The ENVS 3+2 into the OIMBA program allows students to complete the B.A. in Environment and Sustainability (ENVS) and the Outdoor Industry MBA (OIMBA) at Western in five years. To remain qualified for the 3+2, upon entering into the third year student must have:
- maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.25 GPA within the major;
- provided three letters of recommendation, at least one of which is to be a professional reference and at least one of which is to be an academic reference from the student's major at Western;
- submitted a written Statement of Purpose to the Graduate Program in Outdoor Industry MBA, detailing ideas for the eventual Capstone Project; and,
- submitted an application and in competition with all other OIMBA applicants.
At this point, if any aspect of a student's performance is found to be insufficient, the Outdoor Industry MBA Director will recommend denial of acceptance, in which case, the student will need to find a new emphasis or minor in order to complete the undergraduate degree. Upon meeting the requirements above, and after Sophomore Year (reaching 65 credits in this plan - see "DEGREE PLAN) holding to the same GPA and general performance standards outlined above, the School of Graduate Studies will designate the student as an "Outdoor Industry MBA candidate with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of Year Four of this plan, the student will receive the BA and the School of Graduate Studies may designate the student as an "Outdoor Industry MBA degree seeking student." After year three, students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 program and all Western undergraduate requirements yet choose to leave the OIMBA program before Year 5, will still have completed the undergraduate BA in ENVS and will have earned the 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree.
Program Requirements
A minimum of 95 credits is required for the ENVS and BUAD B.A. components of the emphasis. In the fourth years, an additional 18 credits of Outdoor Industry MBA coursework is completed in the Outdoor Industry MBA degree.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 130 | Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| BIOL 135 | Environmental Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| ENVS 200 | Writing the Environment | 3 |
| ENVS 250 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ENVS 301 | Science of Sustainability and Resilience | 3 |
| ENVS 350 | U.S. and Western Environmental Politics | 3 |
| ENVS 360 | Global Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ENVS 390 | Environmental Monitoring | 4 |
| ENVS 400 | Applied Sustainability | 3 |
| ENVS 410 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| ENVS 499 | Internship in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| PHYS 125 | Energy and the Environment (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| Required supporting courses: | ||
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUAD 101 | Business of Life | 3 |
| BUAD 270 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUAD 360 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BUAD 363 | Business and the Environment | 3 |
| BUAD 491 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| And one of the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology (with laboratory) | ||
| Cultural Ecology | ||
| Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Politics of the Environment | ||
| Politics of Social Movements | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| The Global South | ||
| Political Economy | ||
| Environmental Psychology | ||
| Multicultural Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Social Inequalities | ||
| Core OIMBA courses (taken in fourth year) | ||
| MBA 600 | Sustainability Accounting | 3 |
| MBA 601 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| MBA 603 | Leadership, Ethics, and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MBA 605 | Project Management | 3 |
| MBA 606 | Marketing and Brand Strategy in the Outdoor Industry | 3 |
| MBA 611 | Topics in Outdoor Industry | 0 |
| And one of the following: | 3 | |
| Sustainable Outdoor Product Development and Material Sourcing | ||
| Sales and Customer Experience | ||
| Total Credits | 92 | |
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BUAD 101 | Business of Life | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area II) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| PHYS 125 | Energy and the Environment (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ENVS 200 | Writing the Environment | 3 |
| ENVS 250 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| BIOL 130 & BIOL 135 |
Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) and Environmental Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) |
4 |
| ECON 216 or MATH 213 |
Statistics for Business and Economics or Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) |
3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ENVS 301 | Science of Sustainability and Resilience | 3 |
| ENVS 350 | U.S. and Western Environmental Politics | 3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I or III) | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| ENVS 499 | Internship in Environmental Studies | 1-6 |
| 65 credit mark completed; submit 3+2 application materials by July 1st | ||
| Credits | 1-6 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUAD 270 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUAD 360 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| ENVS 390 | Environmental Monitoring | 4 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVS 360 |
Global Environmental Policy or Water Policy and Politics or The Water Planet |
3 |
| BUAD 363 | Business and the Environment | 3 |
| BUAD 491 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Elective | chosen from selection of classes on cultural, racial, ethnic, gender, sex, sexuality, and/or class contexts | 3 |
| Elective | Elective or minor course | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| MBA 601 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| MBA 603 | Leadership, Ethics, and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MBA 606 | Marketing and Brand Strategy in the Outdoor Industry | 3 |
| ENVS 410 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| MBA 600 | Sustainability Accounting | 3 |
| MBA 605 | Project Management | 3 |
| MBA 609 or MBA 614 |
Sustainable Outdoor Product Development and Material Sourcing or Sales and Customer Experience |
3 |
| MBA 611 | Topics in Outdoor Industry | 0 |
| ENVS 400 | Applied Sustainability | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Year Five | ||
| Fall | ||
| MBA 602 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| MBA 604 | Business Law for the Outdoor Industry | 3 |
| MBA 608 or MBA 610 |
Resort and Hospitality Management or Supply Chain and Logistics in the Outdoor Industry |
3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| MBA 607 | Sustainable Strategic Management in the Outdoor Industry | 3 |
| MBA 691 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| MBA 613 or MBA 615 |
Natural Resource Regulation and Economics or Sustainable Finance |
3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 136-141 | |