Sustainability Management (MS)

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Offered by the Kogod School of Business .

Admission to the Program

In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for graduate study, applicants must have earned an undergraduate bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a satisfactory grade point average. Applicants may also need to submit a GMAT or GRE score; please visit http://www.american.edu/kogod/admissions/ for more information. Applicants whose first language is not English must have a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The program may be completed on a full-time or part-time basis.

Degree Requirements

30 credit hours of approved graduate work, including a minimum of 24 credit hours completed in residence at American University
Capstone Experience: MGMT-720 Applied Sustainability Management (3)

Course Requirements

Required (15 credit hours)

Elective (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

ENVS-610 Environmental Science I (3)
ENVS-615 Environmental Science II (3)
IBUS-745 Global Supply Chain Management (3)
PUAD-685 Topics in Policy Analysis and Management (1-3) : Environmental Sustainability and Public Policy (3)
SIS-660 Environment and Politics (3)

Career Track (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 credit hours from one of the following if not taken to fulfill Elective, or other graduate courses approved by program director:

Sustainability Communications Executive

COMM-639 Political Communication (3)
EDU-681 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3)
/ PUAD-681 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3)
GOVT-627 Government Regulation and Deregulation (3)
IBUS-671 Peace through Entrepreneurship and Global Business Practicum (3)
/ MGMT-671 Peace through Entrepreneurship and Global Business Practicum (3)
PUAD-603 Policy Process (3)
PUAD-685 Topics in Policy Analysis and Management (1-3) (approved topic)
REAL-736 Urban Planning and Sustainability (3)
SIS-620 Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3) : Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture
SIS-635 Advanced Topics in Development Management (3) : Social Enterprise: Context and Best Practices
SIS-660 Environment and Politics (3)

Sustainability Consultant

Sustainability Entrepreneur

Sustainability Executive

Capstone (3 credit hours)

MGMT-720 Applied Sustainability Management (3)

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. Advanced undergraduates admitted to a combined degree program that includes a master’s degree from Kogod are eligible to take graduate-level courses and may apply up to 9 graduate credit hours earned as an undergraduate toward the requirements for both degrees. See Combined Bachelor’s and Kogod School of Business Master’s Programs for more information.