Master of Science in Sustainable Organizations and Policy

Offered by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, this joint program leverages the national reputations and programmatic strengths of both schools in preparing students to be versatile, multidisciplinary, forward-thinking experts and leaders ready to take on the important global challenges related to sustainability.

This program can be completed in one year as a full-time student and is comprised of a minimum of 30 credits. A key component of this program is that students will take courses from both Maxwell and Whitman—12 credits from each school, ensuring that students learn about sustainability from a variety of perspectives, such as economics, entrepreneurship, environmental studies, international affairs, public administration, political science, statistics, sociology and supply chain management.

Required Core (9 Credits)

Students will take each of the courses below:

BUA 650 Managing Sustainability: Purpose, Principles, Practice
BUA 759 Sustainability-Driven Enterprise
PAI 600 Introduction to Sustainability

Statistics/Required Core (3 Credits)

Students will take one of the statistics/analytics courses below:

MBC 638 Data Analysis and Decision Making
PAI 721 Introduction to Statistics
PSC 693 Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis
SOC 606 Quantitative Research Design

Sustainability Core (6 Credits)

Students will take two of the courses below:

BUA 651 Strategic Management and the Natural Environment
PAI 723 Economics for Public Decisions
PAI 730 Smart Grid: Security, Privacy and Economics
PAI 770 Climate Change: Science, Perception, and Law
PAI 775 Energy, Environment, and Resources Policy
PAI 777 Economics of Environmental Policy
SCM 740 Green Supply Chain Management

Elective Courses (12 Credits)

Students will select 12 credits of courses from the list of eligible electives. All courses in the Sustainability Core may be used to fulfill elective course requirements. A predetermined selection of SUNY-ESF courses will also count for elective credit.

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Jay Golden

Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance
Program Director, M.S. in Sustainable Organizations and Policy
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Maria Minniti

Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
Whitman School of Management

Emily Rutherford

Associate Director of Admission, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

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Mary Collier

Executive Director, Graduate Recruitment
Whitman School of Management

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