MSc Sustainable Business

Graduates from this Sustainable Business course learn how to develop and implement management sustainability policies in order to play an effective role in shaping future business practice

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MSc Sustainable Business at University of Winchester

MSc Sustainable Business is specially designed for students intending to embark on a career in management and leadership. Many businesses across numerous industrial sectors, including banking, construction, retail, leisure, natural resources, technology, transport, utilities, together with governmental and non-governmental organisations, seek employees with knowledge, skills and a critical understanding of the wide range of sustainability issues facing business in the twenty-first century.

Fact File

Entry requirements: Normally a first or second-class Honours degree or professional experience in the area of study

Modes of study:
Full-time and part-time on campus
weekend on campus and distance learning

Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years

Weekend delivery: 2 years

This programme is available as a taught programme and, by using specialist Web 2.0 collaboration software, a distance learning programme.

Programme Leader: Dr Natalia Yakovleva
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827302
Email Natalia.Yakovleva@winchester.ac.uk

If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent

Start dates: September and January

Application process: UKPASS (full-time applicants only) or Direct Entry Application Form (part-time applicants only)
 

Programme Content

Responsible management is the central theme running through the programme and incorporates the issues of value creation, ethics, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, employee wellbeing and global impact. The need to prepare students for likely changes in working and employment practices in the twenty-first century is a key aspect of the programme’s philosophy and content. The programme guides students’ learning of contemporary theories, practices, tools and drivers for sustainable business in an international context.

Graduates learn how to develop and implement management sustainability policies in order to play an effective role in shaping future business practice and leading and managing change.

It is anticipated that an innovative feature of the programme will be that the modules are developed and delivered by a range of academics across an international partnership of academic institutions.
 

 

Modules

• Principles of Responsible Management
• Issues in Sustainability
• Models of Sustainable Business
• Sustainable Innovation Management
• Sustainable Business Consulting
• Research Methods in Business
• Sustainable Development Law for Business
• Dissertation
 

Learning and Teaching

Students are encouraged to engage with academic literature, case studies and each other by reflecting on their own managerial and business experiences. The programme
makes extensive use of online collaborative teaching tools to supplement and support classroom-based interactions. A focus of the programme is to apply skills to solve real-life problems in business.
 

Assessment

The programme structure allows for innovative assessment practice and the inclusive assessment strategy deploys a variety of methods in order to improve the quality of learning and give students a greater opportunity to demonstrate their true potential.

Careers

The programme prepares students for a career in sustainable development in the private and public sectors as well as the third sector.