Business Sustainability

Entry requirements

A minimum of a Second-Class Honours degree in a relevant discipline awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification. or Professional Equivalent, in subjects related to Business, Accounting, Marketing, Economics, Environmental Studies, Economic Geography, Sociology or Social Policy.

In addition to the entry requirements, it is expected that applicants will have at least two years post initial graduation working in industry, in which they will have demonstrated an interest in issues and application of sustainability principles and practices.

Experience in any professional and/ or management setting, where issues of sustainability are part of the work and industry agenda, is relevant for an application to study on the MSc in Business Sustainability.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Sustainability is a word for our time. It is vital for the business world and economy. Sustainability is a global challenge, which requires collective action from government, businesses and citizens. As King Charles III recently commented the “…most existential challenge of all [is] that of global warming, climate change and the catastrophic destruction of nature”.

There is a constant political focus on ensuring that business is transparent and accountable in respect of sustainable development. Business leaders, global corporates and SME businesses are acting to clean their production and take part in the green transition. They recognise that ‘good business is good business’.

80% of business leaders are positive about the green transition, considering that it offers more opportunities and jobs than challenges to employment. Yet, only half of businesses are implementing staff-related green skills programmes. The shortage of green skills is creating a bottleneck towards enhanced sustainability.

Liverpool Hope Business School has a two-decade track record in teaching and researching on good business and sustainability. We look at business sustainability under the rubric of 4 Ps: People, Purpose, Planet and Profit. Consequently, in studying on our new Masters in Business Sustainability you will be ideally placed to secure employment in businesses that need further expertise in meeting the sustainability challenge, both in relation to the green transition and in-the-round.

Information for international students

Possess a degree from an overseas institution that is judged by the Registrar or Nominee to be equivalent to a second class honours degree from a UK University.

For students whose first language is not English there is a language requirement of IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum of all components. In addition to this, we also accept a wide range of International Qualifications, for more information please visit our English Language Requirements page.

For additional information about country specific entry requirements visit the your country pages.

*Part time study is not available for Non-EU International applicants

Fees and funding

Visit our Fees and Funding page for further information.