MSc Organizational Governance and Sustainability at Birkbeck, University of London

On this MSc Organizational Governance and Sustainability we explore the complex and changing relationships between organisations, corporations, their stakeholders and the societies in which they operate.

Faculty: Birkbeck Business School  |  Duration: One year full-time, on campus; Two years part-time, on campus  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On this MSc, you will gain insight into: organisational governance and sustainability in the private, public and third sectors systems of governance in the major world economies, the political and economic principles and cultural values on which these are based and the pressures promoting and resisting their convergence social, environmental and ethical responsibilities of organisations and how they implement, communicate, measure and address sustainability issues. You will develop a critical understanding of the nature, behaviour and outcomes associated with the social, economic, political and legal systems governing organisations and sustainability. Compulsory modules include Corporate Responsibility, Institutions, Governance and Development, Legal Perspectives on Governance and Sustainability, Organizational Governance, Research Methods.

Career pathways

Some of our graduates from this course have gone on to be employed at the following organisations: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), Innovation Forum, National Health Service Board of Governors, Amnesty International, University College London Hospital Board of Governors.

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