MBA (Sustainable Development) is another unique programme was launched from 2025-26 Session. The programme aims at developing multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable development and encourage inquiry into its historical, cultural, political, institutional, and gender dimensions to prepare professionals with a blend of managerial, technical, analytical and social skills as well as values to address emerging sustainability issues and challenges in the context of business.
In an increasingly climate challenging and unequal world, a new growth path that ensures environmental conservation, provides social equity along with economic development is the need of the hour. Sustainable development encourages us to protect and improve our resource base by gradually altering the production and consumption processes that are benign to both nature and human beings.
Rapid industrialization and unchecked resource extraction have had a negative impact on the environment, and human well-being. In the backdrop of globalization and India's rapidly growing economy, there is need for professionals who are equipped with in-depth understanding of the interdependence of nature and human beings and skills in offering solutions that are sustainable.
The MBA (Sustainability Development) is a fully residential two-year Post Graduate level programme. The programme focusses in the first year on core management education related to developmental, social, environmental and sustainability concerns. Emphasis will be on core skills and concepts in all the classroom terms of first year and in term four of the second year. The students can choose five credit elective courses each in term four and five, based on the interest of students where students want to concentrate and specialize. In addition to the classroom courses, one summer internship, one project work and one field work components are also included in the curriculum for experimental learning. The programme focusses on open learning through elective courses in the curriculum as per requirements.
Over the last three decades, IIFM has established itself as a leader in sectoral management education in India. IIFM has remained a pioneer in nurturing business managers committed to the credos of Triple Bottom Line - People, Planet & Profit. Apart from training students on standard areas of business viz. Strategy, Marketing, Operations, Human Resource, and Finance, the residential management program at IIFM Bhopal prepares them to look at broader perspectives and helps them to transform into socially conscious and responsible business managers. This program has all the ingredients of a standard MBA program together with a unique extension to Environment, Social Development and Sustainable Development.
The Award of Degree
All the students will be awarded ‘Masters in Business Administration in Sustainable Development’. The elective choice of the students will be shown in the transcripts.
The graduates of this Degree will be absorbed in diverse sectors viz. corporates/industries, financial institutions, consulting firms, international organizations, government and non-government organizations, and academic institutions.
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