
The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Concentration prepares MBA students to confidently navigate a rapidly changing business world with strong foundations in sustainability, social impact, and administration.
Modern businesses need leaders prepared to transform how enterprises engage with the natural environment and climate change, address the needs of a changing workforce, and provide increased accountability to investors and other stakeholders. The Full-Time MBA Concentration in ESG at the Ross School of Business prepares students to lead in each of the three pillars that support contemporary business and educates leaders to take on the major challenges of our time.
The ESG concentration includes both formal coursework and optional co-curricular activities, including workshops (e.g., how to work with ESG data) and speakers.
To complete the concentration, students must fulfill a minimum of 12 credits.
- Foundations: complete each of these required courses:
- STRAT 564/EAS 512 - Strategies for Sustainable Development I (1.5 credit hours)
- STRAT 565/EAS 513 - Strategies for Sustainable Development II (1.5 credit hours)
- STRAT 615 - Equity Analytics (2.25 credit hours)
- Electives: complete at least 6.75 credit hours, with a minimum of one course from each of the three breadth areas (Environmental, Social, Governance).
For questions about the concentration, or to express interest in the concentration, contact an academic advisor at rossgradacadadvising@umich.edu.
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
BE 527/EAS 527 | Energy Markets and Energy Politics | 3 |
FIN 583 | Energy Project Finance | 1.5 |
MO 603 | Navigating Change | 2.25 |
STRATEGY 566/EAS 550 | Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development & Enterprise | 3 |
TO 560 | Sustainable Operations & Supply Chain Management | 1.5 |
EAS 557/CEE586 | Industrial Ecology | 3 |
EAS 572 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 2 |
EAS 573 | Environmental Footprinting and Input-Output Analysis | 3 |
EAS 576 | Sustainability Finance: Investment Model for Green Growth | 3 |
EAS 597 | Environmental Systems Analysis | 3 |
PubPol 564 | Government Regulation of Industry & the Environment | 3 |
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
BA 612 | Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid | 2.25 |
ES/MO 640 | Building Healthy Business | 1.5 |
ES 703 | Social Venture Fund | 1.5 - 3 |
FIN 625 | Impact of Financial Markets on Social Welfare | 2.25 |
MO 605 | Leading Inclusive, High Performing Organizations | 1.5 |
MO 637 | Social Intrapreneurship | 2.25 |
PUBPOL 717 | Social Activism | 3 |
PUBPOL 736 | Poverty & Inequality | 3 |
PUBPOL 750.006 | Gender, race, and employment policy | 3 |
SW 659 | Prevention and Intervention Strategies with Racial Microaggressions | 1 |
SW 665 | Social Impact Leadership and Governance | 3 |
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
ACC 618 | Financial Communication and Investor Relations | 2.25 |
BE 555 | Non-Market Strategy: Shaping the Rules of the Game | 1.5 |
BL 504 | Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship | 2.25 |
BL 507 | Legal Issues in Finance and Banking | 1.5 |
BL 514 | Legal Aspects of Managing Human Capital and DEI | 2.25 |
BL 517 | Law of Business Organizations | 2.25 |
FIN 625 | Impact of Financial Markets on Social Welfare | 2.25 |
FIN 580 | Financial Derivatives in Corporate Finance: Managing Risk and Creating Value | 2.25 |
SW 662 | Frameworks for Understanding Social Impact Organizations | 3 |
SW 665 | Social Impact Leadership and Governance | 3 |