MSc Corporate Sustainability at University of Essex

MSc Corporate Sustainability explores the relationship between sustainability, accounting and finance, covering sustainability accounting and reporting, sustainable and green finance, corporate finance and ESG principles. Students can focus on either Green Finance or Accounting and Governance.

Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory Sustainability Accounting, Accountability and Management, Corporate Finance, Sustainability Reporting and Principles of Finance (20 credits each), a 60-credit core-with-options component, further core-with-options and optional Essex Business School modules, a non-credit Postgraduate Mathematics Preparation module, and a 15,000-word dissertation.

Career pathways

Corporate sustainability manager, auditor, ESG analyst, business analyst and renewable energy accountant roles; also a foundation for PhD study.

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