Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability – MSc

Why study this course?

This course aims to train sustainability managers of the future with a focus on employee engagement, environmental law, supply chain and environmental economics.

More about this course

CSR is an umbrella term that many companies use to describe a variety of activities and can permeate through many roles in an organisation. This course is aimed at middle management professionals and technical specialists who are already working in CSR and sustainability who have an interest in expanding their knowledge.

This course includes a consultancy project where you’ll be able to do site visits, giving you hands on experience in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR). By the end of the degree, you’ll have an understanding of the complex area of CSR, allowing you to become a fully-informed sustainability professional and keep abreast of current developments to critically analyse and evaluate the issues surrounding the implications of CSR.

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course.

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 1 modules include:

Data Analysis for Global Business (core, 20 credits)

Environmental Economics and Investment (core, 20 credits)

Fundamentals of CSR and Sustainability (core, 20 credits)

Practical Sustainability (core, 20 credits)

Business Consultancy Project-portfolio assessment (alternative core, 60 credits)

Dissertation (alternative core, 60 credits)

Professional Development and Work Placement (alternative core, 60 credits)

Business Work Placement Project (option, 20 credits)

Financial Regulation and Compliance (option, 20 credits)

Growth, Trade and Development (option, 20 credits)

International Corporate Finance (option, 20 credits)

International Logistics (option, 20 credits)

Leading and Developing People (option, 20 credits)

Sustainability in Global Companies (option, 20 credits)

Where this course can take you

By the end of the degree, you’ll have an understanding of the complex area of CSR, allowing you to become a fully-informed sustainability professional and keep abreast of current developments to critically analyse and evaluate the issues surrounding the implications of CSR.