“In 2-3 years BGI students get what took me 10 years to achieve in terms of mindset, perspective, knowledge, and a strong network.”

Jason Twill, Senior Project Manager in Sustainability at Vulcan, Inc

MBA in Sustainable Business

BGI’s MBA in Sustainable Business Program offers our leading-edge MBA curriculum in an entirely in-person, course-based format. Students attend class two to three evenings per week, typically completing their degree in 2 ¼ years. Courses are conducted via face-to-face instruction with distance learning technology used as an additional resource for course management and inclusion of guest speakers. Students study core business disciplines in an intimate classroom environment. Elective courses are a mix of students from both MBA programs and professionals pursuing Industry Certificates.

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LOCATION AND DELIVERY

The Metro MBA Program is offered at BGI’s Seattle Learning Site in historic Pioneer Square. Our Seattle Site is in the Masin’s Building, a collaborative space shared with our friends HUB Seattle and Social Venture Partners. In addition to courses, the building will host a number of events every week serving as the center of social entrepreneurship in Seattle, and the largest space of its kind in the country.

Classes meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. twice per week over a ten-week quarter, with one additional evening class each month. The Metro MBA operates on a course-based model, where students are admitted throughout the year and register for available courses.

COMMUNITY

Upon joining BGI, you become a member of a global professional network. The BGI community includes academic leaders, industry innovators, students and alumni who provide a continuing source of knowledge, experience and inspiration for each other outside the classroom and after graduation.

DISTANCE LEARNING ORIENTATION

Although Metro MBA students will only be required to participate in online classes for select courses, all students entering the MBA programs receive training on how to use The Channel, the virtual classroom and the library. Individual assistance is also provided through IT support.

Program Requirements

The MBA program requires a minimum of 60 credits to graduate

MBA CORE and SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS (Required)
ECON 555M — Principles of Economics
ECON 555S — Economics Of Sustainability
ACCT 553M — Financial and Managerial Accounting
ACCT 553S — Triple Bottom Line Accounting For Sustainability
FIN 554M — Finance
FIN 554S — Finance For Sustainability
MGMT 560M — Business Modeling And Decision Analysis
MGMT 560S — Business Modeling And Decision Analysis For Sustainability
MKTG 561M — Marketing And Sales
MKTG 561S — Marketing And Sustainability
MGMT 563M — Strategy & Implementation
MGMT 563S — Strategy And Sustainability
MGMT 564M — Operations Management
MGMT 564S — Sustainable Operations
MGMT 557M — Management: Organizational Systems
MGMT 557S — Managing For Sustainability

ENTREPRENEURSHIP and INTRAPRENEURSHIP (6 Credits Required)
MGMT 569 — Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship I
MGMT 570 — Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship II

LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT (6 Credits Required)
MGMT 571-576 — Leadership and Personal Development

ELECTIVES (12 Credits Required)
MGMT 551 — Foundations of Sustainable Business
MGMT 552 — Systems Thinking in Action
MGMT 561 — Digital Influence
MGMT 566 — Dal LaMagna Series on Responsible Capitalism
MGMT 566I — International Study Tour
MGMT 567 — Social Justice and Business
MGMT 568 — Creativity and Innovation
FIN 561 — Capital Markets and the Financial System
FIN 562 — Capital Structure of the Firm
FIN 563 — Financial Analysis
MKTG 561 — Buyer Behavior
MKTG 562 — Marketing Strategy
MKTG 563 — Integrated Marketing Communications
SBEC 561-564 — SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Certificate or Concentration
SBEC 561 — Understanding the Context for Change
SBEC 562 — Platforms and Constraints
SBEC 563 — The Business Case for Building Green
SBEC 561 — Action Learning Practicum
SESC 561-564 — SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS Certificate or Concentration
SESC 561 — Understanding the Context for Change
SESC 562 — Identifying Opportunities
SESC 563 — Creating New Ventures
SESC 564 — Action Learning Practicum
SFAC 561-564 — SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS Certificate or Concentration
SFAC 561 — The Industrial Agricultural Context
SFAC 561 — Emerging Agricultural Alternatives
SFAC 561 — Getting to Scale
SFAC 561 — Action Learning Practicum
MGMT 551 — Independent Study