Sustainable Business Co-Major

Department of Business Economics & Public Policy

Sustainable Business Co-Major Requirements (15 credits)

Required Grades and GPA

Major GPA of 2.0 or higher – GPA includes all courses counting toward the co-major. 

Other Policies

Sustainable Business is a co-major only. It must be declared in conjunction with a primary Kelley major.

Note

Sustainable Business course descriptions can be viewed here.

Required Courses (6 credits)

  • BUS-G 316: Sustainable Enterprise (3 credits) P: Declared Sustainable Business co-major or pursuing an Integrated Program in the Environment major.
  • BUS-G 456: Non-Market Risk Consulting (3 credits) P: BUS-G202 with grade of C or higher

Elective Courses (9 credits required; a maximum of one non-BUS course may be counted)

Business Elective Courses (6-9 credits required)

  • BUS-A 355: TOPIC: Sustainability Reporting & Analysis (3 credits) P:  BUS-A 200 or BUS-A 304/307 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-G 390: Sustainable Business Topics Abroad (1-5 credits) P: Varies by program
    • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-G 390 toward the Sustainable Business co-major.
  • BUS-G 406: Business Enterprise and Public Policy (3 credits) P: BUS-G 202 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-G 455: TOPICS in BEPP:  Energy Economics and Environmental Policy (3 credits)
  • BUS-L 302: Sustainability Law & Policy (3 credits) P: Must have completed at least two semesters on a college campus
  • BUS-L 318: Business and Poverty Alleviation (3 credits) P: Must have completed at least two semesters on a college campus
    • Previous course number--BUS-L 355: TOPIC: Business and Global Poverty Alleviation
  • BUS-L 319: Climate Change Law & Policy (3 credits) P: Must have completed at least two semesters on a college campus
    • Previous course number--BUS-L 355: TOPIC: Renewable Energy Law & Policy
  • BUS-P 316: Sustainable Operations (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-W 326: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits) P: Current Kelley School of Business major or pursuing an Integrated Program in the Environment major
    • This course has replaced BUS-Z 355: TOPIC: Social Entrepreneurship.

Non-Business Elective Courses (0-3 credits)

For enrollment prerequisites and other course information, see the bulletin for the relevant IUB school that offers the course

  • GEOG-G 315: Environmental Conservation (3 credits)
  • GEOG-G 448: Capitalism and Nature (3 credits)
  • SOAD-D 303: Green Building Concepts and Technologies (3 credits)
  • SOAD-M 416: Sustainability in Product (3 credits)
  • SPEA-E 363: Environmental Management (3 credits)
  • SPEA-V 450: TOPIC: Environmental Law (3 credits)
  • SPEA-V 450: TOPIC: Justice and Politics (3 credits)
  • SPEA-V 450: TOPIC: Environmental Law & Regulation (3 credits)
  • SPH-O 360: Human Health and Natural Environments (3 credits)