Columbia MBA and EMBA students build on their desire to make a difference with innovative ideas and business skills gained through a variety of social and environmental impact elective courses. Through coursework and cocurricular activities, students learn directly from leading academics in the field, as well as the many practitioners who come to campus as adjunct professors, guest lecturers, and panelists.
Instructors supplement lectures with a variety of teaching techniques that expose students to roles encountered by leaders and managers in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, including team projects, case studies, guest speakers, and pro bono consulting projects.
One of the great strengths of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change is that it is an interdivisional program—many of its courses are drawn from or developed within other divisions of the School. In the online course selection guide and in the teaching schedule, students will find electives listed under such divisions as Business Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Operations, as well as under Social Enterprise.
Select courses may also be open for Columbia graduate and undergraduate seniors. For more information, please see the cross-registration page, which includes an online application link.
View the Social and Environmental Impact Career & Course Map (pdf) which lists other recommended courses as well as the courses below, and links courses to social and environmental career areas.
B8265 Modern Political EconomyInstructors: Glenn Hubbard and Tano Santos |
B8585 Bridging the American Divides (2 sections)Instructors: Todd Jick and Bruce Usher |
B8584 REAP (ReEntry Acceleration Program): Reforming Mass Incarceration and the Role of BusinessInstructor: Damon Phillips |
B8580 REAP (ReEntry Acceleration Program) ImmersionInstructor: Sandra Navalli |
B8784 Business and Society: Reconciling Shareholder and Stakeholder InterestsInstructor: R. Glenn Hubbard |
B8705 Business and Climate ChangeInstructors: Gernot Wagner, Bruce Usher |
B8107 Service Operations ManagementInstructor: Medini Singh |
B8363 Climate FinanceInstructor: Bruce Usher |
B8320 Climate TechInstructor: Bruce Usher |
B8212 Climate PolicyInstructor: Gernot Wagner |
B8355 Impact InvestingInstructor: Mark Berryman |
B8767 Investing in Social VenturesInstructors: Reena Mithal and Vikas Raj |
B7557 Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century (EMBA)Instructor: Georgia Levenson Keohane |
B8526 Challenges in Launching and Growing Social VenturesInstructors: William O'Farrell and Julius Mokrauer |
B8544 The Nonprofit Sector & the CityInstructor: Douglas Bauer |
B8543 Effective Philanthropy in Urban CommunitiesInstructor: Douglas Bauer |
B8573 Global PhilanthropyInstructor: Melissa Berman |
B8545 High Performing NonprofitsInstructor: Anne Eidelman |
B8558 Education LeadershipInstructor: David Rosenberg |
B8547 Public-Sector Structural Reform in K-12 EducationInstructor: James Liebman |
B8458 Seminar In Wealth Management: Investing For Family Offices, Endowments, and FoundationsInstructors: Kristin Gilbertson and Andrew Gundlach |
B8468 ESG Equity InvestingInstructor: Mark Zurack |
B8027 Sustainability ReportingInstructor: Thomas Bourveau |
B8028 Measuring and Managing Climate RiskInstructor: Shivaram Rajgopal |
B8654 / B7654 Sustainable MarketingInstructor: Silvia Bellezza |
B8428 Social Impact Real EstateInstructor: Blair Smith |
B8118 Transforming the Delivery of Healthcare ServicesInstructor: Ashley Swanson |
B8452 Project Finance: Principles and Application to Emerging MarketsInstructor: Paul Clifford |
B8234 Financial Empowerment Lab NYCInstructors: Stephen Zeldes and Ed Morrison |