Specialization Head: Warren Leon (wleon@brandeis.edu)
Consumers, employees, governments and nongovernmental organizations increasingly insist that businesses benefit society and ensure environmental sustainability. Students in the Sustainability specialization learn how to evaluate and enhance the impact of institutions on society and the environment. Ideally, students will combine work in this specialization with study of a business function such as marketing or finance.
To earn the Sustainability Specialization, students must complete 20 credits at IBS in fulfillment of the requirements listed below.
Coursework
20 credits as shown in the following categories as shown:
Foundational (8 credits required)
| BUS 269f |
Building Sustainable Business (2 credits)
(Students are encouraged, but not required to take this course during the second semester of their first year).
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| BUS 264f |
Business and the Environment |
| FIN 235a |
Investing in Energy |
Electives (10 credits required)
| BUS 231 |
Entrepreneurial Finance & Business Plans (4 credits) |
| BUS 261a |
Managing Technology & Innovation (4 credits) |
| BUS 265f |
Business Strategy in Emerging Markets (2 credits) |
| BUS 266f |
Non-Market Strategy: Relationships with Governments, Activists and NGOs (2 credits) |
| BUS 276a |
Business Dynamics: Managing in a Complex World (4 credits) |
| BUS 291g |
Europe, Energy and the Environment (1 credit) |
| BUS 278f |
Corporate Governance (2 credits) |
| ECON 270a |
Economic Development Strategies (4 credits) |
Internship or Field Project (2 or 4 credits)
Students need to pursue at least one field project or internship that will provide hands-on exposure to the field.
| BUS 295f |
Field Project: Sustainable Business- This class is designed for students in this purpose, but students can also or instead, pursue a sustainability field project in a different course upon discussion with the instructions, such as: |
| BUS 286a |
Application of System Dynamics (4 credits)* |
| BUS 295a |
Field Project: Consulting (4 credits)* |
| BUS 295a |
Field Project: Real Estate (4 credits)* |
| BUS 297a |
Internship (2 credits)* |
* Sustainability field projects outside of the course BUS 295f (Field Project: Sustainable Business) and internships must be approved by the Head of the Sustainability Specialization.
Selected courses at the Heller School may be used to fulfill requirements for the Specialization, upon approval of the Specialization Head.
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