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 residentially or online on a full-time or part-time basis. Students apply for either the residential or online modality.

Degree Requirements

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

Course Requirements

Required (12 credit hours)

Sustainability Track (15 credit hours)

Complete 15 credit hours from one of the following tracks, or other graduate courses approved by program director:

Business

Environment

ENVS-505 Energy (3)
ENVS-670 Water Resources (3)
LAW-618 International Environmental Law
LAW-813 Comparative Environmental Law
LAW-824 Natural Resources: Water Law
PUAD-685 Topics in Policy Analysis and Management (1-3) : Environmental Sustainability
SISG-768 Topics in International Development (3) : Sustainable Development & Global Environmental Policy

Policy

EDU-681 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3)
/ PUAD-681 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3)
PUAD-603 Policy Process (3)
SIS-620 Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3) : Climate Change Environmental Justice
SIS-630 Economic Policies in the European Union (3)
SIS-635 Advanced Topics in Development Management (3) : Community Development NGO/Social Enterprise Sustainable Development
SIS-637 International Development (3)
SISG-768 Topics in International Development (3) : Politics of Global Environment

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.

Business Administration (MBA) and Sustainability Management (MS)

For approved dual degree program, see Business Administration (MBA) and Sustainability Management (MS) .