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Master programkurs- spår Magisterprogram i hållbart företagande och ledning

Behörighetskrav

Kandidatexamen 180 hp varav 90 hp i företagsekonomi. Dessutom krävs kunskaper i engelska motsvarande En B (med en svensk kandidatexamen uppfylls kravet på engelska).

Mål

The overall aim of the course is to develop students' theoretical knowledge of the Sustainability discourse and the students’ ability to critically analyse and assess this discourse from a business perspective

Having completed the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Describe and understand theories and concepts of Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and the emergence and diffusion of these concepts in various business contexts

• Be able to analyse claims about the causal relation between economic development and environmental and social development

• Articulate problems of sustainability as a system of interlinked concepts

• Examine the sustainability discourse from different theoretical perspectives

• Assess the design and outcome of Sustainability models in contemporary business and organisations.

Innehåll

The course is divided into three main parts: Fundamentals of Sustainability, Economic perspectives on Sustainability and Sustainability and business practices. Initially in the part Fundamentals of Sustainability global views and actions for accomplishing Sustainability in society is presented and discussed. Second in the part Economic perspectives on Sustainability, perceived challenges are analysed. The first two parts are based upon individual studies and participation in seminars. The third part, Sustainability and business practices, highlight examples of how sustainability concepts such as CSR, Social return on investment and Sustainability reports influence business practices. Besides individual performance it is also based upon group work.

Examination

Uppsala universitet ser allvarligt på fusk och plagiat och disciplinära åtgärder tas emot studenter som misstänks vara inblandade i någon form av fusk och/eller plagiat. De disciplinära åtgärderna är varning och avstängning under en begränsad tid.

OBS Endast avslutad kurs kan ingå i examen.