Qualification : POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Award Type and NFQ level : CERTIFICATE LEVEL 9
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Closing Date : 30 June 2025
Start date: 11th September 2023
One year part-time
The online part-time PG Certificate in Sustainability in Enterprise (Level 9) will develop highly competitive graduates with expertise in environmental sustainability, sustainability in business and management, and in systems thinking. These combined skills ensure that graduates will be able to solve complex multi-faceted sustainability challenges both now and in the future.
This fully online and part-time (evening lectures) programme is completed over 1 year. It is delivered by University College Cork, Maynooth University and Atlantic Technological University, Sligo. Graduates of the PG Certificate in Sustainability in Enterprise (Level 9) can progress to complete the MSc in Sustainability in Enterprise (Level 9).
Applicants must have a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) with at least a Second Class Honours Grade 2 in any of the following: Science, Engineering, Business, Management, Economics, Sustainability or a related discipline (e.g. Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Computer Science or Medicine). Candidates who have completed the Higher Diploma in Sustainability in Enterprise (NFQ, Level 8) are also eligible to apply to the programme. Although in most cases interviews will not be required to assess suitability for the programme, please note that an interview may be required in some instances. Applicants who do not meet the minimum entry requirements for this course may wish to consider applying for the Higher Diploma in Sustainability in Enterprise (NFQ, Level 8).
Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants.
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Year 1 PG Cert Sustainability in Enterprise
- Introduction to Sustainability in the Natural Environment (10 credits) Atlantic Technological University
- Introduction to Sustainable Enterprise (10 credits) Maynooth University
- Systems Thinking in Environmental Sustainability (10 credits) University College Cork
Website: Sustainability in Enterprise Course Prospectus
Closing date for non-EU applicants: 30 June 2023
Closing date for EU applicants: 3 July 2023