Program: Sustainable Management: Dual MBA and MPA - Alliant International University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Catalog 2012-2013

May 01, 2025

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Dual Degree students follow a carefully designed 3-year course of study, covering each of the courses in the MBA and MPA programs.

MPA to MBA

Degree Requirements - 90 units

First Semester Classes

SUS 7010 - Introduction to Public Administration & Policy (4 units)
SUS 6010 - Principles of Sustainable Management (4 units)
SUS 6195 - Effective Management, Communication and Action (3 units)
SUS 7020 - Civic Leadership, Decision-Making & Systems Thinking (4 units)

Second Semester Classes

SUS 7030 - Research Methods & Policy Evaluation (4 units)
SUS 7070 - Implementation of Sustainable Development Practices (3 units)
SUS 7040 - Human Resources & Management Ethics (4 units)
SUS 6021 - Quantitative Methods for Business and Public Administration (4 units)

Third Semester Classes

SUS 7060 - Public Sector Finance (4 units)
SUS 6020 - Managerial Economics (4 units)
SUS 6210 - Leadership for Sustainable Management (4 units)
SUS 7025 - Market Failures and the Regulatory Environment (4 units)

Fourth Semester Classes

SUS 7100 - Sustainable Urban Development Economics and Policy (4 units)
SUS 7080 - Information Management, Technology & Policy (4 units)
SUS 7090 - Integrative Capstone Plan (4 units)
Elective (4 units)

Fifth Semester Classes

SUS 6000 - Managerial Accounting (4 units)
SUS 6110 - Operations and Production (4 units)
SUS 6090 - Sustainable Products and Services (3 units)
SUS 6050 - Strategy (4 units)

Sixth Semester Classes

SUS 6060 - Managerial Marketing (4 units)
SUS 6040 - Managerial Finance (4 units)
SUS 6175 - Capital Markets (4 units)
SUS 6145 - Integrative Capstone (4 units)

MBA to MPA

Degree Requirements - 90 units

First Semester Classes

SUS 6000 - Managerial Accounting (4 units)
SUS 6010 - Principles of Sustainable Management (4 units)
SUS 6195 - Effective Management, Communication and Action (3 units)
SUS 6021 - Quantitative Methods for Business and Public Administration (4 units)

Second Semester Classes

SUS 6020 - Managerial Economics (4 units)
SUS 6060 - Managerial Marketing (4 units)
SUS 6110 - Operations and Production (4 units)
SUS 6130 - Implementation of Sustainable Practices (3 units)

Third Semester Classes

SUS 6050 - Strategy (4 units)
SUS 6040 - Managerial Finance (4 units)
SUS 6090 - Sustainable Products and Services (3 units)
SUS 6210 - Leadership for Sustainable Management (4 units)

Fourth Semester Classes

SUS 6175 - Capital Markets (4 units)
SUS 6200 - Ecological Economics and Macroeconomics (3 units)
SUS 6145 - Integrative Capstone (4 units)
Elective (4 units)

Fifth Semester Classes

SUS 7010 - Introduction to Public Administration & Policy (4 units)
SUS 7020 - Civic Leadership, Decision-Making & Systems Thinking (4 units)
SUS 7060 - Public Sector Finance (4 units)

Sixth Semester Classes

SUS 7030 - Research Methods & Policy Evaluation (4 units)
SUS 7090 - Integrative Capstone Plan (4 units)
SUS 7100 - Sustainable Urban Development Economics and Policy (4 units)
SUS 7080 - Information Management, Technology & Policy (4 units)