Cork University Business School
MSc International Sustainable Business
Cork, Ireland
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 19,700 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EU closing date: rolling deadline | Non-EU closing date: open until all places have been filled or no later than 30 June
** Non-EU fee | EU fee full time: €10,800 | EU fee part time: €5,400
Key Summary
The MSc International Sustainable Business will equip business and non-business graduates with in-depth, practical knowledge of global business disciplines, combining managerial and strategic skills to influence and lead sustainable global businesses. We envisage that graduates of our International Sustainable Business program will be future drivers of positive change.
As a student of this program, you will learn the tools, knowledge, and frameworks to carefully reflect on, and better manage, the tensions between profit, people, and planet for decision-making within international businesses. You will do this through your choice of focussed pathway either Sustainable International Management and Strategy or Sustainable Business.
In this program, you will assess business cases within complex and multidimensional global business markets and environments learning how to help businesses develop strategic responses across a range of activities and markets.
Our modules are designed to equip you with the skills to be a positive force within business and society to contribute to a resilient and inclusive future for all and to align business strategies with ethical responsibilities, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We achieve this by examining, formulating, and shaping global business solutions for a sustainable future.
The MSc program is designed in the context of UCC’s Connected Curriculum. Opportunities for leadership, industry engagement, and professional development are integrated within the curriculum. This is an excellent opportunity for those of you who want to complement your degree with business skills, broadening your skillset in a way that adds value to global organizations, and who are interested in developing innovative strategies and business models that answer our global sustainability challenges.
Why Choose this Course
This innovative course aims to develop your skills for employment as a responsible business leader, as well as provide the foundations for undertaking further study. You will work in teams on real business challenges with a sustainability focus developed with global business players.
Our students can choose between two focussed pathways: one that emphasizes internalization and responsible business leadership, and another that equips students to lead in the development of sustainable business models to address the climate change agenda.
You will learn from expert academics and leading industry professionals on how to better embed sustainability into international businesses.
Ultimately the MSc International Sustainable Business endeavours to create a cohort of business-ready graduates. A strong emphasis is placed on employment and career search via workshops on interview techniques, skills analysis, CV presentation, and job applications. We will provide our students with key skills in sustainable business management – skills that are in high demand in today's job market.
- Duration: 1 Year Full-time; 2 Years Part-time
- Teaching Mode: Full-time, Part-Time
- Qualifications: MSc
- NFQ Level: Level 9
Modules
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I (60 credits)
- BU6012 Business Professional Skills (5 credits)
- BU6013 Responsible Leadership for a Global World (5 credits)
- BU6014 Global Markets and Trade (5 credits)
- MG6415 Ethics and Sustainability (5 credits)
- FE6305 Contemporary Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues (5 credits)
- EC6621 Strategy for Global Business (5 credits)
- BU6015 Research Methods Module (5 credits)
- BU6016 Quantitative Research Methods (5 credits)
Elective Modules
Choose 20 credits from either the Responsible International Management and Strategy pathway or the Sustainable Business pathway:
Responsible International Management and Strategy Pathway (20 credits)
- MG6834 International Business and Strategy (5 credits)
- MG6833 International Market Entry Strategies (5 credits)
- MG6337 International Human Resources Management (5 credits)
- MG6407 International Marketing and Practice (5 credits)
Sustainable Business Pathway (20 credits)
- EC6077 Ecological Economics and Sustainability Policies (5 credits)
- EC6078 Business Practices for a Circular Economies (5 credits)
- EC6079 Green Investment Strategies (5 credits)
- EC6080 Environmental Regulation and Compliance Management (5 credits)
Part II (30 credits)
- BU6017 International Sustainable Business Report (ISBR) (30 credits)
Exit award: Postgraduate Diploma in International Sustainable Business. (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
Students who pass taught modules to the value of 60 credits in Part I, may opt to exit the program and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in International Sustainable Business.
MSc International Sustainable Business embraces the importance of sustainability, responsibility, and an ethical approach to international business.
The skills developed on the MSc course include:
- Leadership, organizational, interpersonal, team-working, and strategic decision-making skills
- Competencies in sustainable business practices
- Working to deadlines producing analyses, reports, and presentations to professional standards
- Ability to interpret and analyze data
- Application of frameworks and concepts to the global business world
- Research project design, implementation, and management
Examples of jobs our graduates are expected to gain employment in include Global Business Strategists, Business Consultants, Sustainability Managers, CSR managers, ESG Analysts, Regulators, and Policymakers.