Specializations
Sustainability Management
The UB/Towson MBA is the first MBA program in Maryland to offer a specialization in Sustainability Management.
Organizations have become aware increasingly of the need for capabilities to deal with problems inside and outside the firm. Globalization, pollution, decline of industries, human resource challenges, and scarcity of resources appear to indicate that many of today’s business and economic models are unsustainable. A growing number of firms are looking to more sustainable solutions by adopting triple-bottom-line strategies focusing simultaneously on economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental protection.
The sustainability management specialization will place emphasis on value creation, assessment, and enhancement. Central to the sustainability framework is the requirement for managers to inspire innovative approaches to business reinvention, to effectively manage stakeholders, and to build coalitions for change. Under the emerging 21st century model, corporate sustainability represents a business paradigm shift from traditional approaches to management.
Required Courses (3 credit hours):
| MGMT 745 | Managing Sustainable Enterprise |
Elective Courses (select three of the following) :
| ACCT 780 | Sustainability Accounting |
| FIN 760 | Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship |
| MKTG 742 | Social, Non-Profit and Public Sector Marketing |
| MGMT 757 | E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management |