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The Sustainable Organisation: Vision into practice


Course Details


Course/Module Code

UMED4L-15-M

Level

M

Fees

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University

Assessment

Participants who wish to receive credit for their learning can undertake the assessed project at the end of the course. On successful completion, the course credits may then be used towards one of our postgraduate qualifications in Sustainable Development in Practice

You may also use the credit towards one of UWE's postgraduate qualifications in Integrated Professional Development.

To achieve accreditation for this module, you will need to successfully complete an assessed project in which you critically apply a range of theoretical perspectives, analytical techniques and tools relevant to sustainable organisations.

Formative assessment will be carried out throughout the module by setting regular tasks for students that will assess their grasp of the material covered. Tasks will be reviewed as part of the sessions.

Campus

Frenchay

Careers/further study

This course forms one module of the MSc Sustainable Development in Practice. They may be taken separately or combined to build towards a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MSc Award if desired.

Please note that if your enrolment in this course is with the aim of completing a Sustainable Development in Practice Award, you will also need to complete the online booking form to be enrolled on the Sustainable Development in Practice Framework.

Content

Key topics covered include:

  • Sustainable organisations in a global context
  • Concepts and practices of organisational greening strategies, environmental management principles and sustainability politics
  • Strategic sustainability frameworks and tools for organisations
  • Externalities, business behaviour and pollution policies
  • The resource context: oil, pricing and backstop technology; renewable resources and issues of access
  • Valuation of environmental assets and assets beyond value
  • Carbon and ecological footprinting

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  • Be conversant with contemporary sociological and managementconcepts and debates around organisational behaviour, corporate sustainability and risk evaluation, and apply these critically to appraise the operation of businesses in the light of their stated social and environmental policies.
  • Analyse the contextual pressures deriving from resource scarcity and ecosystem degradation and assess how these impact on operations and strategy.
  • Employ various conceptual frameworks and project appraisal methods to assist strategy formulation and the design of metrics for assessing progress in strategy implementation.
  • Conceive the broad impact of new sustainable technologies across many business sectors in terms of efficiency enhancement and market openings.

Course Director

Dr Georgina Gough

E-mail

For specific questions in relation to the course, i.e. content, suitability, assessments, etc. please contact the Programme Leader, Dr Georgina Gough (Georgina.Gough@uwe.ac.uk). For queries regarding administration aspects of registration, i.e. dates, fees, etc. please contact us using the online enquiry form link or telephone number below.

Entry Requirements

Participants are expected to have a first degree at 2.2 level or above (or equivalent), or alternatively have industrial experience.

If you are a non-UK student you will need to show your valid passport on entry to the UK. Please check your eligibility to visit and study in the UK here. If you are a non-Irish EU national currently resident in Ireland please contact us for further advice.

If English is not your country's first language, you will be required to provide evidence to show you meet the UK Border Agency and the University's minimum English Language requirements.

We strongly recommend that you speak to the course tutor prior to the course if you are unsure about your suitability to complete the assessment.

Introduction

The School of Architecture and Environment offers a portfolio of short courses that focus on the urgent challenges faced by organisations, communities and government in effecting sustainable change in individual behaviour, business practice and wider society.

This course is suitable for professionals in an existing sustainability role who need to update their knowledge and skills, as well as career changers and recent graduates who are looking to differentiate their CV in the highly competitive sustainability sector.

This course focuses on organisations as the vehicles for attaining sustainability. There are two perspectives: contextual and strategic. The contextual perspective considers the pressures and opportunities facing the organisation, whether these are experienced through changing markets, through regulations or through aspirations. The strategic perspective reviews a range of frameworks and tools that organisations can use for guidance to contributing to a more sustainable future.

Key Facts

This course can count towards a postgraduate qualification in Sustainable Development in Practice

Learning and Teaching

The courses are taught through a mixture of face-to-face and independent learning, comprising weekly lectures, workshops and group discussion. 

The pattern of contact sessions (five continuous Fridays, all day) is highly accessible for those who wish to study part-time.

This is a highly participative course. Delivery methods are primarily experiential and participant centred, engaging you in practical exercises, personal study, and critical reflection upon the relationship between theory and practice.

Study facilities

UWE Bristol is superbly equipped with libraries and computer labs, and an excellent campus environment.

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Telephone

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