Sustainable Business Minor

Lead the Future with the Sustainable Business Minor

Offered by the Scheller College of Business

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.

FAQs

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.

Select at least two courses (6 credit hours). Prerequisites will not be waived. The course offerings are based on historical data and are subject to change.

Course Number	Title	Prerequisites	Offerings (Subject to Change)
MGT 3607	Business Ethics	Apply and accepted to I2P	Spring, Summer, and Fall
MGT 3770	Business Decisions for Sustainability and Shared Value
MGT 4182	Work, Equity, and Wellness
MGT 4369	Sustainable Business Practicum		Fall
MGT 4803	Building Sustainable Business Models		Spring
MGT 4803	Accounting & Reporting for Sustainable Business		Summer and Fall
SLS 3120	Foundations of Sustainability		Spring

Select at least one course (3 credit hours). Then select any two remaining courses from either Group A or Group B (6 credit hours). Prerequisites will not be waived. The course offerings are based on historical data and are subject to change.

Course Number	Title	Prerequisites	Offerings (Subject to Change)
ARCH 4833	Design and Climate Change
ARCH 4843	Ecological Practices		Spring
BC 4270	Sustainable Community Design & Development		Spring
BC 4710	Green Construction	BC 2632	Fall
BIOS 4432	Conservation Biology	BIOS 2300, BIOS 2310, BIOS 2335, or BIOS 2337	Fall
BIOS 4515	Community Ecology	BIOS 2300, BIOS 2310, BIOS 2335, or BIOS 2337	Fall
BIOS 4651	Bioethics	BIOS 1107/1107L, BIOS 1207/1207L, BIO 1510, or 1511	Spring and Summer
BIOS 4740	Bio-Inspired Design	BIOS 1108/1108L, BIOS 1208/1208L, BIO 1520, BIO 1521, BIOS 3600, BIOS 3160, or PHYS 2211
CEE 2090	Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems	MATH 1551 and CEE 1090	Spring and Fall
CEE 4150	Construction Management & Megaprojects	CEE 3770, ISYE 3770, or MATH 3670
CEE 4300	Environmental Engineering Systems	CHEM 1310, CHEM 1211K, CHEM 12X1, and PHYS 2211 or PHYS 2231, and MATH 1502, MATH 1512, MATH 15X2, MATH 1552, or MATH 1X52	Spring and Fall
CHBE 4535	Chemical Product Design, Engineering, and Optimization	CHEM 2312, CHEM 2313, CHBE 3120, or MSE 2001	Fall
CHBE 4743	Fundamentals and Challenges for a Sustainable Chemical Enterprise	CHBE 3130 and CHEM 2312 or CHEM 2313 and CHEM 2380	Spring
CHEM 3700	Alternative Energy	CHEM 1310 or CHEM 1211K and CHEM 1212K and PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2212	Spring
CP 2233	Sustainable Urban Development		Spring, Summer, and Fall
CP 2235	World Cities		Fall
CP 4030	The City and Its Technology		Spring and Summer
CS 4745/INTA 4745	Information & Communication Technologies & Global Developoment		Fall
CS 4803	Computing and Sustainability
EAS 3110	Energy Environment & Society
EAS 4803	Georgia Climate Project
ECON 3300	Int'l Energy Markets	ECON 2100, ECON 2101, or ECON 2106	Spring
ECON 4210	Climate Change Economics	ECON 2100, ECON 2101, ECON 2105, or ECON 2106	Fall
ECON 4440	Environmental Economics	ECON 2100, ECON 2106, or ECON 2101	Spring and Summer
ECON 4460	Public Economics	ECON 2100 or ECON 2105 and ECON 2106, or ECON 2101
HTS 2017	Environmental Sociology		Spring
HTS 2018	Food and Society		Spring and Fall
HTS 3005	American Environmental History
HTS 3064	Sociology of Development
HTS 3081	Technology and the Environment		Fall
ID 3301	Materials I: Renewables		Spring
INTA 2050	Introduction to Global Development		Spring and Fall
INTA 3040	Energy, Environment, and Policy
INTA 3232	Sustainable Megaregions
INTA 4040	Environmental Politics		Fall
INTA 4050	International Affairs and Technology Policy Making		Spring
INTA 4745/CS 4745	Information & Communication Technologies & Global Development		Fall
ISYE 4501	Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability	ISYE 3025 or MGT 3076, and PHYS 2211 and MGT 2255, and MATH 2251 or MATH 2550	Fall
ME 4171	Environmentally Conscious Design & Manufacturing
ME 4332	Renewable Energy Systems	ME 3322, ME 3340, and ME 3345
ME 4803/8813	Electric Vehicles and the Grid
MGT 3150	Principles of Management
MGT 3743	Analysis of Emerging Technologies		Spring and Fall
MGT 4189	Social Impact: In-depth Exploration & Design		Spring
MGT 4194	Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship		Spring and Fall
PHIL 4176	Environmental Ethics		Spring, Summer, and Fall
PUBP 3315	Environmental Policy and Politics	POL 1101 or INTA 1200	Fall
PUBP 3320	Climate Policy		Spring and Fall
PUBP 3350	Energy Policy & Markets		Spring and Fall