Microprogram Business Sustainability
The program
The Microprogram Business Sustainability allows you to deepen your knowledge of sustainability practices in different areas of business. Use this opportunity to expand your horizons and learn about critical and topical issues that impact populations, the planet, and profit.
This interdisciplinary microprogram combines courses from the Telfer School of Management, and the faculties of Engineering, Social Sciences, and Arts to provide students with different perspectives and approaches related to sustainability that align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Telfer is an official Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Signatory, meaning we are committed to building a more sustainable future by implementing the Principles of Responsible Management Education and striving to achieve the SDGs.
The microprogram is available to Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) students and non-degree students and is offered in both French and English.
Courses
The Microprogram Business Sustainability consists of six course (18 units): four courses focusing on sustainability, one course on social sustainability, and one course on environmental sustainability.
Course scheduling may be subject to change. Please refer to the anticipated ADM course offerings page to plan your schedule.
Choose four courses from the list below:
| Course | Terms Offered | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| ADM 3315 Social Entrepreneurship | Fall | 45 units of university courses |
| ADM 3317 Varieties of Capitalism: from Medieval Merchants to Modern Multinationals | Winter | 54 units of university courses, including ADM 1100/1300, ADM 1101/1301, ECO 1102 and ECO 1104 |
| ADM 4317 Leadership, Strategy, and Sustainability | Fall/Winter | 33 units of ADM core courses, including ADM 2381 |
| ADM 4319 Strategic Management in Developing and Emerging Economies | Winter | ADM 3318, 33 units of ADM core courses, including ADM 2381 |
| ADM 4338 International Training and Development for Sustainability | Fall/Winter | ADM 2337, 33 units of ADM core courses, including ADM 2381 |
| ADM 4312 Management in the New Economy | Fall |
33 units of ADM core courses, including ADM 2381 |
| SED 1114 Introduction to Sustainability | Winter | No prerequisites |
Choose one social sustainability course from the list below:
| Course | Terms offered | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| ADM 3998 Applied Research in Management | Fall/Winter/Spring-Summer | All ADM courses from the common core at the 2000-level |
| ADM 3319 Cross-cultural Management | Fall/Winter/Spring-Summer | ADM 1100/1300 |
| ADM 4355 Finance, Ethics, and Social Responsibility | Fall/Winter | ADM 2352 |
| DMS 2105 Introduction to International Development: Historical Perspectives | Fall | 18 university course units |
| DMS 2106 Introduction to International Development Practices: Challenges and Innovations | Winter | 18 university course units |
| ECO 1103 Economic Issues of Indigenous Peoples | Fall | No prerequisites |
| ECO 2117 Introduction to Development Economics | Winter | ECO 1102, ECO 1104 |
| FEM 2109 Gender and Globalization in a Transnational World | Winter | FEM 1100 or 18 university units |
| FEM 2111 Class, Work, Gender and (Re)Production | Fall | FEM 1100 or 18 university units |
Choose one environmental sustainability course from the list below:
| Course | Terms offered | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| ADM 4355 Finance, Ethics, and Social Responsibility | Fall/Winter | ADM 2352 |
| ECO 2118 Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources Economics | Winter | ECO 1104 |
| ENV 1101 Global Environmental Challenges | Fall/Winter | No prerequisites |
| ENV 3302 Natural Resource and Environmental Management | Winter | No prerequisites |
| EVS 1101 Introduction to Environmental Science | Winter | MAT 1339 |
| GEG 1302 Places and Spaces of Human Activity | Winter | No prerequisites |
| GEG 2110 Sustainable Cities | Fall | No prerequisites |
| GEG 3106 Cities and Social Change | Winter | No prerequisites |
| HIS 2300 Global Environmental History | Fall/Winter | No prerequisites |
| PHI 2398 Environmental Ethics | Fall/Winter | No prerequisites |
| SOC 4310 Globalization and the Environment | Fall/Winter | 54 university units |
BCom program structure
Complete the Microprogram Business Sustainability with the following structure:
BCom Option + Microprogram Business Sustainability
| Course Type | Number of Courses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Common core | 21 | 63 |
| BCom option | 6 | 18 |
| Microprogram | 6 | 18 |
| Out-of-faculty elective | 5 | 15 |
| Free elective | 2 | 6 |
You will use your 3 ADM elective courses and 3 free elective courses to complete the courses in the microprogram. For example, if you are enrolled in the Business Technology Management option, you would complete three ADM courses in the microprogram as part of your ADM electives.
Admission
Enrol as a BCom student
If you are a BCom student, you will need to request a program change from the Telfer Undergraduate Office to add the Microprogram Business Sustainability to your degree. It is best to request this change during your first or second year of studies. Program request changes can be made each year between March 1 and June 1.
If you would like to enrol in the microprogram, please fill out the Program Change Request form, which you will find under the Applications tab in your uoZone account.
Enrol as a non-degree student
If you are a non-degree student, you need to meet the following criteria to be eligible to enrol in this microprogram:
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Have earned a Canadian high school diploma.
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Demonstrate relevant professional experience, including knowledge of business.
If you would like to enrol in the microprogram, please send a copy of your CV to InfoService at the University of Ottawa or
