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MBA Master of Business Administration (Sustainability) Full-time

Fast-track your career in business leadership. Develop a specialism in sustainability. Qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility.

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Course codeCID1506
Duration12 months
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LocationOn campus

Course summary

This MBA offers a focused route to develop your skills in sustainable business practices. Sustainability is a key challenge for today’s organisations. The course prepares you to lead businesses with a strong understanding of environmental impact and responsible decision making. You’ll learn to critically assess environmental policies and create solutions that integrate sustainability into core business strategies.

We design the course in collaboration with employers. This ensures you gain practical knowledge beyond textbooks. Throughout the course, you’ll meet business leaders who visit the University to share their insights. Past speakers include the Head of Sales and Marketing at Divine Chocolate and the CEO of Sunderland Football Club. These events provide valuable industry perspectives and networking opportunities.

An MBA is a respected and challenging qualification that can boost your career. Our graduates work across sectors worldwide and many have launched their own businesses. Previous students have secured placements with organisations such as:

  • Nissan
  • Caterpillar
  • Fujitsu
  • Network Rail
  • White Lodging Services.

This is as well as smaller firms in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

Why Sunderland for Business and Management

What you'll study

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Postgraduate module credits should total 180. If optional modules are available alongside core modules on your course, you should choose an amount that totals 180 credits.

How you'll learn

You’ll study two modules per semester and complete an individual research project. You'll access all the materials you need for your modules through our online learning environment.

Each week you'll attend seminars where you'll 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 choice.

Entry requirements

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Current undergraduate students of the University of Sunderland, please use this apply link.

Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and you're offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

For more information, view our programme specifications. These include course content, learning outcomes, and the skills you'll gain.