Sustainable Management Major (BS)
- Analyze sustainability issues from local and global perspectives.
- Analyze and interpret social, scientific, and business-related information in the context of sustainability.
- Make informed judgments that lead to sustainable outcomes.
- Employ systems thinking approaches to evaluate sustainability issues.
- Communicate sustainability to diverse audiences.
- Integrate sustainability concepts into applied settings and projects.
Students majoring in sustainable management are not required to complete the foreign language requirement.
Requirements for the Sustainable Management Major
Students are admitted into the program after completing the UW-Parkside general education requirements and have earned 60 credits of college work. Students are also required to have completed the following four prerequisite courses: college math, general biology, speech communication, and statistics. Students complete these prerequisite courses during their first 60 credits of college work.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SMGT 115 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 220 | Systems Thinking | 3 |
| SMGT 230 | Triple Bottom Line Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| SMGT 235 | Economics in Society and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 240 | Business Communications for Sustainable Management | 3 |
| SMGT 250 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security | 3 |
| SMGT 305 | Climate Change and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 310 | Ecology for Sustainable Management | 3 |
| SMGT 320 | Renewable Energy for Sustainable Management | 3 |
| SMGT 325 | Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| SMGT 330 | Marketing for a Sustainable World | 3 |
| SMGT 332 | Economics of Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 335 | Management and Environmental Information Systems | 3 |
| SMGT 340 | Organizational Behavior and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 360 | Environmental and Sustainability Policy | 3 |
| SMGT 370 | Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 410 | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 420 | The Built Environment and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 435 | International Development and Sustainability | 3 |
| SMGT 460 | Environment and Society | 3 |
| SMGT 495 | Sustainable Management Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credits | 63 | |
Degree Requirements (Bachelor's Degree)
In addition to individual program requirements, students must also fulfill the following requirements.
- Complete 120 credits of college work. This must include 36 credits in courses numbered 300 or above. Certain elementary courses are identified in the catalog and/or course schedule as not counting toward the 120 credits required for graduation. In addition, only the first 8 credits of physical education activity courses (100-level) may be counted toward graduation or grade point averages (GPA).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credits toward their undergraduate degree at UW-Parkside. Individual departments and programs may require that certain courses must be taken at UW-Parkside. Students must complete all course work to be counted toward graduation by the end of the semester/subscription period in which they graduate.
- Attain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale. Some programs have higher GPA requirements. Transfer students must also have a cumulative 2.00 GPA on the combination of transfer credits accepted and credits attempted at UW-Parkside.
- Complete an approved major program of study with the minimum major GPA as specified by the program or department. Usually, the minimum GPA is 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, but some majors require a higher GPA. Students who apply transfer credits to their majors must also meet the minimum major GPA requirement on the combination of transfer credits and UW-Parkside credits. At least 15 credits of upper level course work (courses numbered 300 or higher) must be completed at UW-Parkside. A student may not graduate with an incomplete grade in major course work if failure in that course would reduce the GPA in the major below the minimum GPA.
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total Credits | 120 |
| Upper Level Credits (300 level or above) | 36 |
| Residency | 30 |
Cumulative Degree GPA: 2.0 minimum
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Skills | 7-8 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Foreign Language** | 6-8 |
| Ethnic Diversity | 3 |
| Total | 52-55 |
** Transfer students in sustainable management, and health information management and technology collaborative, online degree-completion programs, the business management online degree-completion program, and the flexible option degree-completion program will be exempt from the university’s foreign language requirement. See appropriate academic section for further information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| College Mathematics with Applications | ||
| College Algebra I | ||
| Total Credits | 7-8 | |