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With 31.9 percent of organizations citing budget constraints as an obstacle to sustainability – and another 21.5 percent simply not knowing where to start—it's clear that professionals who connect sustainability to profit are incredibly valuable. MSSM programs equip students to make this critical connection, whether they're seeking career advancement or a professional transformation."
In many programs, students gain tangible, real-life experience by leading projects for real companies—such as with Kogod’s MMSM international capstone project, which has been based in Scandinavia and throughout Latin America.
This also allows students to meet— and potentially work for— business leaders at top sustainability-focused organizations, such as the World Wildlife Fund, the World Bank, and the Swiss-based UBS.
Why Study Sustainability Management at Kogod?
Kogod’s MSSM is one of the few sustainability programs in the country housed in a business school, offering students a strategic blend of social impact-focused coursework and practical, skills-focused business classes.
The curriculum is also highly multidisciplinary. Students can take courses in topics such as sustainability analytics, entrepreneurship, and finance and design their degree around sustainability policy, business, or the environment.
"We've built our program around what business leaders told us they need,” says Anderson. “With demand for green talent outpacing supply by more than double, our Master of Science in Sustainability Management program equips professionals with the critical competencies today's organizations need the most: change management, stakeholder engagement, and systems thinking.”
At Kogod, we also practice what we preach. Each time they visit the campus, MSSM students will be surrounded by green-centered design: American University is an AASHE-certified green campus—its grounds are an arboretum—and is the first carbon-neutral university in the country.
Sustainability management is a rapidly growing field that offers professionals the chance to affect change— whether at their current organizations or for a new company. With demand for skilled green managers projected to grow well into the next decade, sustainability management is a field offering meaningful opportunities to professionals across the globe.
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