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 to sustainability consultancy and project management and development.
- Exhibit competence in applying generic and subject-specific knowledge and techniques related to project management and sustainability consultancy.
- Demonstrate an advanced ability to analyse problems and propose solutions based on sustainability research and knowledge.
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts, information and techniques informed by knowledge across, or in aspects at, the forefront of 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 sustainability consultancy projects and project management.
- The skills required to undertake multi-disciplinary working on sustainability 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.