<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>The curriculum of the Doctor of Management in Environmental and Social Sustainability program at Colorado Technical University is comprised of online classes, residential sessions, and faculty-mentored research projects. Concentration courses focus on global resource issues, organizational systems, sustainability policies, and the impact of social, economic, psychological, and political factors in business sustainability and environmental concerns. A series of 12 research and writing courses further emphasize research methods and techniques as students work with mentors to complete publishable projects in the field. An optional emphasis can be taken in one of the following areas: </p> <ul><li>International Management </li><li>Entrepreneurship and Family Business Management </li><li>Non-violent Transformational Change Management </li></ul><h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>You should have current experience in a corporate setting upon enrolling in the Doctor of Management in Environmental and Social Sustainability program. Previous courses designed to develop management and organizational skills are beneficial. Applicants to all of Colorado Technical University's programs must have a high school diploma or equivalent; some programs have additional requirements. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>You must complete 66 credits in the core curriculum and 30 credits in concentration courses for a total of 96 credits to earn the Doctor of Management degree in Environmental and Social Sustainability from Colorado Technical University. You will also be required to complete a dissertation or research paper option and attend two residential symposia per year. </p> <p><u>Environmental and Social Sustainability Course Requirements</u> </p> <p><u>Core Courses</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Name</th></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 800</td><td>Fundamentals of Management</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 801</td><td>Research and Writing I</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 805</td><td>Research Methods and Design</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 806</td><td> Research and Writing II</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 810</td><td> Qualitative and Ethnographic Methods</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 811</td><td>Research and Writing III: Action Research Theory</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 815</td><td> Quantitative Methods</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 816</td><td>Research and Writing IV: The Practice of Action Research</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 821</td><td> Research and Writing V: Process Consulting and Intervention Theory</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 826</td><td> Research and Writing VI: The Practice of Process Consulting and Intervention</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 831</td><td> Research and Writing VII</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 836</td><td> Research and Writing VIII</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 840</td><td> Philosophy of Science, Values, and Ethics</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 841</td><td> Research and Writing IX</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 845</td><td> Leadership</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 846</td><td> Research and Writing X</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 851</td><td> Research and Writing XI</td></tr> <tr><td>MGMT 856</td><td> Research and Writing XII</td></tr> </table><p><u>Concentration Courses</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Name</th></tr> <tr><td>ESS 820</td><td> Systems Thinking for Sustainability</td></tr> <tr><td>ESS 825</td><td> Organizational Performance and the Triple Bottom Line</td></tr> <tr><td>ESS 830</td><td> Advanced Action Research for ESS</td></tr> <tr><td>ESS 835</td><td> Policy and Governance in Trans-Organizational Collaboration for ESS</td></tr> <tr><td>ESS 850</td><td> Strategic Thinking for ESS</td></tr> <tr><td>ESS 855</td><td> Futuring and Innovation in ESS</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>As a graduate of Colorado Technical University's Doctor of Management in Environmental and Social Sustainability program, you could seek management positions in many types of businesses. You could apply leadership skills you might have developed in the program to jobs in energy companies, government offices, nonprofit environmental organizations, or sustainability consulting firms. Positions graduates could pursue include: </p> <ul><li>Director of energy projects </li><li>Ecological project manager </li><li>Environmental administrator </li><li>Hazardous waste program director </li></ul><p><i>CTU does not guarantee employment or salary. University grants or scholarships are based on established criteria as published in the University's catalog and are awarded after verification that the conditions of eligibility have been met.</i></p>