Sustainable Business Management

Kolping Higher Education Institution > Sustainable Business Management

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Objective(s) of a study programme is to prepare highly qualified business management specialists who are able to implement sustainable business ideas, independently and creatively plan, organize and develop the activities of a business enterprise, study and analyze the business environment using modern scientific achievements and technologies in the implementation of sustainable economic, social and environmental goals.

Upon completion of this programme students are awarded the professional bachelor of Business Management.

State Code:	Granted degree / professional qualification: Professional Bachelor of Business Management
Study area: Business and Public Management	Programme registered: 2023-06-20
Study field: Management
Mode of study (duration in years): Full time – 3 years, Extended (part-time) – 4 years
Extent of the study programme in credits: 180

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Latvia, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, South Africa.

Students also have the opportunity to practice in various global Kolping network organizations.

FURTHER STUDIES AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates can continue their studies in the second cycle of studies, according to the procedures of the higher education institution.

EMPLOYMENT OPPURTUNITIES

After successfully completing the Sustainable Business Management study programme graduates will be able to work in the private business sector as managers, consultants and managers or in companies, institutions, organizations in other fields; create and develop own business, implementing sustainable business initiatives and combining economic, environmental and social business factors.

PRACTICE DESCRIPTION

Studying the Sustainable Business Management study programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills. Kolping College works closely with social partners whose companies implement sustainability solutions, so students are already invited to stay and work in these companies during internships. During studies, five different internships are carried out: Professional activity internship I (Introductory); Professional activity internships II (Entrepreneurial education internships); Professional activity internships III (Sustainable business management internships in the company); Internships of professional activity IV (Internships of sustainable business processes in the company); Final internships.

STUDY SUBJECTS

1st Foreign Language I

1st Foreign Language II

Language Culture

Christian Social Teaching

Philosophy

2nd Foreign Language I (Russian)

2nd Foreign Language II (Russian)

Applied Mathematics

Basics of Economics

Basics of Entrepreneurship

Culture of Business Relations. Business Ethics

Information Technology in Business

Sustainable Business Statistics

Marketing and Market Research

Social Media in Business

Social Research Methodology

Management

Business Accounting and Finance

Business Taxes

Business Law

Sustainable Production Management

Sustainable Development Strategies

Sustainable Finance and Investments

Human Resource Management

Innovation and Sustainable Project Management

Teamwork

Organizational Psychology

Professional Internships I (Introductory)

Professional Internships II (Entrepreneurial Education Internships)

Professional Internships III (Sustainable Business Management Internships in a Company)

Professional Internships IV (Internships of Sustainable Business Processes in a Company)

Final Internships

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing the Sustainable Business Management study programme students will be able to:

Will know and understand the complexity of the social environment, the problems of individual worldliness and sociability.
Will know and understand the peculiarities of sustainable business organization and functioning, will know and be able to critically assess the behavior of business entities in the realization of social, economic and environmental goals.
Will be able to practically apply the theoretical knowledge and functions of economics, marketing, accounting and management, as well as the possibilities of modern/information technologies in the implementation of innovative sustainable business management solutions.
Will be able to identify and analyze problems related to sustainable production and consumption, efficient use of labour resources, planning and conservation of environmental resources, market research.
Will know the possibilities of applying economic, financial, mathematical and statistical methods, will be able to collect information related to sustainable business activities, systematize it, properly process it, by properly choosing methods and information technologies.
Will understand the regulation of sustainable business and be able to follow the documents regulating sustainable business in the region, country and international space.
Will know and understand the sources of renewable resources, the possibilities of their responsible use and will be able to make reasonable decisions that comply with the provisions of environmental and social justice.
Will know the basics of finance, marketing, accounting, human resources management, process management using information systems and modern management methods and the principles of the social management concept, will be able to work individually and in a team.
Will be able to apply the acquired knowledge when establishing a sustainable business company or to develop provisions for socially responsible activities in an already operating company, taking responsibility for their own decisions.
Will be able to communicate with specialists and other persons when solving tasks of professional activity, convey knowledge and understanding in accordance with professional ethics and citizenship in Lithuanian and foreign languages.
Will be able to express thoughts responsibly, critically, consistently, raise problems and solve them, flexibly, non-stereotypically evaluate phenomena, aiming for comprehensive knowledge.
Will be able to improve independently in the field of professional activity, will be aware of the responsibility for the impact of the results of their activities on the development of a sustainable society, economy, culture, well-being and environment.
Will understand the need to learn and develop his professional competence throughout his life in order to be able to compete and realize himself in the labor market, to adapt to new, constantly changing requirements in the region, the country and the international space.