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 are selected from the list of interdisciplinary electives.
Core Courses
Course List | 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.