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MSc Sustainability and Business

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- demonstrate in-depth specialist knowledge of techniques relevant to studying business, entrepreneurship, the environment and social responsibility
- demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts, information and techniques informed by knowledge across, or in aspects at, the forefront of sustainability and entrepreneurship research
- exhibit competence in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities related to environment, development, sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation.
- demonstrate an advanced understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation 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, sustainability and entrepreneurship research

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (taught), Postgraduate Diploma and 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 the management and enterprising tools that are available for the development of responsible and sustainable businesses.
- the skills required to conduct multi-disciplinary research on entrepreneurship, innovation, business, sustainability and 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 necessary to develop and/or support the development of new sustainable businesses or sustainable innovation within extant organisations.
- evaluating 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 degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- 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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