The Environmental Emphasis allows students to understand their environmental responsibilities, both inside and outside of business. This Emphasis brings faculty and students together from various disciplines to study and research emerging topics in environmental management such as environmental auditing, management of environmental technologies, environmentally sound manufacturing design and life-cycle analysis, corporate culture and employee awareness of environmental issues, employee and community health effects of environmental exposure, and firm and manager civil and criminal liability considerations.
The interdisciplinary nature of the Emphasis draws from Vanderbilt’s extensive university involvement with environmental business through the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management (VCEMS),a cooperative effort between the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy, the School of Engineering, and Owen with expertise in management and technology, strong ties to industry and government leaders in environmental policy management, and an exceptional academic reputation.
ElectivesEight hours from the following courses:
Additional classes may be chosen from Vanderbilt graduate courses (suggested classes below):
- CE 290 - Reliability and Risk Case Studies (Fall)
- ENVE 264 - Environmental Assessments (Fall)
- ENVE 273 - Environmental Characterization and Analysis (Spring)
- ENVE 296 - Safety, Security, and Environmental Risk Management (Spring)
- LAW 732 - Environmental Law (Fall)
- LAW 763 - International Environmental Law (Spring)
For specific course descriptions within each department see: Colleges and Schools at Vanderbilt.
* The same course may count toward only one emphasis.
