Sustainability MBA
Fast track your career in business leadership. Develop a specialism in sustainability. Qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility.
Register your interestFast track your career in business leadership. Develop a specialism in sustainability. Qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility.
Register your interestThe MBA (Sustainability) route allows you to specialise in sustainable business development. As one of the biggest challenges facing organisations in the 21st century, future industry leaders need a comprehensive understanding of how sustainability impacts business.
Our modules have been developed in partnership with employers, making our course about much more than just what’s in the textbook. Through inspiring guest speakers, group challenges, regular social events, and opportunities to impact local industries, you’ll become a member of a diverse community of aspiring leaders.
Through critical environmental policy analysis, you'll learn to develop solutions to everyday business challenges and explore how to incorporate environmental strategies into critical business decision-making.
Download the programme specification to learn more about the Master of Business Administration (Sustainability) course.
You’ll study two modules per semester and complete an individual research project. Each module is fully supported by an online learning environment where you'll access all the materials you need.
You’ll also attend weekly seminars where students come together to explore the module topics with fellow aspiring leaders and real industry practitioners.
You'll submit an assessment for each module to ensure you can progress. Assessments are coursework-based and take a variety of forms, from written reports to academic posters. Each assignment will test your ability to apply your learning in the classroom to real-world problems. The course culminates with a research project, which is a single, major piece of work on a topic of your choosing.
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To study this course you need:
We consider prospective students with all levels of practical work and work experience as long as you can show you'll benefit from the programme.
This includes:
All applications are subject to approval by the University. You must meet the minimum English language requirements to join the course.
You'll also need:
The annual fee for this course is:
For the 2024/25 academic year, even though you are classified as an International Student, EU nationals receive a £900 scholarship, which reduces the fees from £18,000 to £17,100. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter.
Please note: fees may change in the next academic year.
Find out more about paying tuition fees, methods of payment, or read about the scholarships and discounts that might be available to you.
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An MBA is one of the most respected qualifications in business. It's ideal for professionals looking to take the next step into management and senior leadership and it can help you accelerate your career or start your own business as an entrepreneur.
Our graduates have gone on to careers in a variety of organisations around the world and many alumni are entrepreneurs who've established their own businesses. Students have secured placements with companies including Nissan, Caterpillar, Fujitsu, Network Rail, and White Lodging Services, as well as small entrepreneurial firms in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.
The MBA Sustainability route prepares you for a career in general management or specialist pathways in roles that are focused on environmental policy or strategies.
Our MBA courses are accredited by the CMI - the professional organisation for managers. When you graduate with us, you'll get a CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership which shows your knowledge and understanding of management. Graduating from a CMI course increases your employability by 10%.
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