MBA in Environmental Management offers a well-founded basics in business concepts while concentrating on the sustainability of Earth’s resources. The program covers business administration and environmental sciences which help experts make administrative decisions towards various environmental difficulties. This helps the students learn and equip towards conserving the environment and the ecosystem. The main objective of the program is development, application and observing the ecological policies. Basically, the course construction involves technology, sciences, strategies, laws, structure developing and sustainability. It is a 2 years course that are divided into semesters/terms. Institutes mostly have two semesters or three semesters in one annum. MBA in Environmental Management is also available through distance learning. The minimum duration of the course for distance mode is 2 years and the maximum duration is 4 years. Executive MBA for the program is also accessible for working professionals.
Candidates applying for MBA in Environmental Management are required to complete a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years’ duration in any discipline with minimum 50% of marks from a recognized university. Along with it, candidates should also qualify any nationalized entrance examination such as CAT/MAT/GMAT/XAT/NMAT/SNAP, etc. depending on the requirements of the institute.
The courses for initial first year remains same in all the MBA courses. Specialization begins from the second year with subjects such as:
The fees ranges from 50,000 INR to 1,00,000 INR depending on the institutes providing various facilities for its students.
The Environment Management program imparts students with the knowledge and importance of appropriate and effective management of resources to avoid environmental pollution’s such as deforestation, acid rain, noise pollution, nuclear waste, etc. It enables the students to learn the implementation of green commercial practices and the antagonistic effects of business processes that might affect the environment and its laws along with the skills to minimize those effects.
Graduates pursuing this program can apply in both government agencies, private organizations and environmental organizations. They get placed in sectors such as Finance, Compliance, Operations and Environmental Consulting. These graduates are given job responsibilities of Corporate Sustainability Managers, Energy Efficiency Finance Managers, Project Managers, Environmental Finance Advisor, Environment Specialist, Corporate Green Policy Expert, Conservation NGO Manager, Safety Officer, Conservation Investment Fund Manager, Strategy Consultant, Facility Manager, Entrepreneur, among others. Remuneration to the candidate is a decent amount and mostly depends on the personal qualification, experience, along with the profitability, organizational level and other factors.