Academic Programs Catalog

The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management

Department of Marketing

Graduate Study
Graduate Specialization in Business Concepts for Environmental Sustainability and Conservation (this program is in moratorium effective Spring 2021 through Spring 2024)

The Graduate Specialization in Business Concepts for Environmental Sustainability and Conservation provides graduate students the opportunity to explore and understand the relationship between principles and practices of business and environmental sustainability and conservation of our natural resources. The specialization provides students with an awareness of the challenges of environmental sustainability in today’s complex world as well as an understanding of appropriate business management tools needed to address these issues.

The specialization is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in master’s or doctoral degree programs at Michigan State University. With the approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the specialization may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the masters’ or doctoral degree. The students program of study must be approved by the advisor for the specialization.

Requirements for the Graduate Specialization in Business Concepts for Environmental Sustainability and Conservation

The student must complete 12 credits from the following:

1. All of the following courses (12 credits):
FW 885 Leadership in Natural Resources and Environmental Management 3
MKT 805 Marketing Management 3
MKT 859 Venture Management Practicum 3
SCM 800 Supply Chain Management 3
Course substitutions are possible with approval of the advisor for the specialization.