The George Washington University has distinguished itself as a global leader for the quality and depth of classes offered that address the topics of ethical business practices and environmental sustainability.  Below are a number of sustainability & policy electives on offer to GW students, but for the most current list, please visit here.

For info on GWSB’s Certificate of Responsible Management please visit here.

Strategic Management & Public Policy

• SMPP 6207: Environment, Energy, Technology, and Society
• SMPP 6210: Strategic Environmental Management
• SMPP 211: Corporate Environmental Management in Developing Countries
• SMPP 6213: Management of Strategic Issues
• SMPP 6241: Global Corporate Responsibility
• SMPP 6290: Sustainability Management & Policy
• SMPP 6290: Strategic Energy Efficiency &Renewable Energy Management
• SMPP 6290: Sustainable Supply Chain
• SMPP 6291: Ethics and Business

Environmental & Resource Policy (Columbian College of Arts and Sciences)

• ENRP 6145: Environmental Justice & Policy

Engineering Management and System Engineering (Alexandria/Arlington Campus)

• EMSE 220: Policy Factors in Environmental and Energy Management
• EMSE 221: Environmental Management
• EMSE 222: Energy Management
• EMSE 223: Air Quality Management
• EMSE 224: Analytical Tools in Environmental Management
• EMSE 225: Hazardous Waste Management and Cleanup
• EMSE 226: Water Quality Management
• EMSE 227: Analytical Tools for Energy Management
• EMSE 334: Management of Risk and Vulnerability for Hazards and Terrorism

International Affairs/International Development (Elliott School)

• IAFF 6138: Political Economics of Financing Climate Change
• IAFF 6138: Development in Africa
• IAFF 6138: Rural Development, Human Rights & Biodiversity
• IAFF 6138: Poverty & Bottom Up Development
• IAFF 6158: International Issues in Energy Policy
• IAFF 6122: Development Policy & Practice

Master of Business Administration

• MBAD 6290: Worldwide Energy Challenges.

Public Administration (Trachtenberg School)

• PAd 243: Land Use Planning and Community Development
• PAd 249: Urban and Regional Policy Analysis
• PAd 266: Environmental Policy

Public Health (Trachtenberg School)

• PubH 172: Health and the Environment
• PubH 180: Introduction to Global Health and Development
• PubH 181: Ecology, Health and Social Development
• PubH 221: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
• PubH 222: Protecting Public Health and the Environmental: Policies, Politics and Programs
• PubH 223: Toxicology: Applications for Public Health Policy
• PubH 224: Problem Solving in Environmental and Occupational Health
• PubH 225: Introduction to Children’s Health and the Environment
• PubH 226: Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards
• PubH 228: Global Environmental and Occupational Health
• PubH 229: Information Sources in Environmental and Occupational Health
• PubH 407: Principles of Environmental Health Risk Science
• PubH 411: Advanced Health Economics Research

Tourism and Hospitality Management

• TSTD 249: Economic, Cultural and Environmental Aspects of Tourism

Short Term Study Abroads

• Brazil: Sustainability in the Amazon Region (WLP 2100) [3 credits]
• Egypt: Corporate Responsibility & Social Entrepreneurship (SMPP 6297 & MGMT 6297) [3 credits]
• France: Global Responsibility in France Short Term Exchange with Audencia Nantes School of Management [3 credits]
• Panama: Urban Sustainability and Development: A Field Course in Panama (GEOG 3198/GEOG 6293)
• Peru: Survey Methods in the Developing World: Sustainable Tourism in Peru (IAFF 6138)

Additional Academic Resources

• World Resources Institute – Business-Environment Learning and Leadership (BELL)
• CasePlace