Entry requirements
The candidate should have a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Management, Finance, Environmental Science or Geography. If you have a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject as well as additional experience, such as work in environmental management, then we will also welcome your application. You'll need a good level of mathematical or statistical ability in order to follow the quantitative and financial modules: you can demonstrate this with an element of economics, accounting or finance in your degree.
Months of entry
September
Course content
The challenge of creating long-term value whilst embracing economic, social and environmental risks and opportunities is of growing significance to the corporate governance agenda.
Meeting this challenge requires a fresh mindset and a toolkit of professional and research-inspired knowledge and skills. This specialist Masters will equip you with essential theoretical and evidential foundations and help you to develop relevant practical and professional skills from which you can build or accelerate a career in the field of corporate sustainability.
Our unique course draws on the academic expertise and professional experience of the
Department of Environment and Geography and
The York Management School, alongside industry-leading guest speakers working in the corporate sustainability sphere. You will have the opportunity to combine the study of sustainability-driven business models, techniques and tools with legal, ethical, financial, governance, accountability, marketing and organisational aspects.
Our postgraduate teaching is informed by our research as well as top-level international and national level experience in consultancy, industry and professional practice.
Our management research includes areas as diverse as the circular economy, sustainability and resilience, ethical marketing, social enterprise, sustainability in supply chains, corporate governance, global business and risk management. Our environmental sustainability research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of environmental change and developing innovative solutions to environmental challenges ranging from climate change to biodiversity conservation.
Our researchers influence policy and advise on high profile environmental issues.
