The program consists of three courses offered as one 3-credit course per quarter. The courses examine the business case for sustainability. Sustainability is treated as a driver of strategy, innovation, and profit. Students develop strategies and present cases through the application of current conceptual frameworks, measurement systems, and reporting initiatives.

The content of these three courses is comparable to the nine-credit Foundations of Sustainable Business sequence in the MBA program. Courses are taught at the graduate level and students should anticipate a commitment of 9–10 hours of course-related work per week during each quarter.

 Delivery

Classes meet in downtown Seattle using two delivery formats. Prospective students may apply for either the: weekly delivery format for a total of ten classes held on Wednesday evening each week from 6–9 PM

-OR-

monthly delivery format with classes held once monthly on three weekends each quarter. Monthly programs are designed to meet the needs of students whose schedules or place of residence makes attending weekly class sessions impossible. 

Orientation: September 11, 2010, 1-6 PM, followed by dinner; REI (Community Room), 222 Yale Avenue N., Seattle.

 Fall Quarter Sept 27-Dec 17

 MTGC 551 Foundations of Sustainable Business (3 credits)

The business case for sustainability. Current conceptual frameworks, sustainability assessments and reporting initiatives. Sustainability as a driver of strategy, innovation and profit.

 Class Times

Weekly Program: Classes meet on Wednesday evenings, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Sept 29 to Dec 8, 2011
Monthly Program: Three intensives during the quarter:  Oct 9-10, Nov 13-14, Dec 11-12, 201

Lead Instructor (weekly): Kevin Wilhelm, MBA

Lead Instructor (monthly): Marsha Willard, PhD
Co-Instructor (monthly): Darcy Hitchcock

 Winter Quarter Jan 3 -March 18

 MGTC 567 Social Justice and Business  (3 credits)

Role of business in community and society. The use of business to create wealth and reduce poverty. Globalization. Stakeholder engagement. Community economic development. Public-private partnerships. Microcredit. Social entrepreneurship.

 Class Times

Weekly Program: Classes meet on Wednesday evenings, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Jan 5-Mar 16, 2011
Monthly Program: Three intensives during the quarter: Jan 15-16, Feb 12-13, Mar 12-13, 2011

Lead Instructor (weekly): Marcella Benson-Quiziana, PhD
Co-Instructor (weekly): TBD

Lead Instructor (monthly): Ann Masai, PhD

 Spring Quarter Mar 28 – June 10

 MGTC 552 Systems Thinking in Action (3 credits)

Use of systems thinking to understand the ecological, economic, and social dynamics of business sustainability. Emphasizes causal loop diagrams, feedback loop stories/analysis, and the basics of stock and flow models.

 Class Times

Weekly Program: Classes meet on Wednesday evenings, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Mar 30 – Jun 8, 2011
Monthly Program: Three intensives during the quarter: Apr 9-10, May 14-15, Jun 4-5, 2011

Lead Instructor (weekly): Colleen Ponto, PhD
Lead Instructor (monthly): Susan Cannon, PhD