About the Program
Competencies
A competency is an area of knowledge, a specific skill set, or expertise in a particular subject area.
Competencies for the Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management degree have been developed with help from corporate leaders interested in sustainability and the triple bottom line.
To meet all intended learning outcomes of the program, students must achieve the following areas of technical and general competency.
Technical Competencies
- Carbon trading, carbon credits, how the economy is expected to react to this new currency, and how corporations can be part of the process
- Climate change and global warming; and the science behind both; and the policy and economic implications of global warming on businesses and societies
- Water policy and water science: how to reduce water use, how to increase efficiencies of water use, what dry-base processing is; how water policy and water law function, are implemented, and are enforced
- Logistics and transportation of raw materials; the process of just-in-time logistics, transportation by rail, shipping, etc.
- Supply chain structures: how they function, and how opportunities to brand are identified and created
- Energy generation: the mechanics of energy generation, energy infrastructure, energy management, energy policy, and energy purchasing
- Sustainable marketing, communications, and public affairs with a focus on the triple bottom line practices
General Competencies
- World geography: the differences among world cultures, the differences among world religions, and the connections among cultures, religions, and economic forces
- Cultural understanding: how to apply cultural understanding to real-life business issues
- Political awareness: how to navigate political landscapes at various levels (local, state, national, international), that is, how politics functions at various levels and how individuals can engage and impact that process
- Geopolitical dynamics: how global political issues work, the components of international politics, and the connections among politics, the environment, economics, and human welfare
- Global gender issues: how gender is perceived in various parts of the world, the impacts of gender roles on the environment, politics, and economics; and how to function within those cultural differences most effectively
- Opportunity analysis: How to identify potential, innovative, and symbiotic relationships between producers and manufacturers
