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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, economic, 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 2026-2027 General Bulletin for course pre- and/or co-requisite requirements
  • For more information, visit the FSB website

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 Advisor