Overview

(Joint Degree Between University College Cork, Maynooth University and Atlantic Technical University (ATU))

(Online)

The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability in Enterprise and MSc in Sustainability in Enterprise are joint degree programmes delivered by University College Cork (UCC), Maynooth University and Atlantic Technical University (ATU).

The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability in Enterprise consists of 30 credits studied over 8 months (part-time) delivered online.

The MSc in Sustainability in Enterprise consists of 90 credits studied over 24 months (part-time) delivered online.

All students will be registered for the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability in Enterprise in the first instance and will be conferred with the Postgraduate Certificate upon passing Year 1. 

Exit award: Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability in Enterprise (NFQ Level 9, Major award)

Students who pass each taught module in Part I (60 credits) independently but fail, at the first attempt, to achieve a 50% aggregate mark in taught modules in Year 2 (30 credits) and 50% in CE6050, or who do not wish to complete the Dissertation (Part II) will exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability in Enterprise.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

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All students will be registered for the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability in Enterprise in the first instance and will be conferred with the Postgraduate Certificate upon passing Year 1.

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In Part I, students will study taught modules to the value of 60 credits. Part II consists of a Dissertation in Sustainability in Enterprise (CE6051) to the value of 30 credits, which is completed over the summer months (Semester 3).

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for the MSc in Sustainability in Enterprise (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Articulate key concepts related to sustainability, sustainability frameworks and sustainable enterprise.
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding and critical awareness of current problems, case studies and new insights informed by the forefront of sustainability research, leadership and practice in a range of business contexts.
• Select from complex and advanced knowledge across science, business and engineering disciplines to advance new sustainability skills to a high level, including novel and emerging techniques.
• Act to embed sustainability in a wide and often unpredictable variety of professional and organisational levels and ill-defined contexts.
• Take significant responsibility for the work of individuals and groups; lead and initiate sustainable enterprise activity.
• Learn to self-evaluate and take responsibility for continuing academic/professional development in sustainable enterprise in an ethical framework.
• Scrutinise and reflect on social responsibility norms in terms of global and local sustainability, and act to integrate accountability and best practice into professional, organisational and enterprise settings.
• Plan, conduct and manage a significant research project in sustainability in enterprise and produce a dissertation to communicate the results.