Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (GC-SUSTBUS) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business, graduates will be able to demonstrate:

Knowledge

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business will have:

  • Advanced theoretical understanding and knowledge of current research, debates and practices from a sustainable business and economics perspective.

Skills

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business will have advanced cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to:

  • Critically analyse sustainable business and economics theories, debates and practice through engaged reflective writing
  • Evaluate the social, cultural, political and historical contexts informing sustainable business and economics
  • Evaluate and communicate sustainable business and economics ideas within your work/non-work contexts

Application of knowledge and skills

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business will demonstrate the application of knowledge & skills to:

  • Critique and apply multidisciplinary sustainable business and economics theories into the practice of sustainable business and economics

Generic skills

On successful completion of this subject students should have enhanced their skills in:

  • Communication of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas
  • Critical evaluation of evidence in support of an argument or proposition
  • Problem solving in sustainable business and economics through the application of appropriate theories, principles and data
  • Demonstrate a capacity to successfully engage in collaborative activities such as group-based work and activities

Graduate attributes

On successful completion of this degree, graduates will be:

  • Critical thinkers and problem solvers in relation to sustainable business and economics related issues and in developing sustainable solutions to problems in organisations and in society
  • Effective decision makers in sustainable business and economics
  • Knowledgeable in the core areas of sustainable business
  • Competent in critical evaluation of evidence in support of an argument or proposition
  • Clear in articulating sustainable business issues, ideas theories and solutions to a range of audiences in written and oral form

Last updated: 12 May 2023