Overview

Columbia Southern University's bachelor’s in environmental management with a sustainability concentration—a sustainability management degree with workplace applications—provides students with an educational foundation in sustainability and its potential for the environment, society and the workplace. Topics associated with this environmental sustainability degree include global climate change, biodiversity conservation, renewable resources and the environmental impact of industrial production. Students pursuing this bachelor’s degree in sustainability management also may learn how to examine sustainability from a management perspective and evaluate environmental issues in relation to occupational safety, corporate ethics and public health awareness.

Multiple factors, including prior experience, geography and degree field, affect career outcomes. CSU does not guarantee a job, promotion, salary increase, eligibility for a position, or other career growth.

*Program is not yet eligible for VA funding.

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management degree program provides students with a flexible, relevant and current curriculum that includes opportunities for students to demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge in environmental theory and technology necessary to function at the environmental professional level in industry.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should be able to do the following:

• Evaluate environmentally based, best management practices.
• Develop team-based approaches for dealing with environmental issues.
• Investigate mitigation or remediation strategies for environmental hazards.
• Apply theory and technology in dealing with and addressing environmental issues.

Sustainability Concentration

Provides environmental management students with a background in the field of sustainability that includes a focus on both environmental and social issues tied to sustainability. Provides useful learning opportunities for individuals with sustainability-related job responsibilities.

Concentration Outcomes

• Evaluate environmental issues as they relate to sustainability
• Examine sustainability from a social perspective