Sustainable Development

Help build a future that is sustainable and inclusive. This course is designed to be accessible to people from different academic and professional backgrounds. You’ll enjoy broad-based, interdisciplinary social science training necessary for careers focused on sustainability transformations. The course is critical and constructive, drawing on ideas and concepts from:

• economics
• development studies
• political science
• innovation studies
• science, technology and society studies.

You’ll learn to translate socio-ecological theories and technological innovation into effective policies and practices for sustainable development. These skills are in demand in:

• international development agencies
• NGOs
• government ministries and firms in the Global South and North.

You’ll benefit from the expertise in SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, the largest academic body in the world studying science, technology and innovation.

Accreditation

You’ll join the EQUIS and AMBA-accredited University of Sussex Business School. Learn more about all of our course accreditations here. Find out more

Help build a future that is sustainable and inclusive. This interdisciplinary course focuses on the policies and politics of transformations to sustainability.

You’ll learn how to translate socio-ecological theories and technological innovation into effective policies and practices for sustainable development. These skills are in demand in international development agencies, NGOs, government ministries and firms in the Global South and North.

You’ll benefit from the expertise in SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, the largest academic body in the world studying science, technology and innovation.

Accreditation

The University of Sussex Business School is accredited by EQUIS, the most comprehensive institutional accreditation system for business and management schools. Accreditation ensures a rigorous quality control, benchmarking against international standards and is acknowledged worldwide.