Business Solutions to Global Challenges
Trail description
The Business Solutions to Global Challenges trail gives students the tools to tackle major global issues like poverty, hunger,
inequality, and environmental damage, as outlined by the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) through the lenses of business and economics. By learning
how these problems are interconnected, students gain a deeper understanding of their
root causes. Through engaging, hands-on coursework in business, agriculture, and science,
they develop practical skills to find real-world solutions. This knowledge empowers
them to make a lasting difference, both in their communities and on a global scale.
Complete 18 total credit hours across the categories
Trailhead Course: 3 credit hours
Select one of the following
Trailhead Option Pool
- AGEC 1113 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S)
- ECON 1113 The Economics of Social Issues (S)
- POLS 2013 Introduction to International Relations (S)
Central Trail Courses
Choose at least 9 credit hours from at least two GE-designated option pools
GE-designated Option Pool (N)
- GEOG 2002 Global Sustainability (N)
- PBIO 3253 Environment and Society (N)
- GEOL 1014 Geology of Human Affairs (LN)
- ENVR 1113 Elements of Enviro Science (N)
GE-designated Option Pool (S)
- GEOG 1713 Regions & Nations in Global Context (S,G)
- MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S)
- MKTG 3213 Marketing (S)
- POLS 2113 Introduction to Comparative Politics (S)
- SOC 2123 Social Problems (S, D)
- SOIL 3033 Soils and Societies (S)
GE-designated Option Pool (H)
- ENGL 2243 Language, Text and Culture (H)
- HIST 2023 History of the Present (H)
- PHIL 2413 Global Ethics (H,G)
- REL 1103 Introduction to World Religions (H, G)
- GWST 2123 Introduction to Gender Studies (H, D)
Summit Course or Experience: 3 credit hours
Take one of these
Summit Option Pool
- Any G designated Study Abroad Course (G)
- MKTG 3993 International Business (G)
Foundational Course: 3 credit hours
Take one of these
Foundation Option Pool
- ENGL 1113 Composition I
- ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
- Any Q-designated MATH or STAT course