Moral Economy and Sustainable Development (with Al Maktoum College) Abertay University

Overview

The Moral Economy and Sustainable Development (with Al Maktoum College) MSc programme from Abertay University offers a valuable learning experience and opens employment opportunities and career development in public service, NGO/charitable and private sectors at national and international levels and in areas of ethics, sustainable development, academic research, policy making, management and consultancy.

The programmes begin with a two-week foundation module to bring all students up to a common minimum standard. 

The foundation module also introduces students to important learning resources within Abertay University and Al-Maktoum College and starts the process of encouraging students to work in teams and to see their fellow students as an important learning resource over and above the resources available at the University and the College.

This programme is designed to:

• Equip students with an understanding of theories and practices of moral economy and sustainable development. 

• It explores sustainability through the lens of morality and social responsibility and in a variety of fields from governance, civil society activism to policy making.

• Provide students with a critical understanding of sustainable development theory and practice, and the skills required to tackle interim challenges facing humanity from climate change, economic crisis, and the underlying degradation of ethics.

• Allow graduates to acquire the necessary tool and skills to pursue a successful career in sustainability-related fields in international and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporations.

Careers and Employability

• MSc Moral Economy and Sustainable Development graduates will be provided with in-depth knowledge necessary to solve the challenges facing our planet, society and the environment, as well as the interdisciplinary and transferable skills to tackle them.

• The programme equips students to work in sustainability-related fields in international and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporations.

• There are PhD opportunities available to students.