Environmental and Social Sustainability Degree Concentration
Doctor of Management - Concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability
The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability degree program is designed to provide candidates with the theoretical, research and application capabilities necessary to pursue a rewarding career in their chosen field, with specific applications in Environmental and Social Sustainability. The first year focuses on research and studying classic and current management literature. In the second year, the student begins to form a personal understanding of the management research and methods used in ESS. The final year is reserved for the development of leadership skills, resulting in the production of four publishable papers or a dissertation that must be approved by a three-member committee.
Course content is geared towards teaching students how to apply systems thinking skills to environmental issues and develop a plan for the implementation of the triple bottom line in an organization. Students can experience an entire cycle in action research in a complex organization. They are also taught how to frame policy agendas for creating inter organizational collaboration among businesses, government, and advocacy organizations.
The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability includes twelve 5-credit classes and twelve research and writing courses. One research and writing course is taken each quarter in conjunction with one formal course over a three year period. Courses are taught using Colorado Technical University's Professional Learning Model™ in an executive format: each course combines an active online component with an intensive residential session held twice a year and lasting four and a half days at our Colorado Springs campus.
Some of the required courses include:
- Systems Thinking for Sustainability
- Organizational Performance and the Triple Bottom Line
- Advanced Action Research for ESS
- Policy and Governance in Trans-Organizational Collaboration for ESS
- Strategic Thinking for ESS
- Futuring and Innovation for ESS
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This program is available at the following CTU campuses: