Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.41
Liaison Yolanda Cieters
Submission Date Feb. 22, 2016
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Seattle University
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Phillip Thompson
Director
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Yes

The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (1st program):
MBA with specialization in Sustainability

A brief description of the graduate degree program (1st program):

The Alber's School of Business and Economics at SU offers a Master's of Business Administration program where students can specialize in Sustainability studies.
The aims of the program is to develop students who are capable of simultaneously leading firms to achieve acceptable profitability, reduce their environmental footprints and assure ongoing contributions to their communities.
This Specialization in Sustainable Business prepares students with a thorough review of sustainability concepts and frameworks, as applied to business, options to pursue focused sustainability issues in marketing, operations, business law, business strategy, among other specific disciplines, and a term-long consulting project with a partner firm, addressing a real-time, real-world sustainable business challenge.


The website URL for the graduate degree program (1st program) :
The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Masters of Sports Administration and Leadership (MSAL)

A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):

The MSAL program for graduate students focuses on sports management coursework. Students can specialize in the field of Sustainability leadership in Sports under this program.


The website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program(s):
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Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

The name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
Certificate in Sustainability

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):

This certificate will allow students to gain specialized knowledge in Sustainability and Sustainable Business, to further their professional formation so that they can more easily take on leadership roles in their chosen professions. The Graduate Certificate in Sustainabillity will provide the context for professional roles that sustainable business plays in serving the greater community.


The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
The name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Certificate in Sport Sustainability Leadership (CSSL)

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):

The CSSL is a graduate level certificate program that focuses on the environmental aspects of sustainability that affect all aspects of a sport organization, including facility operations, finance, marketing, sponsorship, team operations, supply chain, and legal issues.


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