Master of Science in Business for Social Impact and Sustainability

Program Overview

This research-based master's program prepares students to address real-world challenges in sustainability and social impact. Through a curriculum that includes courses on leadership, business strategy, and research methods, students develop the skills and knowledge to create positive change in organizations and communities. The program offers flexible learning options, including live classes and online programs, and boasts a faculty of scholars and practitioners who provide real-world insights. Graduates pursue careers in social impact consulting, environmental management, and sustainability leadership.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Program Structure: Students participate in a research-based curriculum and write master's theses to address real-world challenges, collaborating with partner companies and organizations.
Thesis partnerships are facilitated by GCNYC's Center for Social Impact and Innovation.
• Courses & Curriculum:
• Values-Based Leadership for an Interconnected World:
Students reflect on their leadership assets, learn how others perceive them, and create leadership development action plans.
• Navigating Global Change: Business Practices for the Common Good: Students explore the interaction between organizations and their wider contexts, considering geo-political, economic, social, and technological factors.
• Business Strategy for the Common Good: Students develop knowledge and tools for strategic management in a rapidly changing world, with an emphasis on sustainable growth.
• Introduction to Quantitative Analysis: Students gain practical knowledge in data representation, financial accounting, financial metrics, national economic statistics, valuation methods, and statistical techniques.
• Economic Concepts and Policy: Students learn analytical tools to understand the contemporary world economy and analyze political and economic trends.
• Sustainability Policy & Metrics: Students examine policy influences on sustainability and learn to participate in policy-making.
They focus on carbon footprinting as a method for impact measurement.
• Money as a Force for Social Good: Students explore global and local factors shaping social business and microfinance, and learn to develop social ventures and create enabling environments.
• Impact Through Social Entrepreneurship: Students study the concept of social entrepreneurship, critically assess different agendas, and gain knowledge to create social change through business.
• The Chief Sustainability Officer: Students learn the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) in leading corporations and design sustainability initiatives.

Teaching:

• Flexible Live Classes: Students can attend live courses in person on campus or virtually via Zoom.
• Online: Students can study at their own pace with online programs, which have the same expert faculty and cutting-edge curriculum as live courses.
• Faculty: Professors are scholars and practitioners in their field, providing students with real-world insights.

Careers:

• Career Titles:
• Social Impact Consultant
• Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Director
• Environmental Manager
• Sustainability Program Director
• Sourcing Manager
• Sustainability Communications Manager
• Compliance Officer
• Career Outcomes:
• 90% of graduates advance in their careers or pivot to social impact/sustainability roles.
• 97% of graduates are employed or starting businesses in fashion/social impact/sustainability.