2.5-Term Pathway - Pre-Master's for Business, Law and Social Sciences - Transfer to Master of Science - Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Management

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 students with essential theoretical and evidential foundations and help them to develop relevant practical and professional skills from which they can build or accelerate a career in the field of corporate sustainability.   

This 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. Students 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.

York's postgraduate teaching is informed by its research as well as top-level international and national level experience in consultancy, industry and professional practice. York's 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. Its 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. York's researchers influence policy and advise on high profile environmental issues.