The SUMAS pathway for IBCP students is unique, with over 300 IBCP students a year around the world taking their offering.
This means that IBCP students mix synchronously and asynchronously with students from around the world in a lively and extremly practical course that will set them up for success in the future.
In addition to the DP courses, students are earning 21 University credits by completing fundamental University courses and applied components from Sustainability Management School:
Fundamentals University Courses:
Fundamentals of Sustainability
Sustainable Innovation
Leadership
Applied components (see to the right)
Sustainability Leadership Camp/Experience
Project Work in one of the pathways: Nature Conservation, Sustainable Fashion, Sustainable Finance and Digitalisation, Sustainable Hospitality, Sustainable Culinary Art, and Sustainable Tourism.
Applied components
Sustainability Leadership Camp/Experience (optional)
Project Work in one of the pathways:
Nature Conservation
Sustainable Fashion
Sustainable Finance and Digitalisation
Sustainable Hospitality
Sustainable Culinary Art
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable entrepreneurship & Technology
3 Uni courses (240 learning hours)
1 Extended project (applied component) (150 learning hours)
3 self-study block and 1 synchronous lesson per week within the school timetable
21 Uni Credits
Build resume and gain experiences to include in Uni application
....To implement sustainable practice requires confident action from responsible leaders. The SUMAS CrS® courses are designed to teach the fundamentals of sustainable project management, sustainable innovation and leadership skills, utilizing distance learning and live streaming in global classrooms.
CrS® Fundamental Courses
240 guided learning hours of CrS® Courses in class (equivalent to one High Level subject within the IB program).
Applied Component
150 hours of applied learning (equivalent to one Standard Level subject within the IB Program). This component is made up of the Sustainability Leadership Experience / Camp and an Integrative Project Experience in collaboration with industry partners provided by SUMAS.
The Integrative Project Experience can also blend with a Green Camp, offering a 5 to 10-day excursion in Switzerland (Lake Geneva area) and/or Italy (Milan). This in-person experience is optional.
SUMAS CrS® “Business & Sustainability” is valued by Universities across the world due to its Academic Strength. SUMAS CrS Alumni have been accepted at more than 70 Universities worldwide.
SUMAS issues each student who successfully completes the SUMAS CrS® Business & Sustainability with a full business school transcript and certificate of achievement, in addition to the CP certificate issued by the IBO. The academic rigor of the SUMAS CrS® Business & Sustainability is also recognized to the value of 21 University credits in the SUMAS Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).
The University of Sterling accepts SUMAS CrS graduates in the following departments:
BA (Hons) Business Studies
BSc (Hons) Management
BSc (Hons) Environmental Geography
BSC (Hons) Environmental Science
Each of our programs offer you the opportunity to participate in our experiential camps, held in destinations around the world. These camps offer you the opportunity to raise your awareness of sustainable living in different cultures, and will allow you to develop practical solutions to environmental and social challenges.