Erb Undergraduate Fellows
Curriculum
About the Program
As an Erb Institute Undergraduate Fellow, you’ll join a community dedicated to using business as a force for good. We help you dream big and design a different kind of future for yourself—one that you might not even realize is possible. Our program combines business and sustainability education inside and outside of the classroom to help you build the skills to help create a sustainable world for all.
Curriculum
The curricular requirements of the Erb Undergraduate Fellows program are intended to give you exposure to the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in business. You will take courses from Michigan Ross and the Program in the Environment (PitE) to customize your educational experience and develop a deeper understanding of business and sustainability. The program requires 12 credits of coursework focused on business and sustainability, to be taken from a combination of available courses.
For an updated list of currently approved courses, please email [email protected] and a curricular guide will be sent to you.
Example course include:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STRAT 400 | The Economics of Sustainability | 3 credits |
| BE 401 | Finance For Social Good | 3 credits |
| BA/STRAT 445 | The Base of the Pyramid: Innovation & Social Impact | 3 credits |
| ARCH 357 | Architecture, Sustainability and the City | 3 credits |
| ENVIRON 360 | Behavior and Environment | 3 credits |
| ENVIRON 360 | Behavior and Environment | 3 credits |
| ENVIRON/ COMM 413 | Environmental Communication | 3 credits |
| ENV 462.003 *Previously 302.002 | Business Sustainability, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility | 3 credits |
| ENV 312 | Environmental Politics and Policy | 3 credits |
| ENV 408 | Land Use Policy, Law, and the Environment | 3 credits |
| ENV 335 | A Introduction to Environment Politics: Race, Class, and Gender | 4 credits |
| ENV 405 | LSA Urban Sprawl: Policy and Politics | 3 credits |
| ENV 395 | Public Lands & Natural Resource Law and Policy | 3 credits |
| ENV 462.002 | Environmental Rights, Justice, and Law | 3 credits |
| ENV 462.004 | Political Economy of Food | 3 credits |
| ENV 462.005 | Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems | 3 credits |
| CEE 567 | Energy Infrastructure Systems | 3 credits |
| CEE 588* | Sustainability Finance: Investment Models for Green Growth | 3 credits |
| MO 355* | The Science and Practice of Flourishing at Work and Beyond | 6 credits |
| EARTH 344 | Sustainable and Fossil Energy | 4 credits |
| MO 455* | The Science of Flourishing at Work & Beyond | 3 credits |
| ENVIRON 361 | Psychology of Environmental Stewardship | 3 credits |
| ENVIRON 391 | Sustainability and the Campus | 4 credits |
| ENVIRON 417* | Marketing for Social Change | 3 credits |
| PUBPOL 313 | P Environmental Management and Policy | 1.5 credits |
| ENV 302.001 | Energy and Environmental Policy Research | 3 credits |
| CEE 307 / ENV 407 | Sustainable Cities | 3 credits |
| ENV 465.002 | Technologies and Policies for Decarbonization | 2 credits |
| URP 423 | Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning | 3 credits |
| MECHENG 489 | Sustainable Engineering and Design | 3 credits |
| EARTH 380 | Natural Resources Economics and Environment | 4 credits |
Connect with a member of the Erb team!
In addition to the advising resources offered at your primary school, as an Erb Undergraduate Fellow, you’ll have access to advising from the Erb Institute to help you navigate academic and co-curricular opportunities.
Find Your Community
The University of Michigan is huge, and finding your community can be challenging. As an Erb Undergraduate Fellow, you’ll join a community that shares your passion and purpose—a community that’s dedicated to positive impact. You’ll engage directly with students across the university, form friendships and work on projects together. Through it all, you’ll have a staff of six who are dedicated to helping you navigate the business sustainability landscape.