Sustainable Enterprise (Certificate)
The Master of Science in Sustainability Analytics and Management program at Stuart School of Business offers certificate programs specifically designed for mid-career professionals who want to enhance their professional knowledge with the latest industry-relevant ideas, skills, and tools.
The Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise focuses on the theory and practice of environmental and social sustainability in the business environment, including the intersection of sustainability and innovation in managing a business, strategies and tools of the emerging field of industrial ecology, and an introduction to the rapidly growing field of social entrepreneurship.
Students in this certificate program take three semester-length courses, learning alongside degree-seeking students and benefitting from the same expert faculty and a master’s degree curriculum that is attuned to leading-edge business practices and technologies.
Convenient for busy professionals, courses are scheduled in the evening at Illinois Tech’s Conviser Law Center in downtown Chicago.
Program Overview
The Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise focuses on environmental and social sustainability in the business environment, including the intersection of sustainability and innovation, strategies and tools of the emerging field of industrial ecology, and an introduction to the rapidly-growing field of social entrepreneurship.
Career Opportunities
The Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise allows professionals to gain formal certification in a particular area of expertise and/or learn state-of-the-art skills to further their careers in environmental sustainability and compliance as consultants, entrepreneurs, administrators, and managers who can successfully make the business case for sustainability.
This certificate requires the following three semester-length courses (three credit hours per course; nine credit hours total). Each course meets once a week for 15 weeks.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
- Three to five years of related work experience
- Depending on previous academic coursework, the applicant may need to take additional prerequisite courses that may not count toward the certificate
Designed for Busy Professionals
Stuart School of Business Certificates Are:
- Targeted: Get the education you need now to propel your career forward
- Convenient: Evening courses at Illinois Tech’s Conviser Law Center in downtown Chicago, located one block west of Union Station and near Ogilvie Transportation Center
- Flexible: Take one or more courses at a time
Use Your Certificate Credit Toward a Master’s Degree
Certificate program students who later apply and are admitted to a master’s degree program at Stuart may apply all approved certificate coursework with a grade of “B” or higher to a master’s degree. A certificate is typically equivalent to one-fourth to one-third of the credit hours required for a degree. Students have the option of transferring to the master’s program in any semester.
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