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

Catalog 2013-2014

Apr 08, 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. 90 units are required for the dual degree program.

Curriculum Plan

First Semester Classes

SUS 7010 - Introduction to Public Administration & Policy (4 units)
SUS 6021 - Quantitative Methods for Business and Public Administration (4 units)
SUS 6195 - Effective Management, Communication and Action (3 units)
SUS 6010 - Principles of Sustainable Management (4 units)

Second Semester Classes

SUS 7070 - Implementation of Sustainable Development Practices (3 units)
SUS 7040 - Human Resources & Management Ethics (3 units)
SUS 6000 - Managerial Accounting (4 units)
SUS 6210 - Leadership for Sustainable Management (4 units)

Third Semester Classes

SUS 7020 - Civic Leadership, Decision-Making & Systems Thinking (4 units)
SUS 7060 - Public Sector Finance (4 units)
SUS 6110 - Operations and Production (4 units)
SUS 6025 - Micro and Macroeconomics (4 units)

Fourth Semester Classes

SUS 6060 - Managerial Marketing (4 units)
SUS 6090 - Sustainable Products and Services (3 units)
SUS 6050 - Strategy (4 units)
SUS 6040 - Managerial Finance (4 units)

Fifth Semester Classes

SUS 7025 - Market Failures and the Regulatory Environment (4 units)
SUS 7030 - Research Methods & Policy Evaluation (4 units)
SUS 6175 - Capital Markets (4 units)
Elective (3 units)

Sixth Semester Classes

SUS 7100 - Sustainable Urban Development Economics and Policy (4 units)
SUS 7080 - Information Management, Technology & Policy (4 units)
SUS 6145 - Integrative Capstone (MBA or MPA) or Independent Study (4 units)
SUS 7090 - Integrative Capstone Plan (MBA or MPA) (4 units)

Sustainable Management Faculty

Core faculty for the Sustainable Management Dual MBA and MPA Program are listed below:

Ryan Cabinte, MBA, JD

Dwight Collins, PhD

Steven Crane, PhD

Dariush Rafinejad, PhD

Cynthia Scott, PhD

For a detailed description of program faculty background and research interests, please see the alphabetical listing of faculty for the Presidio Graduate School.