Programs

John Tobin is the faculty director of the The Grand Challenges Curriculum within the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (AEM). This required curriculum is designed to engage students with complex, pressing societal problems related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sophomore year: Written Expression Course

AEM 2000 – Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy

AEM 2555 – Corporate Sustainability: The Business Challenge

AEM 2800 – Hot Economic Issues in the News Today

AEM 2805 – Strategic Responses to Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries

AEM 2810 – The Economics of Vice and Corruption

Junior year: Pre-project Immersion Course

AEM 3000 – Grand Challenges Pre-Project Immersion

Senior year: Grand Challenges Project Course

AEM 3015 – Developing Racial Equity in Organizations

AEM 3260 – Cooperative Business Management

AEM 3385 – Social Entrepreneurship Practicum

AEM 3601 – Impact Learning (South Africa)

AEM 4375 – Advanced Design and Innovation

LAW 7875 – Low-Income Taxpayer Law and Accounting Practicum

CEMS is a Global Alliance of leading business schools, multinational companies and NGOs that together offer the CEMS Master in International Management. Cornell University is the United States’ member university.

The CEMS MIM program gives students the opportunity to acquire critical thinking skills within a renowned international business course. The CEMS learning objectives are organized into 5 competency categories :

1. Internationalism
2. Business Embeddedness
3. Responsible Citizenship
4. Reflective Critical Thinking
5. Comprehensive Leadership