Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

This program is for people who want to practice what they are learning, in a supportive space, with real consequence. Want to learn by doing? Want your class work to matter? This is the business degree for you.

The BBA in Innovation and Sustainability builds key skills employers value— problem-solving, decision-making, critical thinking, collaboration, adaptability, and digital literacy. 

In this degree-completion program, you’ll finish years three and four of your undergraduate degree and channel your passion for sustainability into project-based experiences with community clients, building a portfolio that showcases your work.

Whether you aim to launch a venture or lead change in a global company, you'll be ready to drive business solutions that benefit both the bottom line and the planet.

Who it's for

This program is right for you if you:

• want to impact the local and global community through social innovation
• are committed to enterprises that are financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable
• believe in responsible management practices
• are curious about how individuals, organizations, society, and the environment connect
• want to develop career-ready knowledge, skills and a portfolio of hands-on experience 

Program outcomes

Once you've completed this program, you'll:

• gain the innovation and sustainability experience employers want and global leaders call for.
• be equipped to tackle the social and environmental issues you care about

Complete the third and fourth year of your Bachelor of Business Administration degree on campus.

On-campus study connects you with classmates and instructors in a rigorous program. Expect homework, readings, and team assignments outside full-time class hours. You'll begin with a required, non-credit course on academic integrity.

Program completion options

For the final component of your BBA, you'll choose between three options:

1. Capstone option
2. Internship option
3. International semester option

Project-based learning

With 100% project-based courses, the BBA program prepares you to launch your career by working in teams with your classmates to support real organizations and businesses in the community.

Through these projects, you'll learn to:

• engage in client and stakeholder meetings, fieldwork and workshops
• identify, design, prototype and develop concrete solutions
• apply subject-specific knowledge and build the skills you need for a career in business and social innovation
• anticipate opportunities for sustainable development

Example projects

BBA students work on projects like these:

• planning to re-engineer operations to reduce inefficiency and carbon footprint
• creating a stakeholder engagement strategy for product launches
• developing customer service solutions based on primary and secondary research
• conducting a feasibility study and making recommendations for a for-profit/non-profit youth employment partnership
• designing a marketing plan for an eco-conscious brand
• updating a company’s annual reports to reflect sustainability, community impact, and financial performance
• producing a case study of an exemplary sustainability initiative to submit to the government