Sustainable Business Minor

The Sustainable Business Minor integrates business strategy with environmental and social responsibility, preparing students to address today’s most complex global challenges. Through interdisciplinary coursework, students learn how organizations can drive innovation, profitability, and positive impact—simultaneously.

This minor equips Georgia Tech students with the knowledge and skills to make informed, forward-thinking decisions that support long-term organizational success while benefiting society and the planet.

Why Choose This Minor?

• Integrate Sustainability with Business Strategy
• Learn how sustainability principles shape business models, operations, and innovation across industries
• Develop Leadership for Global Impact
• Build the skills to evaluate environmental and social challenges and create solutions that balance performance with responsibility
• Collaborate Across Disciplines
• Engage in interdisciplinary learning that connects business, technology, design, engineering, and policy to real-world sustainability challenges.

Open to All Majors

The Sustainable Business Minor consists of 15 credit hours and is available to students across all Georgia Tech colleges.

Comming Summer 2026

List of tentative course requirements:

Group A:

Select at least two courses (6 credit hours)

• SLS 3120 Foundations of Sustainability
• MGT 3607  Business Ethics 
• MGT 3770 Business Decisions for Sustainability and Shared Value
• MGT 4182 Work, Equity, and Wellness 
• MGT 4369 Sustainable Business Practicum 
• MGT 4803 Building Sustainable Business Models
• MGT 4803 Accounting & Reporting for Sustainable Business 

Group B:

Select at least one course (3 credit hours) and select any two remaining courses from either Group A or Group B (6 credit hours)

• ARCH 4833 Design and Climate Change
• ARCH 4843 Ecological Practices
• EAS 4803 Georgia Climate Project 
• BC 4270 Sustainable Community Design & Development
• BC 4710 Green Construction
• BIOS 4432 Conservation Biology 
• BIOS 4515 Community Ecology
• BIOS 4651 Bioethics 
• BIOS 4740 Bio-Inspired Design 
• CEE 2090 Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems 
• CEE 4150 Construction Management & Megaprojects
• CEE 4300 Environmental Engineering Systems 
• CHBE 4535 Chemical Product Design, Engineering, and Optimization 
• CHBE 4743 Fundamentals and Challenges for a Sustainable Chemical Enterprise
• CHEM 3700 Alternative Energy 
• CP 2233 Sustainable Urban Development
• CP 2235 World Cities
• CP 4030 The City and Its Technology
• CS 4745/INTA 4745 Information & Communication Technologies & Global Development
• CS 4803 Computing and Sustainability 
• EAS 3110 Energy Environment & Society
• ECON 3300 Intl Energy Markets
• ECON 4210 Climate Change Economics
• ECON 4440 Environmental Economics
• ECON 4460 Public Economics 
• HTS 2017 Environmental Sociology
• HTS 2018 Food and Society
• HTS 3005 American Environmental History
• HTS 3064 Sociology of Development
• HTS 3081 Technology and the Environment
• ID 3301 Materials I: Renewables
• INTA 2050 Introduction to Global Development
• INTA 3040 Energy, Environment, and Policy
• INTA 3232 Sustainable Megaregions
• INTA 4040 Environmental Politics
• INTA 4050 International Affairs and Technology Policy Making
• INTA 4745/CS 4745 Information & Communication Technologies & Global Development
• ISYE 4501 Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability 
• ME 4171 Environmentally Conscious Design & Manufacturing 
• ME 4332 Renewable Energy Systems 
• ME 4803/8813 Electric Vehicles and the Grid 
• MGT 3150 Principles of Management
• MGT 3743 Analysis of Emerging Technologies
• MGT 4189 Social Impact: In-depth Exploration & Design
• MGT 4194 Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 
• PHIL 4176 Environmental Ethics
• PUBP 3315 Environmental Policy and Politics 
• PUBP 3320 Climate Policy
• PUBP 3350 Energy Policy & Markets

When and how can I declare my minor?

Minors are declared by filling out an Undergraduate Change of Minor form. Students can add the Fintech Minor using the Change of Minor Form.

• Students can submit the Change of Minor form between the second week of classes and the withdrawal deadline. Any forms submitted outside of this time will be reviewed the following semester.
• BSBA students will list their academic advisor as both the major advisor and minor advisor.
• Non-BSBA students will list their academic advisor as the major advisor and Lindsay Staar as the minor advisor.
• A maximum of 3 credit hours can be shared with another minor or certificate. For specific questions, schedule an advising appointment.

What is the registration process?

• The Scheller College of Business will lift major restrictions on the third week of registration. Non-BSBA students will be able to register for classes at that time. No Exceptions.
• The Scheller College of Business uses the waitslists to manage enrollment. We do not give permits or overrides.
• For information about the registration process, please visit the website of the respective academic college. 
• If you need assistance, during registration periods, you can submit a Scheller Registration Assistance Form.

How does academic advising work for this minor?

• Non-BSBA Students can schedule an appointment with Lindsay Staar through Navigate360 after the Change of Minor Form has been processed.
• BSBA Students can discuss minor requirements with their assigned major advisor.