Graduate Curriculum
Grow Your Sustainability Skillset
Sustainability knowledge and a passion for change will give you a leg up. Companies are seeking skilled employees who can address and combat the risks of climate change, social injustice, and more.
Customize Your MBA Skills
Championing sustainability in your work takes knowledge of communications, the benefits of sustainable practices, and the risks involved with not acting. UT Austin courses will prepare you for that. MBA students can choose a variety of individual courses or concentrations to adapt their MBA into focused areas, including CleanTech, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy Finance, and more.
Sustainability Course Suggestions
The McCombs MBA program offers specialized curriculum related to the Global Sustainability Leadership Institute’s four areas of focus.
Impact Innovation and Infrastructure
Concentrations
Sample Courses
- MAN 369P- Social Innovation Practicum
- FIN 394- New Venture Finance
- MAN 385- Entrepreneurial Growth
- MAN 385- Opportunity Identification and Analysis
- MAN 385- Social Entrepreneurship
- ACC 380K- Issues in Accounting/Control of Non-Profit Orgs
- BGS 374- Global Political Economy
- IB 395- Emerging Markets
- LEB 371R- Perspectives on Public Policy
- LEB 380- Business Government & Public Policy
Sustainable Finance
Concentrations
Sample Courses
- FIN 372- Environmental, Social and Governance Investing
- MAN 369P- Social Innovation Practicum
- FIN 397P: Impact Investments Practicum (restricted to MIINT Impact Investment Team)
Corporate Sustainability
Concentration
Sample Courses
- BGS 370- Energy Technology and Policy
- IB 395- International Business Fellows Seminar
- LEB 380- Legal and Ethical Environment of Finance
- MAN 385- Management Sustainability Practicum
- MAN 385- Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
- MAN 385- Topics in Sustainable Development
- MKT 372- Social and Ethical Responsibility of Business
- MKT 382- Invisible Global Marketing
- OM 386- Supply Chain Management
- RM 395- Managing International Risk
- Regenerative Sustainability short course, Copenhagen- contact Debbie Carney
Sustainability Communications
Concentration
Sample Courses
- MKT 372- Social and Ethical Responsibility of Business
- MKT 382- Invisible Global Marketing
- BGS 380C – Strategic Corporate Communication
- MAN 385 – Crisis Management
- MAN 383 – Advocacy
- ADV 385 – Media Management
Fit social and environmental impact into your MBA experience.