Energy Policy & Administration
Marylhurst University’s online Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business helps you take your MBA degree further with a groundbreaking and unique examination of the future of business.
The green movement has gained momentum across the world. Small and big businesses alike have taken notice and begun implementing sustainable business practices into everything they do. The government and consumers themselves are demanding more attention from businesses to not just turn a profit, but also make the world around them a better place.
Sustainability in business revolves around the ability to be successful on the bottom line, while making every effort to positively impact the economic, social, and environmental condition of the world around us. Trained professionals with a foundation in business leadership, ethics, and management skills, who can fully implement sustainable business practices, are in high demand.
In addition to a foundation in business and sustainability, you’ll choose a specialized business concentration in Renewable Energy, Energy Policy & Administration, Green Development or Natural & Organic Resources, which will further allow you to target the field of business you’re most interested in.
Designed to fit into the active lifestyle of working professionals, Marylhurst University’s Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business is an innovative MBA program here to assist you in reaching your upmost business potential.
Energy Policy & Administration
This concentration begins with a detailed study of environmental law. Permeating all facets of sustainable business management, environmental law deals with the policy and issues surrounding water, land usage, waste disposal, and other concerns of sustainability-minded businesses. Next students study and research the historical, economic, business, socio-cultural, and political factors that have affected energy policy in the United States. The future of energy policy and its effects on business at home and abroad will be covered. The concentration concludes with an analysis of environmental protection and policy.
Program Quick Facts:
- A forward thinking sustainable business MBA designed for active working professionals
- An advanced examination of sustainability and how it impacts the business world
- 12 total courses: 8 core courses, 3 concentration courses, 1 Capstone course
- Complete the accelerated degree program in as little as 18 months
- 100% online curriculum, no campus visit required
- Unprecedented support from enrollment through graduation
Program Objectives
Leadership – Learn effective management techniques for dealing with sustainable business decisions, influencing group dynamics, and becoming reliable a team leader.
Resource Management – Develop effective strategies for planning, organizing, leading, and determining the economics and sustainability of your business’s resources.
Decision Making – Use advanced modeling techniques to determine business and sustainability factors to facilitate a sound decision making process.
Big Picture Thinking – Integrate environmental influences such as the competitive landscape, globalization, green values, stakeholder interests, culture, and technology into organizational process.
Ethics & Integrity – Cultivate personal ethical principles that address business dilemmas with an organizational context without compromising integrity.
Communication – Demonstrate effective communication skills for interacting collaboratively in global environments.
From the classroom to the boardroom
- No GMAT required*
- Our seven levels of support are always there to help you, including personalized guidance from a dedicated advisor
- Budget a little time each day and get a major payout in as little as 18 months
- Apply the skills you learn today to your work tomorrow
- 100% online – our online campus is seconds from anywhere
- Your diploma is exactly the same as our on-campus graduates earn
About Marylhurst University
Built on more than 115 years of dedication to educational instruction, Marylhurst University is proud to bring innovation, proven knowledge, and personal attention into every classroom and online course.
Marylhurst University is a private, co-educational, liberal arts institution, offering accredited academic and professional programs designed for students with lifelong learning ambitions who must balance school with work and other responsibilities.
The university emphasizes peer learning, personal attention and a sense of community. Small, seminar-style classes, prior-learning assessments, distance learning options and flexible scheduling, make an education at Marylhurst accessible to a variety of active people from across the United States and around the world.