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Monash University: University handbooks: Postgraduate handbook: Units indexed by faculty Master of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management (1.5-year program)Course code: 3090 + Course abbreviation: MCorpEnv&SusMgt + Total credit points required: 72 + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionThis is an innovative masters program designed to meet the growing need for skilled professionals that have competencies in both business and environmental/sustainability management and who understand the nexus between the two. It is vocationally oriented and flexible to accommodate students who have only business or environmental backgrounds, people with significant industry experience, and people wishing to move into the field. It includes a research component, which can be completed as a workplace or internship. The program draws on the faculty’s highly regarded research program in corporate sustainability and socially responsible investment. Entry requirementsApplicants must be holders of a bachelors degree with at least a credit average in the final year, or a bachelors pass degree with demonstrable professional experience in at a senior level in a relevant area. Applicants in the latter category will need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and the names of two professional referees. Course structureStudents complete 72 points comprised of four core theory units (24 points in total), a dissertation or research project (12 or 24 points), and electives to make up the remaining 24 or 36 points. Students have the option of focusing their electives according to defined themes - trade, law, international development and agribusiness - or choosing electives from across these themes. Core units
Dissertation and project units
Elective unitsStudents should contact the School of Geography and Environmental Science for details of elective units available. Exit pointsAfter successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management, or after successful completion of 48 points with a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management. Minimum pass gradeTo graduate with the Master of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management, students must gain a credit (60 C) or above in core units and a minimum credit average overall. Contact detailsCourse coordinatorDr Rebekah Brown Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |