Overview

Exit Award only

Students on the MSc (Sustainability in Enterprise) programme 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

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1 - Part I
Postgraduate Certificate 1
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
CE6045	Introduction to Sustainability and the Natural Environment	10
CE6046	Introduction to Sustainable Enterprise	10
CE6047	Systems Thinking for Sustainability & Climate Action	10
Year 2 - Part I
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
CE6048	Sustainability Leadership and Transformation	10
CE6049	Sustainable Resource Management and Decarbonisation	10
CE6050	Applied Research Methods in Sustainability in Enterprise	10
Total Credits		60

¹

Refer to MSc (Sustainability in Enterprise).

²

Refer to MSc (Sustainability in Enterprise).

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 Postgraduate Diploma 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.