Energy and Sustainable Development

This course will allow you to understand how sustainable development can be achieved and how we can deal with global climate change through sustainable energy, more efficient design and manufacturing, better management of buildings, organisations and behaviour change. You are able to choose from a range of modules to focus either on more general sustainable development, policy and behaviour change or consider strategies for business and industrial sustainability. If you want to be equipped, challenged or re-trained to lead communities, organisations and governments in responding to this challenge then this course is for you.

This course will allow you to understand how sustainable development can be achieved and how we can deal with global climate change through sustainable energy, more efficient design and manufacturing, better management of buildings, organisations and behaviour change. You are able to choose from a range of modules to focus either on more general sustainable development, policy and behaviour change or consider strategies for business and industrial sustainability. If you want to be equipped, challenged or re-trained to lead communities, organisations and governments in responding to this challenge then this course is for you.

Department: Single tier structure

Qualification:

PgCert

Qualification Level:

RQF Level 7

Requirements:

A British Honours degree (2.2 minimum) in a relevant subject, or 5 years’ work experience in an appropriate field. If you have no formal academic qualifications, but do have extensive industry experience, we will consider your application on an individual basis. English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 or with no component below 5.5 or equivalent.

Assessment Methods:

Assessment is by coursework. Each taught module has two items of coursework. The first is a smaller assignment, on which prompt feedback is given while the module is being studied. A second, major assignment is submitted after the material has been assimilated.

Modules:

Modules include: Energy in buildings; sustainable development; renewable energy; integrated environmental strategies; people, society and climate change; resource efficient design; energy analysis techniques; research methods.

Source: the courses data has been supplied by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.