Georgia Tech undergraduates from any major have the opportunity to pursue a Certificate in Sustainable Business. Students pursuing the certificate will learn about the importance of sustainability for companies, government, and civil society and develop the skills necessary for evaluating and tackling critical issues. Coursework may be selected from business classes taught with an environmental and social sustainability lens as well as classes from other disciplines that will help students build their fundamental knowledge of sustainability.
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MGT 4369 - Sustainable Business Practicum Similar to our MBA-level practicum, this course immerses students in management consulting, sustainability, and project management, following the best practices outlined in The Mckinsey Mind. The majority of the course focuses on real-world sustainability projects (those with an environmental or social dimension that impacts business risk or opportunity) with student teams developing practical recommendations and solutions for participating company sponsors. **Course counts as an elective for the Operations and Supply Chain Management and Strategy and Innovation Concentrations (BA Majors.)
MGT 3770 - Business Decisions for Sustainability and Shared Value At the heart of the concept of “business sustainability and shared value” are interconnections among the economic, environmental, and societal dimensions of business performance. This course uses the 2017 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as frameworks to establish the role of fundamental human needs (food, water, energy, shelter, fair wages, and community) in shaping long-term business value and overall economic progress. The course is multidisciplinary, discussion-oriented, and experiential, and uses a variety of pedagogical approaches such as lectures on key concepts, cases, videos, talks by invited speakers, and site visits. SLS 3120 - An Introduction to Sustainable Systems This course is for students from any major who want to learn about how to make a “system” – a community, a region, a supply chain, a company – more sustainable, both environmentally (lower CO2 emissions, better water quality, etc.) and socially (more equitable, more prosperous, etc.). We will explore sustainability from a systems perspective, discussing stakeholder views and trade-offs between different components of sustainability. We will discuss the value and limits of technological, policy, and business solutions in the context of climate change, material scarcity and energy poverty. Students will have the opportunity to learn from a variety of guest speakers and to work on a project of their choice. Student projects last year included “Shut the Sash”, “Reusable To-Go Containers”, “Red Goes Green” and “Textile Conservation Campaign.”
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The coursework in the Certificate for Sustainable Business will prepare students to apply a sustainability lens to challenging business problems to help shape and make business decisions. This certificate is available to all undergraduate students at Georgia Tech. It requires a minimum of 12 credits. The students must earn a grade of "C" or higher in all of the courses to qualify. Group A: Choose at least two (2) coursesGroup B: Choose up to two (2) coursesCEE 3000 CEE 4150 - CEE 4300 - CS 4745 - Applications for Sustainable Business certificates should be submitted two weeks prior to commencement of the semester you plan to graduate. Early applications will not be accepted. Submit your application by completing the form. |