Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Slippery Rock University

Sustainable Management, Minor (BSBA majors only)

Since the formation of the United Nations Global Compact and the release of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, business has increasingly become viewed as having potential to be a force for good.   A minor in sustainable management provides an opportunity for students to learn the basic tenets of sustainability through the lens of the SDGs and triple bottom line (people, planet and profit) and management.

To access Minor Requirements, please view the Curriculum Guide tab.

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Curriculum Guide

GPA Requirement

2.0 or higher Minor GPA

Minor Requirements

  • Students must complete at least 6 credit hours in their minor from SRU.
  • A minimum of 6 credit hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above).
  • A minor shall be no fewer than 18 credits.
Required Courses
ECON 202Principles of Microeconomics3
ECON 315Economics of Sustainable Development3
MGMT 351Organizational Behavior3
BIOL 105Environmental Biology3
or EGEO 100 Environmental Geology
Internship or Business Consulting
Course not selected in this block may be taken as an elective below
MGMT 449Sustainable Management Internship3
or MGMT 459 Sustainable Business Consulting
Elective Courses
Select nine credits:9
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Sustainable Business Consulting
Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Management Internship
Employment Law
Employment Law
Management and Society
E-Commerce
Total Hours24
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Some courses may require pre-requisites. Please see course descriptions to determine if there are any pre-requisites for that specific course.

Important Curriculum Guide Notes

This Curriculum Guide is provided to help SRU students and prospective students better understand their intended major curriculum. Enrolled SRU students should note that the My Rock Audit may place already-earned and/or in progress courses in different, yet valid, curriculum categories. Enrolled SRU students should use the My Rock Audit Report and materials and information provided by their faculty advisers to ensure accurate progress towards degree completion. The information on this guide is current as of the date listed. Students are responsible for curriculum requirements at the time of enrollment at the University.

PASSHE - Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Institutions

MINOR IN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT (51J)
For BSBA students
This program is effective as of Fall 2019.
Revised 6-2019
UCC 3.26.2019