The sustainable business minor teaches students how to use the power of business for good, finding better ways to make the world better for everyone.
The minor in sustainable business is designed for non-business majors who want to learn to apply business solutions to address social and environmental challenges.
In order to declare the sustainable business minor,
- Students must not be a pre-business student, business administration major, or accounting major
- If a general social sciences major with a concentration in applied economics, business, and society, students must adhere to the GSS double-dipping policy. See the GSS website for more information.
Course Requirements
To graduate with the entrepreneurship minor, students must have earned:
- A minimum grade of C- (C- or P in lower division courses) in all minor courses
- 24 credits from approved courses (16 credits must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon and at least 12 of those must be upper division)
The sustainable business minor consists of three required core business administration courses, one business cluster course, one specialized cluster course, and one additional elective (total of 24 credit hours). Additional details on each course can be found in the UO course catalog.
Required Core Courses
- BA 101: Introduction to Business (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: none
- Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
- MGMT 250: Introduction to Sustainable Business (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: none
- Offered: Winter, Spring
- MGMT 422: Sustainable Business Strategy and Implementation (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101 or MGMT 250
- Offered: Fall, Spring
Electives
Choose one of the following courses from the business function cluster:
- BA 215: Accounting: The Language of Business Decisions (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101
- Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
- BA 315: Economy, Industry, and Competitive Analysis (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101
- Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
- BA 316: Management: Creating Value through People (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101
- Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
- BA 317: Marketing: Creating Value for Customers (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101
- Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
- BA 318: Finance: Creating Value through Capital (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101 and BA 215 or ACTG 211
- Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
- MGMT 443: Life Cycle Analysis (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 101 and MGMT 250
- Offered: Spring
- MKTG 410: Marketing and Sustainability (4 credits)
- Prerequisites: BA 317 or MKTG 311
- Offered: TBD (potentially Spring)
Choose one of the following courses from the applied and specialized cluster:
- CH 113: The Chemistry of Sustainability
- CH 114: Green Product Design
- EC 333: Resource and Environmental Economics
- ENVS 202: Introduction to Environmental Studies: Natural Sciences
- ENVS 203: Introduction to Environmental Studies: Humanities
- ENVS 435: Environmental Justice
- HIS 273: Global Environmental History
- LA 199: Design for a Sustainable World
- LA 410: Urban Sustainability
- MGMT 410: The Business of Food
- MGMT 410: Green Sports and Events
- PHYS 161: Physics of Energy and the Environment
- PHYS 162: Physics of Solar and Renewable Energy
- PPPM 327: Global Leadership and Change
- PPPM 445: Green Cities
- PS 477: International Environmental Politics
Choose one additional elective (courses in this set includes those in the applied and specialized cluster):
- ARCH 431: Community Design
- CH 113: Chemistry of Sustainability
- CH 114: Green Product Design
- CRES 101: Introduction to Conflict Resolution
- EC 330: Urban and Regional Economic Problems
- EC 333: Resource and Environmental Economics
- EC 434: Environmental Economics
- EC 435: Natural Resource Economics
- EC 462: Economics of Transportation
- EC 491: Issues in Economic Growth and Development
- EDLD 311: Equity Leadership and Social Change
- ENG 230: Introduction to Environmental Literature
- ENVS 202: Introduction to Environmental Studies: Natural Sciences
- ENVS 203: Introduction to Environmental Studies: Humanities
- ENVS 335: Allocating Scarce Enviro Resources
- ENVS 410: Consumerism and the Environment
- ENVS 429: Environmental Leadership
- ENVS 435: Environmental Justice
- ENVS 455: Sustainability
- ENVS 467: Sustainable Agriculture
- GEOG 361: Global Environmental Change
- GEOG 448: Tourism and Development
- GEOG 465: Environment and Development
- GEOG 481: GI Science I
- GEOL 310: Earth Resources and Environment
- HIS 273: Global Environmental History
- HIS 378: American Environmental History to 1890
- HIS 379: American Environmental History, 1890-Present
- J 410: Science Communication Strategies
- LA 199: Design for Sustainable World
- LA 410: Urban Sustainability
- LA 459: Sustainable Energy Landscapes*
- LA 459: Storm Water Management*
- MGMT 410: The Business of Food
- MGMT 410: Green Sports and Events
- PHYS 161: Physics Energy and Enviro
- PHYS 162: Solar and Renewables
- PPPM 325: Community Leadership and Change
- PPPM 327: Global Leadership and Change
- PPPM 425: Project Management
- PPPM 442: Sustainable Urban Development
- PPPM 445: Green Cities
- PS 477: International Environmental Politics
*Courses are 2 credits each, and must be taken together to satisfy requirement.
**199 and 410 course numbers are experimental courses, so it’s important the title of the course match exactly.
When the student has declared the minor, completed the requirements, and applied for a degree with the Office of the Registrar, the student will be approved to graduate with the minor.