Learn About the Sustainable Business Concentration
At a time of indisputable societal and environmental change, concentrating in Sustainable Business will examine the unique role of the private sector and gain a broad understanding of how embedding sustainability into core business strategy benefits financial performance and management practices.
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Sustainable Business Concentration Requirements
To declare a concentration in Sustainable Business, you must fill out the concentration declaration form on SternLife.
You are required to complete 12 credits of Sustainable Business courses that consist of:
- Sustainability for Competitive Advantage (BSPA-UB 68) - This course will not be offered in spring 2022 semester
- Three (3) courses, one from each of the following sections: Issue Area, Discipline, and Practicum
Approved Issue Area Courses
- Social Entrepreneurship (BSPA-UB 41)
- Economic Inequality: Perspectives and Practices (BSPA-UB 43)
- Global Business & Human Rights (BSPA-UB 47)
- Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Protein (BSPA-UB 50)
- Social Enterprise in Sustainable Food Business (BSPA-GB 2306)
- Driving Market Solutions for Clean Energy (BSPA-GB 2308)
- Business and the Environment (ECON-UB 225)
- Business Economy and Policy in Midst of COVID-19 (MULT-UB 24)
Approved Discipline Courses
- Innovations and Strategies for Building a Progressive Social Enterprise (BSPA-UB 44)
- Theory & Practice of Sustainable Investing (BSPA-UB 48)
- Accounting for Sustainability (BSPA-UB 67)
- Global Economic Trends (ECON-UB 240)
- Managing Climate, Cyber, Geopolitical and Financial Risk (FINC-UB 75)
Approved Practicum (P) Courses
- SIV: Social Entrepreneurship in Ghana (P) (BSPA-UB 2000)
- Social Innovation Practicum (P) (BSPA-UB 70)
- Experiential Learning Seminar: Social Impact Consulting (P) (BSPA-UB 103)
- Sustainability Impact Consulting in Costa Rica (P) (BSPA-UB 45)
- Marketing for Impact: Strategies for Sustainable Business (P) (BSPA-UB 51)
Learn about the Sustainable Business Co-Concentration
If you entered NYU-Stern before fall 2019, you have the option to co-concentrate in Sustainable Business.
Sustainable Business Co-Concentration Requirements
You are required to complete:
- Four (4) courses of approved sustainable business electives: two (2) from List A and two (2) from either List A or List B
- At least one (1) of your four courses should be a Practicum (“P”) Course
List A
- Social Entrepreneurship (BSPA-UB 41)
- Economic Inequality: Perspectives and Practices (BSPA-UB 43)
- Innovations and Strategies for Building a Progressive Social Enterprise (BSPA-UB 44)
- Sustainability for Competitive Advantage (BSPA-UB 68) - This course will not be offered in spring 2022 semester
- Social Innovation Practicum (P) (BSPA-UB 70)
- Experiential Learning Seminar: Social Impact Consulting (P) (BSPA-UB 103)
- Experiential Learning Seminar: Emerging Technologies in the Energy Industry (P) (BSPA-UB 105)
- Stern International Volunteers Seminar (P) (BSPA-UB 2000)
- Law & Business of Social Enterprise (BSPA-GB 2306)
- Law, Business & Human Rights (BSPA-GB 2331)
- Global Markets, Human Rights & The Press (BSPA-GB 3105 )
List B
- Marketing for Impact: Strategies for Sustainable Business (P) (BSPA-UB 51)
- Health Economics (ECON-UB 140)
- Business & the Environment (ECON-UB 225)
- Global Macroeconomics (ECON-UB 230)
- Global Economic Trends (ECON-UB 240)
- Managing Climate, Cyber, Geopolitical and Financial Risk (FINC-UB 75)
- Corporate Political Power (BSPA-GB 2356)
- Social Venture Capital (FINC-GB 3148)
- Investing for the Environment & Social Impact (FINC-GB 3348)
- Strategy with a Social Purpose MGMT-GB 2368
- Introduction to Social Impact ** (UPADM-GP 102)
- Introduction to Managing Public Service Organizations** (UPADM-GP 103)
- The Business of Nonprofit Management** (UPADM-GP 242)
- Social Entrepreneurship Incubator & Practicum** (UPADM-GP 267)
- How to Change the World: Advocacy Movements & Social Innovation** (UPADM-GP 269)
- Financial Management for Global Nonprofit Organizations** (PADM-GP 2142)
- Social Impact Investment** (PADP-GP 2311)
- Managing Financial & Social Returns of the Social Enterprise** (PADM-GP 2312)
- Lean Approaches to Social Innovation** (PADM-GP 4311)
- The Intersection of Finance & Social Justice** (PADM-GP 4313)
- Environmental Finance & Social Impact** (PADM-GP 4314)
- NYU Impact Investment Fund I** (PADM-GP 4316)
