MSc Sustainable and Ethical Business Management (Block delivery)

Entry requirements

You should normally have a good honours degree (minimum 2:2) in any discipline, or an equivalent level qualification, together with a minimum of three years’ work experience in a mid-level or senior management role that is relevant to the outcomes of the programme.

However, we will also consider your application if you have:

• A minimum of three years’ work experience in a mid-level or senior management role that enables you to engage at the required level.

You must be able to demonstrate you have effective communication and learning skills and the motivation to succeed.

If English is not your first language, we will need to see that you have English language capability of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

The Programme Leader, supported by a panel of staff, will review all applicants. Typically, we will review what relevant qualifications and/or work experience you have, the applicability of the programme to your job role, or career development opportunities and access to appropriate learning opportunities within your organisation. To help us conduct this review, you will be asked to attend a virtual interview and provide a letter of endorsement from your employer.

Months of entry

March

Course content

• Designed specifically for the global corporate market, this master’s degree is for mid-level to senior business professionals. It’s a seminar-led programme which combines know-how from business experts with leading-edge research from across many disciplines
• Become a Sustainability leader in your organisation. Learn how to manage your entire operation through an integrated sustainability, ethical and responsible lens
• This is not about greenwashing or tokenism. We’ll look at all key aspects of your business — strategy, leadership, the workforce, operations, marketing, finance and accounting, — so that you learn how to realign all aspects of your business in response to the environmental, social and economic global crises
• You will apply everything to your own organisation through work-based learning, and you will also be challenged to look critically at your own behaviours, development and lifestyle
• This course is aligned to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations-supported initiative. This means it equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to become a responsible leader, capable of balancing economic and sustainability goals — specifically, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language, we will need to see that you have English language capability of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.