When you enroll at Susquehanna, you’ll be paired with an advisor and application tool to guide you in your course planning and scheduling. The following is an excerpt from the complete course catalog. Enrolled students follow the requirements of the course catalog for the academic year in which they declare each major and/or minor, consult with their advisor(s) and the Academic Planning Tool.
The Sustainability Management minor provides students with a broad understanding of how to integrate sustainable practices throughout and across organizations. Students completing the Sustainability Management minor will understand how business practices are interconnected with environmental and social issues and will learn how to apply best practices in sustainability management. Students will be prepared to enter their careers ready to make a positive impact in roles at for-profit, non-profit, or government entities.
Learning Goals
- 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;
- Demonstrate an understanding of general management principles;
- Synthesize sustainability models and business practices to propose changes to organizational practices;
- Articulate the ethical reasoning behind corporate social responsibility.
Minor in Sustainability Management
The minor 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:
4 MGMT-240 Principles of Management
4 MGMT-373 Managing for Sustainability
4 EENV-101 Environmental Science
4 ENST-110 Sustainability and Society
A minimum of 8 semester hours from the following:
4 ACCT-200 Financial Accounting
4 ECON-105 Elements of Economics
4 EENV-105 Energy and the Environment
4 EENV-242 Climate and Global Change
4 ENST-301 Current Topics in Environmental Studies
2 MGMT-315 Global Supply Chain Logistics
4 MGMT-404 Global Business Ethics
4 MGMT-437 Sustainable Entrepreneurship
1-4 MGMT-503 Business Internship or EENV-590 Environmental Internship
Double-counting Restriction for Interdisciplinary Minors
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.
