propose changes to organizational practices.
Articulate the ethical reasoning behind corporate social responsibility.
The minor in Sustainability Management requires a total of 24 credit hours: 16 credit hours of required courses and 8 credit hours of elective classes.
To complete the minor, students must have a GPA of at least 2.00 and no grade below C- in the courses outlined below:
Required:
4MGMT-240 Principles of Management
4MGMT-373 Managing for Sustainability
4EENV-101 Environmental Science
4EENV-110 Sustainability and Society
A minimum of 8 semester hours from the following:
4ACCT-200 Financial Accounting
4ECON-105 Elements of Economics
4EENV-105 Energy and the Environment
4EENV-242 Climate and Global Change
4ENST-301 Current Topics in Environmental Studies
2MGMT-315 Global Supply Chain Logistics
4MGMT-404 Global Business Ethics
4MGMT-437 Sustainable Entrepreneurship
1-4MGMT-503 Business Internship or EENV-590 Environmental Internship
Only 8 semester hours of this minor may be double-counted toward the student’s major or another minor. Note: SWSB students cannot apply ECON-105 to the minor.
Many corporations of all sizes are looking to add people to their team who can help their business become more sustainable.
You can utilize a minor in sustainability management in a multitude of fields. Specifically, a sustainability education will develop your skills in these jobs:
Sustainability Manager
Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Manager
Sustainability Analyst
Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Manager
Green Practices and Sustainability Manager
Sustainability and Responsible Business Strategy Manager
