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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.
  • Understand and synthesize the role of local and global sustainability efforts.
  • Analyze the relationship between human activity and natural, social, and economic ecosystems.
  • Understand and apply performance metrics utilizing financial, natural, and social capital to drive organizational decision-making.\\n
  • Evaluate the economic impact of sustainability and its obligation to future generations.
  • Examine how to develop and enable sustainable organizations.
  • Effectively communicate complex issues related to sustainability.
  • Compare international sustainability efforts with those of the region.

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements​

To earn the Master of Science in Sustainable Management, students must complete a total of 12 courses. Five courses are required core courses, four are selected from the list of business foundation electives and three are selected from the list of interdisciplinary electives. ​

Core Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
ENV 506SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE: ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS, HUMAN NEEDS, & SYSTEMS THINKING4
MGT 512DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES (FORMERLY GSB 595)4
MGT 515SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT4
MPS 511SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT4
MPS 576ENERGY POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 14
or
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2
1

If this course is not selected as one of the required courses, it may be taken as an Interdisciplinary Elective

2

If this course is not selected as one of the required courses, it may be taken as an Interdisciplinary Elective

Business Foundation Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select four of the following: 16
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING
BUSINESS STRATEGY
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND DECISION-MAKING
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION
BUSINESS ANALYTICS TOOLS (FORMERLY GSB420)
LEADING EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONS
GLOBAL SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT
CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING
ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS
SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
EMERGING MARKETS
SERVICES MARKETING
SPECIAL TOPICS (Marketing for Social Good)
URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY

Interdisciplinary Electives: Select 3 (12 credit hours); Students May Select Any Three Courses; Career Paths Are Recommended Below 

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select three of the following:12
Sustainable Urban Development:
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT I: PLANNING, POLICY & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT II: APPLIED ANALYSIS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT: PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTATION
SUSTAINABLE URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS
SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION
Sustainability Analytics:
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GIS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Social and Environmental Sustainability:
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
URBAN FORESTS AS SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
NATURE, SOCIETY, AND POWER
POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND PUBLIC POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS AND MEDIATED SOLUTIONS
SPECIAL TOPICS (Environmental Policy/Sustainable Source Reduction)
COMMUNICATION ETHICS AND LAW

​Degree Requirements

  1. Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
  2. Satisfactory completion of the 12 required courses, or their substitutes as approved by the Chair of the Management Department.
  3. 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.​