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MSc Sustainability and Consultancy

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate in-depth specialist knowledge of techniques relevant environment consultancy and project management development and
- demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts, information and techniques informed by knowledge across, or in aspects at, the forefront of sustainability research;
- exhibit competence in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities related to project management and environmental consultancy;
- demonstrate an advanced understanding of techniques applicable to environment, development and sustainability research;
- take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- proactively formulate ideas and hypotheses and to evaluate these; to evaluate current issues and research in environment, development and sustainability research.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma & Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- a practical and working understanding of environmental consultancy projects and project management;
- the skills required to lead conduct multi-disciplinary teams environment related topics;
- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
- the skills required to evaluate their own achievement and that of others;
- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
- critical engagement in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:

- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
- evaluating received opinion;
- making sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.

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