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Environmentally friendly business practices and skills for nonprofits

Sustainable businesses pursue market solutions that push them ahead of the competition or help them enter new markets with environmentally friendly products better suited to long-term growth. This option also prepares professionals to enter the nonprofit industry or function on a board.

 

Overview

Learn about the challenges of ethical sustainability that can actually create business opportunities. Topics also include differences between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors in regard to fundraising and development, managing a blended workforce of paid staff and volunteers, public image, accountability and measures of success.

 

Coursework

Required courses (6 credit hours):

  • MGMT 5033 Management of Sustainable Enterprises
  • MGMT 5093 Management of Nonprofit Organizations

Electives (6 credit hours - select two of the following):

  • MGMT 5031 Leading Organizational Change
  • MGMT 5051 Creating Ethical Work Places
  • MGMT 5061 Managing Confrontations
  • MGMT 5073 Management and Ethical Leadership
  • MGMT 5083 Corporate and Social Responsibility 
  • MGMT 5333 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
  • MGMT 5163 Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
  • MGMT 5223 Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • MGMT 5533 Leadership Challenges
  • MGMT 5563 Crisis in Organizations
  • EEE 5403 Social Entrepreneurship
  • EEE 5603 Entrepreneurship Empowerment in South Africa

 

Admissions requirements and deadlines

For fall admission, application must be complete by July 1 of the same year.

 

For spring admission, application must be complete by December 1 of the prior year.

 

All transcripts from bachelor degree studies as well as a CV/resume must be submitted by the deadline in order to be reviewed for admission. Applications that are incomplete at the deadline will not be reviewed. This application does not require recommendation letters, purpose statement or entrance exams such as the GMAT or GRE.

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Cost and Assistance

Oklahoma State University offers an affordable single rate for graduate students in online degree and certificate programs.

Cost details for in-state, online graduate students
Cost details for out-of-state online graduate students

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