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Sustainable Business Minor

Description

The Minor in Sustainable Business equips business and non-business majors with the knowledge and skills to address sustainability challenges from a business standpoint. The program integrates natural science, social science, and business perspectives to address environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. Learning Objectives: Analyze sustainability challenges through an interdisciplinary lens, integrating environmental, economic, and social perspectives to propose effective resolution strategies Evaluate the role of businesses in advancing sustainability Develop and assess strategies for sustainable resource management by business, considering environmental, social, and financial performance Demonstrate culturally intelligent decision-making and management practices within the context of sustainability initiatives

Minor Information

  • 18 credit hours
  • Open to all students
  • All minors require nine unique hours that are not used toward completion of other program requirements
  • Refer to the 2025-2026 General Bulletin for course pre-and/or co-requisite requirements
  • For more information, visit the FSB website: fsb.MiamiOH.edu

Program Requirements

BUS 217 (3) Sustainable Business Solutions

IES 274 (3) Introduction to Environment and Sustainability

Natural Science Course (select one of the following)

  • BIO 121 (3) Environmental Biology
  • BIO 131 (3) Plants, Humanity, and Environment
  • GEO 271 (3) Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservations
  • GLG 121 (3) Environmental Geology
  • PHY 121 (3) Energy and Environment

Social Science Course (select one of the following)

  • ATH 175 (3) Global Cultural Diversity
  • GEO 101 (3) Global Forces, Local Diversity
  • ITS 201 (3) Introduction to International Studies
  • POL 271 (3) World Politics
  • SOC 201 (3) Social Problems
  • SOC 225 (3) Work and Occupational Justice

FSB Courses (select two of the following)

  • ACC 468 (3) Accounting for Not-for-Profit and Governmental Organizations
  • BUS 494 (3) Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business
  • ECO 131 (3) Equality, Poverty, and Opportunity: Economic Perspectives
  • ECO 347 (3) Economic Development
  • ECO 406 (3) Environmental Economics
  • ESP 331 (3)  Social Entrepreneurship
  • MGT 304 (3) Diversity and Cross-Cultural Management
  • MGT 418 (3) Sustainability and ESG in Business
  • MGT 431 (3) Logistics Management
  • MKT 404 (3) Culturally Intelligent [CQ] Marketing
  • MKT 412 (3) Sustainable Marketing Management

Minor Advisors

    • Dr. Bob Dahlstrom
      • dahlstrf@miamioh.edu