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Core Coursework
As part of the Sustainable Business concentration, you take courses in each of the following six subject areas. Courses can be taken for 3-4 credits. You choose one course for each core area and the remaining courses or other learning experiences count as electives. Transfer credits can be used in both core and elective areas; prior learning credits are often used as electives.
Economics & Sustainability
An introduction to the macroeconomics of sustainable business that provides contextual analysis, history, rationale and principles of social responsibility, with attention to the global nature of 21st century business environment using successful models from around the world. The suggested course that meets this requirement:
- Economics for Global Sustainability
Financial Theory & Practice for Sustainable Business
Courses fulfilling this requirement address the fundamentals of finance from a triple bottom line perspective: "People, Planet & Profit." You learn about financial frameworks that take into account social and ecological, as well as financial and performance criteria. For example:
- Finance for Sustainable Business
- Triple Bottom Line Accounting and Management
Socially Responsible Marketing
A course in this subject would address a philosophy and practice of marketing that strives to enhance the well-being of consumers and serve the best interests of society. For example:
Systems Leadership/ Systems Change
You learn about organizations as complex and adaptive systems, emphasizing the dynamics of change and the role of leaders as prompters and guides of organizational learning and systemic change. Sample classes include:
- Far-From-Equilibrium: Systems Perspectives on Change
- Turning the Ship: Organizational Change
- Case Studies in Leadership
- Narrating Change: Stories for Collective Action
Collaborative/Team Skills
You learn strategies for participatory leadership and skills to work effectively with teams. Classes address the theories and practices that promote sustainable collaboration, decision-making, learning, change and action. Possible courses include:
- Sustainable Workplace Relationships
- Facilitating Democratic Participation
- Expeditionary Leadership; Lessons in Group Facilitation
- Leadership & Conflict Resolution
Topics & Issues in Sustainability
Develop an in-depth perspective on issues and/or policy considerations regarding sustainability. Possible courses include:
- Creating a Just, Peaceful & Sustainable Future
- Global Environmental Problems
- Environmental Policy & Decision-making Process
- Sustainability
Sample Electives
An elective in this concentration is typically a foundation course transferred from another academic institution for which you receive Antioch credit. Examples of classes that are typically transferred include:
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Management
- Intercultural Communication
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Theory or Organizational Behavior
Typical electives from Antioch's current curriculum:
- Global Economics and Ideologies
- Introduction to Nonprofit Management
- Climate Change Activism
- Eco-literature: Narrative and Ecological Conflict
- Globalization and Its Discontents: Political Economy of the 21st Century
Community and Capstone Projects
All students do a project in the community during their time at Antioch. The project supports your learning goals and your area of concentration. You may choose your own project or work with an organization that is already involved with Antioch students. Your adviser will help you determine the best choice for your education and career goals. You finish your studies with a capstone project that brings various elements of you learning together.
Sample Community-based Field Experience
- Internship with Sustainable Seattle
- Soliciting corporate sponsors for a Duwamish River Clean-up Event
- Internship with BALLE, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
- Assessing the ecological footprint of one's own small business
- Participating in Antioch's green campus task force
- Promoting a Green Drinks 'EcoTuesday,' a sustainable business networking event
- Attendance at a WorldBlu workplace democracy forum
- Internship with iLEAP, an international training program in social entrepreneurship
- Travel/study abroad with Antioch Education Abroad
Sample Capstone Project
- Research paper exploring the development and adoption of the Ceres Principles
- Development of a sustainability transition plan for one's company
- Creating a marketing plan for a Salmon Safe Certification small business
- Development of a triple bottom line accounting system for one's own small business
- Analysis of toxic waste disposal practices in a local medical facility toward drafting a proposed set of waste reduction recommendations
- Comparative analysis of five case studies of corporate social responsibility programs
- Researching 'cradle to grave' green production possibilities in one's industry
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