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Summer internship and Major Research Project
Students will be required to register for a summer internship for a period of 8
weeks in an external organization. Most importantly, the Major Research Project
in Semester 4 would be a core requirement earning 20 credits. Detailed project
guidelines would be available to the students for meeting course requirements for
the summer internship and major research projects.
These projects, carried out with the student housed in the host organization, will
provide the students with a forum to focus on sustainable development challenges
in industry and civil society, and participate in the analysis and the problem solving
process. Each internship period will culminate in a cross-disciplinary seminar where
the students will be evaluated on their problem solving ability along with learning
from the exercise regarding cross-disciplinary linkages, the importance of context
in defining sustainable development challenges, and key management issues.
Pedagogical tools
The choice of pedagogical tools will be based on the principle of ‘active learning based
on strong conceptual understanding’.These would comprise classroom lectures, case
studies, field visits, term papers, assignments and tutorials, a large number of guest
lectures by practitioners and experts, seminars and discussion forums, and role play.
In particular, case studies, drawing from real-world sustainability and management
challenges, will be designed and integrated into the curriculum.The faculty, along with
professionals and development organizations will be encouraged to collaborate in
the preparation of case studies. These case studies, along with the field exposure
planned during the Summer Internship and the Major Research Project, would
provide relevant context to the curriculum in this programme.
Graduation requirements
As the MBA (Business Sustainability) programme has a large component of research,
each student will have to earn a minimum CGPA (cumulative grade point average) of 6.
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalant CGPA and English as a subject
at 10+2 level.
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MBA at TERI University
This MBA programme will provide its students with the best management education in India, differentiating
itself through the creation and sustenance of distinctive competence in sustainability issues. For this, the
programme turns its focus on sustainability challenges facing developing country societies in the third and
fourth semester, which courses on global, national, and local issues in the realm of economics, society,
institutions, and the environment. Consequently, the graduates will be competitive with the best, with
leadership skills to direct cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams. They would have instilled in them
a core value system and an understanding of larger social and environmental responsibilities that would
make them stand out as business leaders. Our students would also have enough exposure to global issues
to enable them to participate knowledgeably and appropriately in a transnational context.
ABOUT TERI UNIVERSITY
The TERI University was established in 1998 and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
as a deemed to be University in 1999. In the period since its inception, the University has developed and
evolved as a research university exploring the frontiers of knowledge in areas of major significance to
human endeavour.
The University has two faculties with the following departments and centres.
P Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Department of Natural Resources
• Centre for Bioresources and Biotechnology
• Department of Energy and Environment
P Faculty of Policy and Planning
• Centre for Regulatory and Policy Research
• Department of Policy Studies
The University offers Ph D programmes in Biotechnology, Regulatory and Policy aspects, Energy and
Environment and Natural Resources. Masters programmes are offered in Environmental Studies, Natural
Resources Management,Water Resources Management, Geo-informatics, Plant Biotechnology, Public Policy
and Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy Engineering and Management, Climate Science and Policy,
Economics (with a focus on Environmental and Resource Economics). MBA programmes are offered in
Infrastructure and in Business Sustainability. A Master’s programme in Sustainable Development Practices
has also been initiated from July 2010.
Set up as an educational arm of TERI, the University benefits from the traditions and record of TERI’s
cutting edge research in its fields of endeavour as well as its networking infrastructure involving hundreds
of institutions and organizations across the world. Its research infrastructure includes state-of-the-art
laboratories, well-equipped field stations and powerful connectivity through the provision of advanced
information technology facilities and linkages.
In its quest for collaborations with other universities, TERI University has entered into a memorandum
of understanding with the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies of the Yale University. Since 2005,
with support from the V K Rasmussen Foundation, there has been a regular exchange of faculty and students
between the two universities. The TERI University also has MoUs with the University of Iceland, Michigan
State University, North Carolina State University, and Freie University, Berlin.These inter-institutional MoUs
are aimed at facilitating a mutually beneficial exchange of students, faculty, knowledge, resources, and ideas.
The University operates from its campus at Vasant Kunj. The campus provides a setting that enhances
learning, while simultaneously showcasing the concept of modern green buildings.
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The Registrar Fax +91 11 2612 2874
TERI University, 10, Institutional Area E-mail registrar@teri.res.in
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Recent developments worldwide
have clearly demonstrated that
not only do business leaders
and managers need to acquire
new knowledge but also a totally
different set of values.The
impact of business on society
and the environment need to be
integrated with normal business
decisions.The MBA programme
on business sustainability being
launched by TERI is a distinctly
different programme of education
which would not only give
graduates knowledge on the
conventional tools and techniques
of management but also a
much larger view of business
operations as they relate to social
responsibilities and environmental
protection. It would also equip
them with understanding of
how environmental damage and
climate change can adversely
affect business operations.This
programme is clearly the first
of its kind in the world just as
the TERI University has been a
unique innovator as an institution
of higher learning
R K Pachauri
Chancellor,T E R I University
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Introduction Semester 3 & 4 Business Sustainability Issues,Tools, Applications and
M
anagement education is deep rooted in India with a large
number of universities offering MBA degrees. The MBA
Programme Structure Major Projects
(Business Sustainability) programme at TERI University All the conventional courses are offered in the first two semesters in this MBA + 3rd & 4th semesters Core credits 12 (from 6 courses), functional elective credits 6
brings together this knowledge capital in a set of courses that programme providing the foundation, and tools, for business management. These core (from 3 courses), non credit elective (5 courses)
cover all traditional business administration disciplines such as
marketing, finance, and strategy. courses, covering the established business disciplines, would have sustainability as a fil 4th semester 20 credits from Major project, placed in industry
In addition, as the growth story in the developing world rouge running though them enabling the students to integrate sustainability concerns
unfolds in these tumultuous times, both industrial and non- with management skills. Core courses
industrial actors are being challenged to take on new roles in
modern society. While industry, given its repository of leadership The third and fourth semester focus on sustainability issues, skills and tools to deal Global Economic Environment, Policy, and Governance (Competition for resources,
capital, is being called upon to play a much larger role in societal with challenges to the goal of sustainability. Development challenges, Comparative regulations framework, WTO, Climate change,
development, governments and civil society organizations are Students have the flexibility to pursue one or more specializations by selecting Global public goods, Global business strategy)
being encouraged to work efficiently to achieve social objectives.
For industry, now more than ever, there will be persistent
a set of elective courses from the designated streams in the third and the fourth Business and Society (Triple bottom Line, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment,
demand for sustainable and ethical practices, and accountability to semesters. Students have to choose at least four electives each in both the third and CSR practices, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Management of Environmental
consumers and the public at large. For governments, the challenge the fourth semesters. A minimum of three electives from any one stream constitutes a Issues, Environmental Sustainability, RTI, Affirmative Action)
is of meeting development goals, while addressing environmental Business Ethics
specialization.
degradation. These challenges have increased the demand for new Community Relationships
skills and the need to internalize, within the current management
education framework, a high level of social consciousness and Core courses Contemporary issues in Change Management
ethical behaviour. Cross Cultural Management
Apart from creating a fresh cadre of managers who internalize
such sustainability concerns in their professional careers, it is Semester 1: Introductory and Semester 2: Advanced and Applied
imperative that the existing leadership reorients itself, from being
Electives
driven primarily by the traditional objectives of maximizing profits Basic Course in all Streams courses
Marketing Finance
and cost competitiveness to being more responsive to consumer
needs, societal pressures and environmental imperatives, fostering 26 credits from 9 core courses 29 credits from 10 core courses • Brand Management • Derivatives and Risk Management
value-added relationships with stakeholders, and dealing with • Retail and Distribution Management • Project Appraisal and Finance
public-private partnerships. Moreover, these leaders would need Management Functions and Financial Management – II
• Marketing of Services • Equity Research and Security Analysis
to work in progressively more diverse and multi-cultural contexts Organizational Behaviour Econometrics and Operations Research for • Industrial Marketing • Investment and Portfolio Management
requiring a very different vision. management
The MBA (Business Sustainability), intended for both fresh
Principles and Concepts of • Advertisement and Promotion • Management of Financial Services and
Management Institutions
graduates and mid-career professionals, is an effort to align Sustainability Macroeconomics
• Customer Relationship Management • Financial Services Regulation
leadership in both industry and government to current contexts. Business Communication Management Information Systems
In doing so, this program will enhance the scope and knowledge • Rural Marketing • Mergers and Acquisitions
body of management education in India by catering not only for Climate Change and Development Infrastructure Policies, Reforms, and Law • Strategic Marketing • Infrastructure Financing and Management
developing new skills but also to developing new perspectives Marketing Management Energy Policy and Management • Social Marketing • Rural Banking and Alternative
related to the integration of sustainable and ethical practices into
Financial Management-I Production and Operations Management • Supply Chain Management Financing
management education.
This is not just an MBA programme; it’s an MBA+ programme, Research Methods in Management-I Qualitative Research Methods in Management Technology and Innovation Trade
which leverages TERI’s knowledge capital in sustainable
development to deepen the social and ethical consciousness of Environmental Economics Sustainable Business Strategy and Management • Information Technology Project • Commodity Trading and Price Risk
management education in India. The graduates of this programme Managerial Economics Managing Negotiations Management Management
will become competent business leaders with a holistic and long- • Software Process and Quality • Environment Management
term perspective for a world that demands new skills & attitude. Management • Market Access Issues
• E-Commerce and Management • International Trade Operations
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