Balance Environmental Studies with Green Business Practices
Put your passion for protecting the environment on a sound green business foundation as you prepare for a career in the new green economy. Explore and learn on our unique coastal campus, situated on 540 acres, including coastline, riverbanks, woodlands, wetlands, dunes, and vernal pools. Through highly collaborative and interdisciplinary study, you鈥檒l discover how to combine and balance environmental studies, ecological economics, social, and financial concepts as we work together to create a more sustainable world.


Why 杏吧视频 for Your Bachelor of Science Degree in Sustainability and Business
鈥淚nnovation for a Healthier Planet鈥 is more than just a tagline at the University of New England.
Our commitment to the environment and our dedication to out-of-the-box thinking makes 杏吧视频 the ideal place to earn your Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainability and Business. With our electric car charging stations, sustainable landscaping, green living wall, Edible Campus Initiative, and Green Revolving Fund, we celebrate a University-wide commitment to green business practices. In your Bachelor of Science degree at 杏吧视频, you鈥檒l experience courses like environmental studies and ecological economics first-hand with an innovative education that includes:
- Green Learning Community for first-year students
- Marine Science Center with aquaponics, aquaculture, and fisheries lab
- Kelp farming research
- Makerspace for innovative ideation and prototyping
number of times 杏吧视频 was ranked among the most environmentally responsible colleges
What Will You Study? Sustainability and Business Degree Curriculum Overview
There are many ways you can navigate this major. The following are some examples of the exciting courses that the Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainability and Business offers:
- Sustainability and Ecological Restoration
- Climate Change Adaptation: Planning and Policy
- Environmental Movements and Social Change
- Ecological Economics
- Management of Nonprofits
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Curriculum
Nor鈥檈aster Core Requirements | Credits |
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Total Credits | 40 |
COB Foundation Courses | Credits |
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BUEC 203 鈥 Macroeconomics | 3 鈥 Fulfills Power Knowledge & Justice - Social Science Core |
BUEC 204 鈥 Microeconomics | 3 鈥 Fulfills Power Knowledge & Justice - Open Core |
BUMG 120 鈥 Innovation Through Technology | 3 鈥 Fulfills Creativity and the Arts Core |
MAT 120 鈥 Statistics or MAT 150 鈥 Statistics for Life Sciences or MAT 151 鈥 Statistics for Environmental Sciences | 3 鈥 Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning Core |
Total Credits | 12 |
Other COB Foundation Courses | Credits |
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BUAC 201 鈥 Financial Accounting | 3 |
BUFI 315 鈥 Business Finance | 3 |
BUMG 200 鈥 Management | 3 |
BUMG 325 鈥 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
BUMG 495A 鈥 Internship | 3 |
BUMG 498 鈥 Strategic Management | 3 |
BUMK 200 鈥 Marketing | 3 |
Total Credits | 21 |
Sustainability and Business Major Required Courses | Credits |
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BIO 105 鈥 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution | 4 鈥 Fulfills Scientific Method Core |
BUEC 390 鈥 Environmental Economics | 3 |
BUFI 205 鈥 Intro Data Analysis or DSC 225 鈥 Computer Programming I | 3 |
BUMG 101 鈥 Introduction to Business/Excel | 3 |
BUMG 295 鈥 Internship | 3 |
BUMG 313 鈥 Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 鈥 Fulfills Deeper Dive or Power Knowledge & Justice - Open Core |
BUMG 315 鈥 Tripple Bottom Line Reporting | 3 |
BUMG 371 鈥 The Sustainable Business | 3 |
BUMG 410 鈥 Creating Social Enterprises Through Design Thinking and Innovation | 4 |
ENV 105 鈥 Introduction to Environmental Issues | 3 |
ENV 124 鈥 Literature, Nature, & the Environment | 3 鈥 Fulfills Human Experience - Open Core |
ENV 200 鈥 Environment and Society: A Global Perspective | 3 鈥 Fulfills Health of Natural Ecosystems Core |
ENV 208 鈥 Climate Change: Cause, Cons, Solutions | 3 |
ENV 240 鈥 Env Sustainability Lab | 3 |
ENV 250 鈥 Environmental Policy | 3 |
ENV 499 鈥 Senior Capstone | 3 |
Six (6) Credits of Environmental Studies Elective (see below) | 6 |
Total Credits | 56 |
Open Elective Courses (as needed to reach 120 credits) | Variable |
Minimum Total Required Credits | 120 |
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Program-Specific Electives
Environmental Studies Electives | Credits |
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ENV 204 鈥 Urban Forestry | 3 |
ENV 309 鈥 Sustainability and Ecological Restoration | 3 |
ENV 313 鈥 Wetland Restoration: Science and Policy | 3 |
ENV 316/316L 鈥 Land Conservation Practicum w/Lab | 4 |
ENV 321 鈥 Environmental Communication: Expert Practices for Ecosystem Management | 3 |
ENV 328 鈥 Environmental Pollution: Ecosystems, Wildlife and Human Health | 3 |
ENV 340 鈥 Environmental Movements and Social Change | 3 |
ENV 341 鈥 Indigenous Ecology, Conservation Biology, and the Politics of Knowledge | 3 |
ENV 348 鈥 Environment, Health & Community Development in East Africa | 4 |
ENV 357 鈥 Sustaining Water: Social and Global Perspectives | 3 |
MAF 200 鈥 Introduction to Marine Pollution | 3 |
MAF 210 鈥 Introduction to US Ocean Governance | 3 |
MAR 316 鈥 Science in Society | 3 |
Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.
Additional Information
- Students may choose to tailor the last two (2) years of course selections to their specific interests. For example, in close consultation with their Academic Advisor, they may select upper-level business and environmental studies electives that would result in an informal concentration in one (1) or more areas, including Non-Profit Sector, Corporate/Public Sector Sustainability, Small Business/Entrepreneurship.
- Students are strongly encouraged to participate in study abroad. Academic advisors will help tailor a student鈥檚 program to create opportunities for study abroad.
Students in this major can participate in the pre-health graduate school preparation tracks.
For more information see the Academic Catalog.
Green Learning Community
First-year Business, Communications, Sport Leadership and Management, and Marine Entrepreneurship majors can participate on a competitive basis in the Green Learning Community (GLC). The GLC is an intentional community of professors and first-year students dedicated to studying human relations to the environment through many ways of knowing. You will study environmental issues through the integrated lenses of biology, literature, environmental studies, and economics.

Career Paths for Sustainability and Business Degree Grads
Perhaps you鈥檙e an aspiring green entrepreneur, or maybe you鈥檙e interested in the management of corporate sustainability practices. Wherever your aspirations take you, you鈥檒l graduate with the knowledge, internship experiences, analytical skills, and ethical grounding you need to have a successful career combining business and sustainability. Relevant professions include:
- Chief Sustainability Officer
- Green Business and Corporate Manager
- LEED Certified Construction Manager
- Green or Sustainable Entrepreneur
- Sustainability Program Developer
- Environmental Public Affairs Officer
- Community Economic Development Manager
Career Advising for Sustainability and Business Majors
Whether you have a specific career goal in mind or a vague idea of the field that interests you, Career Advising is here to help you plan your next step.
Innovative Makerspace Facilities for Sustainability and Business Degree Seekers
The P.D. Merrill Makerspace is a fully equipped laboratory for creating and building, turning ideas into reality, and developing sustainable solutions to real-world problems. Whether you come to the Makerspace as part of an environmental studies or ecological economics class, as a student researcher or innovator, or just for fun, the Makerspace has something to offer every student 鈥 regardless of program or major.
Watch: 杏吧视频 Students in the Makerspace
Experiential Learning in Sustainability and Business
The Sustainability and Business degree at 杏吧视频 provides hands-on learning, both in and out of the classroom, to give you real-world experiences and the confidence to make a difference.
- Use the latest technologies in the Makerspace, such as 3D printers and CNC routers
- Apply learning to actual environmental problems as part of the first-year Green Learning Community
- Conduct research on sustainable products, such as aquaponically grown vegetables and farmed shiitake mushrooms
An Internship Story
2022 Student Innovation Showcase
Beyond the Classroom
- Participate in 杏吧视频鈥檚 Student Innovation Challenge, a University-wide idea-stage competition
- Intern on campus at 杏吧视频鈥檚 Office of Sustainability or off campus at various aquaculture farms and fisheries or other institu