The Master of Science (MS) in Sustainable Management program combines courses from the College of Science and Health, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Communication and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, providing students with a broad base of knowledge and skills for implementing sustainable strategies for managing human, social, financial and natural resources in today's marketplace.
Program Features
DePaul’s MS in Sustainable Management program has a unique curriculum that will enable you to develop:
- Methods to create long-term profitability through socially and environmentally responsible business practices.
- The ability to assess, challenge and reframe traditional practices of management for sustainable alternatives.
- Practical decision-making abilities based on organizational strategies to ensure sustainable actions fit into the overall mission.
- Analytical skills focusing on how societies and organizations value resources required to deliver goods and services.
- Technical skills to analyze and measure the economic, social and environmental impacts of organizational decisions.
STEM Designation
| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Degree Requirements | 48 |
| Total hours required | 48 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explore the numerous different sustainability career paths that are available across industries.
- Evaluate the economic impact of sustainability issues on business.\\n
- Understand the fundamental principles of sustainability accounting.
- Examine how common environmental/social sustainability issues and solutions impact firm value and firm investments.
- Develop predictive models for sustainability outcomes relative to business decision-making.
- Apply data analytics methods to analyze sustainability data.
- Identify key regulatory and policy frameworks that influence sustainability practices at the local, national, and global levels
- Apply Global Reporting standards to prepare business sustainability reports.
- Use life cycle assessment to interpret the environmental impact of products and inputs used in business
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
To earn the Master of Science in Sustainability in Business, students must complete a total of 12 courses. Nine courses are required core courses, three courses are electives that students can select based on their interests.
Core Courses
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 553 | SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING | 4 |
| ECO 551 | SUSTAINABILITY DECISION-MAKING AND STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| ENV 506 | SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE: ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS, HUMAN NEEDS, & SYSTEMS THINKING | 4 |
| FIN 559 | SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION | 4 |
| GSB 550 | SUSTAINABILITY ANALYTICS | 4 |
| GSB 551 | SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE: CHICAGO BUSINESS EXPERIENCE | 4 |
| GSB 552 | SUSTAINABILITY DATA MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS | 4 |
| MGT 512 | DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES (FORMERLY GSB 595) | 4 |
| MGT 515 | SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Interdisciplinary Electives: Select 3 (12 credit hours) graduate courses from KGSB, ENV, MPS, GEO, SUD; Students May Select Any Three Courses.
Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
- Satisfactory completion of the 9 required courses and 3 elective courses, or their substitutes as approved by the Director of the program.
- All courses for credit toward the degree must be completed within six calendar years after the candidate’s first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree.