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- 05 Feb 23
- 25 Jun 23
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.
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Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Identify and evaluate various sustainability-related risks and opportunities that confront organisations and society.
- Think critically to formulate solutions, make decisions and recommendations about contemporary business problems related to the sustainability agenda.
- Communicate both in oral and written form to justify proposed initiatives for improving the social and environmental performance of an organisation.
Students completing this course will be able to work in all industry sectors as sustainability-informed professionals helping organisations in understanding their social and environmental impacts and ensuring that important environmental, social, and governance issues are addressed. Sustainability-informed professional are high in demand as organisations are currently looking at net zero carbon emissions pathways and ethically performing supply chains.
Higher education
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:
- A completed undergraduate or postgraduate course in a non-accounting discipline at Bachelor level or higher
The University of Tasmania grants credit and recognition of prior learning that may include formal and/or informal prior learning. More information is available here.
https://www.utas.edu.au/study/apply/admission-requirements/recognition-of-prior-learning
It is becoming increasingly an expectation of different classes of stakeholders that organisations, including large corporates, SMEs, not-for-profits, industry bodies, educational institutions, and so forth address their significant social and environmental impacts (both positive and negative). Accepting a responsibility and associated accountability for social and environmental /sustainability-related performance is now accepted as an important aspect of managing an organisation, with a failure to do so putting an organisation’s future at risk.
From a business education perspective, there is a corresponding need to move away from a primary focus on the management of, and accountability for, financial performance towards a more balanced and nuanced perspective focused upon financial, social and environmental performance and related accountability.
This Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business allows graduates to develop knowledge and skills helpful for managing the sustainability related issues necessary in a society increasingly concerned about the social and environmental performance and impacts of organisations.
Recommended Study Pattern
For students undertaking full-time study, the following study pattern is recommended.
Completion of 4 core subjects from the schedule below:
- TAS-BFA757 Socially Responsible Investing
- TAS-BFA758 Organisational Social Responsibilities
- TAS-BFA759 Managing and Reporting Sustainability Related Performance
- TAS-BFA760 Sustainability Related Governance and Assurance
Award Requirements
Satisfactory completion of 4 subjects, as required in the schedule, within 0.5-2 years from commencement.
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