Courses and Concentrations

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

Major Requirements

Open Electives

If you still have open electives available to you in your program, and are not sure what classes to take, your Student Advisor should be your first source in helping you select your open electives.  Although you may take any course for which you have fulfilled any prerequisites (courses that must be completed before taking the specified course), you should think carefully about what classes will help you toward your ultimate career goals. You may review available undergraduate courses and their descriptions here, in the Purdue Global catalog.

Concentrations

Decision Management 

A concentration in Decision Management (a branch of operations research), allows students to better prepare for the integration of economic and social indicators which is an emerging field, as the environmental and social impacts of products are being increasingly scrutinized. Students completing this concentration will also earn a Micro-credential in this area.

MM305: Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis

MT313: Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility

MM330: Probability with Business Applications

MM340: Decision Modelling

MM341: Decision Management

IN302: Reporting and Visualization

Environmental Science

The Environmental Science concentration will teach students how they can conserve and preserve our natural resources because everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To do this sustainably is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support both present and future generations. 

SC340: The Biology of Pollution

SC350: Conservation of Natural Resources

SC362: Our Changing Climate

SC325: Environmental Risk Assessment

SC415: Environmental Health

Economics

The Economics concentration guides students through the broad set of decision-making principles and business practices that promote a resilient planet through long-term economic growth. Sustainable economies are inclusive and minimize negative impacts on the environment or human health and well-being that historically accompany growth. 

MT313: Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility

MT314: Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

MT330: International Business Development

MT433: Global Supply Chain Management

SS359: Sustainable and Resilient Communities

Health Sciences 

The concentration in Health Science will allow students to focus on the health and well-being of humans and the environment to help ensure a healthier and more sustainable future. Students will learn how to improve and protect the environment in an effort to prevent possible adverse health effects on future generations. This concentration will also provide students interested in the healthcare field, with a solid foundation in sustainability practices and forward-thinking which are critical in meeting healthcare sustainability goals established by the federal government. 

HD420: Social Determinants of Health and Health Behavior

NS430: Whole Food Production

SC415: Environmental Health

SC361: Population and Society

SC362: Our Changing Climate

Social Issues

The Social Issues concentration focuses on the three main pillars of social sustainability: inclusion, empowerment, and resilience.  Through this concentration, students will learn how to help marginalized groups find their voice and have governments listen and respond in order to support community growth, and improve overall living conditions today and into the future. 

CM305: Communicating in a Diverse Society

HS415: Environmental Health

HU375: Social Justice and Sustainability

SC361: Population and Society

SS359: Sustainable and Resilient Communities

Supply Chain & Logistics

The Supply Chain & Logistics concentration focuses on the logistics and distribution aspects of supply chain management, providing you with both the technical skills for solving business problems and the conceptual foundation for elevating your career. By completing this concentration, you will learn about designing systems that deliver the right amount of products to the right place at the right time in a sustainable manner. You will learn about data analysis in the supply chain environment, be hands-on with information system tools, and work on applying what you learned to an organization. Students completing this concentration will also earn a Micro-credential in this area.

MT433: Global Supply Chain Management

MT434: Logistics and Distribution Management

MT436: Purchasing and Vendor Management

MT437: Strategic Warehouse Management

MT438: Supply Chain Analytics

Sustainable Hospitality (coming in 2401C January!)

Course Resources: Live Binders

Additional Micro-credentials

Grant and Proposal Writing

This micro-credential will provide participants with the knowledge and resources to assess the goals of their organizations and the means to pursue outside funding to achieve them. Topics include identifying needs and potential funders; preparing a budget and other supportive documentation; writing applications; tracking the use of amounts received; and maintaining positive, ongoing relationships with stewards.