SMGT 310: Ecology for Sustainable Management

Prerequisites: Introductory Biology

This course covers interrelationships of organisms with each other and their environments, as well as investigation into composition and dynamics of populations, communities, ecosystems, landscapes, and the biosphere, with emphasis on sustainability.

SMGT 315: Global Environmental Chemistry

Prerequisites: General Chemistry

An exploration of chemical environments as interdependent thermodynamic and kinetic systems. The “system/surroundings” perspectives of thermodynamics will be applied to systems of progressively larger size in order to arrive at the comprehensive view of the global environmental system.

SMGT 320: Energy for Sustainable Management

Prerequisites: General Chemistry

Basic engineering principles and applications for existing and emerging energy technologies. You will learn about energy production, consumption, and environmental impact, and explore the ways in which these principles relate to sustainable management. Topics cover a wide range of energy systems, including nuclear, fossil fuels, wind, solar, biofuels, and biomass.

SMGT 325: Natural Resource Management

Prerequisites: None

This course examines the interdependence between natural resources associated with land, air, and water. You will explore significant environmental issues regarding the policies and problems in the use and management of natural resources related to soils, vegetation, and landscape within the context of social needs and sustainability.

SMGT 230: Triple Bottom Line Accounting for Managers

Prerequisites: College Algebra

An introduction to the discipline of financial and managerial accounting. You will gain a basic knowledge of the preparation of financial statements and their analytical use. Further, you will explore how this accounting information is applied by managers in the decision-making process to help organizations meet the triple bottom line (strong profits, healthy environment, and vital communities).

SMGT 235: Economics in Society and Sustainability

Prerequisites: College Algebra

This introductory course highlights economic, social, and environmental issues facing society. In addition to covering traditional issues such as markets and prices (microeconomics), government economic management (macroeconomics), and international trade, this course introduces economic content into the analysis of selected topics such as poverty and discrimination, the environment, and the provision of government services. Critiques of conventional economic thought, within the context of systems thinking and ecological economics, are integrated throughout the course.

SMGT 331: Sustainable Organizational Finance

Prerequisites: Statistics, SMGT 230: Triple Bottom Line Accounting for Managers, SMGT 235: Economics in Society and Sustainability

This course introduces the theory and methods of sustainable organizational finance. Topics include financial statements, discounting and budgeting, uncertainty and risk/reward trade-offs, and assessment of the financial implications of the triple bottom line (e.g., climate change, carbon trading, human resource management, and creation of environmentally conscious shareholder value).

SMGT 430: International Management for a Sustainable World

Prerequisites: SMGT 235: Economics in Society and Sustainability

In this course, you will analyze the theory and practice of managing international organizations and examine sociocultural aspects and group dynamics of international business and service organizations through the study of sustainable management practices. Implementation of a triple-bottom-line solution to organizational problems will be emphasized.

SMGT 335: Management and Environmental Information Systems

Prerequisites: Statistics, SMGT 230: Triple Bottom Line Accounting for Managers

This course explores how technology can be applied to managing sustainable development in an organization. You will learn about the use of data processing systems, information systems and decision support tools, information systems planning and development, overview of computer hardware and software, database management, networking and Web technologies, green data centers, energy-efficiency trends in information technology, and data and information usage in green businesses.

SMGT 350: Operations Management and Sustainability

Prerequisites: College Algebra, Statistics

An introduction to the operations function in a sustainable organization. Specifically, the course investigates the way green enterprises address issues such as linear programming, continuous and intermittent production processes, aggregate planning, inventory control, materials management, scheduling, project management, and quality assurance.