MIT Sloan Sustainability Certificate

Today’s business models have generated unforeseen levels of economic growth and technological innovation, but they have also generated severe strains on our environment, social systems and personal lives. We believe that finding long-term solutions to these tensions means fundamentally transforming the organizations, markets, and communities in which we live and work.

The MIT Sloan Sustainability Certificate provides students deep knowledge about sustainability and a top-notch understanding of management fundamentals, enabling our alumni to lead this transformation.

Note: The Certificate is only open to masters-level students at MIT, as an add-on to our existing degree programs. It is not an executive education program. Please see the “Admissions” section for a list of programs whose students are eligible for the Certificate.

Benefits of Pursuing a Sustainability Certificate:

Access to an active and passionate group of fellow alumni at multiple events throughout the year;
A Certificate in Sustainability from MIT Sloan, indicating your knowledge of sustainability fundamentals;
The flexibility to tailor your MBA experience to your professional goals. Some students pursue a “track” like Finance or Entrepreneurship and Innovation in addition to the Sustainability Certificate;
Access to high-caliber sustainability-focused summer internships sourced by MIT Sloan’s Career Development Office;
Invitations to local sustainability alumni events in cities across the U.S.; and
Opportunity to get in front of top-notch employers by participating in our Sustainability Resume Book.

Sustainability Certificate Requirements:
Required Core Courses:
15.913 Strategies for Sustainable Business (spring H1)
15.915 Sustainable Business Lab (S-Lab) (spring H2)
15.878 Capstone course in sustainability (spring H2)
15.871 System Dynamics (fall H1 or spring H1)

Elective Courses:
Select three from the list of approved electives.

Admissions:

Open enrollment (no priority bidding)
Open to all MBA and Sloan-related programs (e.g., Sloan Fellows, LGO, ESD, SCM, TPP)

See our Guide to Pathways through the Sustainability Certificate for examples of how MBA, Sloan Fellows, Harvard Kennedy School-Sloan joint degree, Leaders for Global Operations, and System Design and Management programs have pursued a Sustainability Certificate.

Questions:

Contact Jason Jay, Sustainability Initiative Coordinator
For more information about MIT Sloan’s Sustainability Initiative, contact Jason Jay, Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Business & Society
Tel: (617) 253-0594 , E-mail: jjay@mit.edu