Project Management has become essential in all areas of modern organizations. This course will develop the core set of technical and managerial skills needed to successfully perform all the steps needed in managing a project. The objective of this course is to explore both the technical and social components of project management. The course introduces students to the fundamentals of project management as well as provides an opportunity to apply these fundamentals in the analysis of case examples and in-depth exploration of project management issues. As such, the course provides an equal blend of lecture-based and experiential learning opportunities. 

To understand sustainability, one must first understand how 
everything we do impacts our environment. This course 
introduces the fundamental concepts of the science behind 
environmental issues using sustainability as a backdrop. The 
course will describe what environmental science is and how it is 
used to provide insight into the interactions between humans 
and the planet’s ecosystems, resources, and natural processes. 
The course will explore topics in human populations, 
biodiversity, ecosystems, land usage, water consumption, 
climate change, energy resources, and the production and 
distribution of food and consumer goods. 
 

This course explores the most recent developments in the field 
of sustainability. Students will learn about environmental 
sustainability issues like water, food, and energy, social 
sustainability themes such as environmental justice and 
transportation, and economic sustainability topics like green 
businesses and economic development. Finally, the course will 
examine corporate and organizational sustainability 
management and its attempts at balancing sustainability and 
profit. 

This course explores the integration of sustainable business 
strategies and policies into core business functions and 
processes. Students will learn how leadership, finance, 
accounting, risk management, marketing, supply chain 
management, and operations can be adapted to meet 
sustainability goals of the 21st century. Looking at sustainable 
business from a managerial perspective, the course provides 
insight into how and why business is evolving due to increased 
consumer and regulatory pressure for sustainable 
performance.

This course provides a detailed overview of marketing concepts 
through the lens of sustainability. Students will gain an 
understanding of sustainable marketing, sustainability-based 
strategic planning, market analysis branding, and labeling. 
Using the consumer’s pursuit of value as a focal point, the 
course explores value through sustainable product and pricing 
strategies, sustainable supply chain strategies, and sustainable 
innovation. Students will also learn about sustainable services
marketing concepts and the reporting of value to stakeholders. 

This course explores the core ethical questions shaping 
contemporary environmental debates. In the first part of the 
course, students will examine current issues and controversies 
in environmental ethics. The second Part of the course will 
address current debates on topics such as climate change, 
biodiversity loss, and wilderness preservation, responsibilities to 
future generations, population growth, overconsumption, food 
ethics, and ecological activism.

This course presents a broad introduction to the field of 
operations management while keeping sustainability at the 
forefront of decision-making. Using several well-known 
organizations as examples, it explores various operational 
functions and how they are impacted by sustainable processes 
and strategies. Students will learn about the major areas of 
global strategies, project management, productivity, ethics, 
forecasting, goods and services, manufacturing, supply chains, 
inventory management, and how sustainability affects all areas 
of operations. 
 

The most important factor between sustainable development 
and sustainability challenges is the relationship between 
innovation and sustainability. This course explores that 
relationship by explaining how organizations can accommodate 
sustainability and innovation to achieve value capturing for all 
stakeholders involved including the firm’s clients and society 
overall. The course examines various business ecosystems and 
provides insight into the meshing of sustainability and 
innovation. 

Solving our current environmental and sustainability challenges
requires more than expertise and technology. This course 
explores approaches to leadership that empower professionals 
at all levels to tackle difficult problems and work towards 
sustainability. Students will learn effective strategies and skills 
necessary for promoting creative and collaborative solutions. 
The course provides insight into blending systems thinking 
approaches with leadership techniques that build on the 
foundation of three main skills: connecting, collaborating, and
adapting. It will start with an overview of the challenges facing 
society and the tools needed to address those challenges 
including practical leadership techniques.

This field placement will prepares students to transition into the 
workforce. The practicum is completed in a business 
environment while working under the supervision of experienced 
personnel, and students are provided with a description of duties 
to perform on the job. At the end of the placement, the practicum 
host evaluate the student and the student will provide the college 
with an evaluation of the placement.

This is the capstone project component of the Sustainable 
Business Management program, which provides students with 
the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills from the 
classroom portion of the program to practical situations typically 
encountered in a business environment. The variety of tasks 
performed as part of the capstone project are aligned with a 
typical working environment and real life situations.