ObjectivesAmong the first of its kind in the UK, the MA in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a flagship programme of the Business School's International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR). The MA in CSR will enable you to advance your knowledge and understanding of the contemporary global issues in CSR, business ethics, and sustainability. This degree combines both academic and practical perspectives relating to this area.
Entry requirementsIt is appropriate if you want to develop academic expertise on management and CSR and if you are interested in a career relating to CSR, whether it is in the business, government or non-government sectors.
Academic titleMA Corporate Social Responsibility
Course descriptionKey facts
-The Business School is a leading UK centre for management education, and is ranked seventh in the UK in the 2007 Times Good University Guide.
-We regularly review and update our MA programmes to ensure that their content is relevant to the changing global business environment.
-The MA in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the flagship programmes of the Business School's International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR).
-The ICCSR engages in mainstream teaching and research in the broad area of corporate social responsibility – this relates to community involvement, socially responsible products and processes, and socially responsible employee relation
Course Content
You will study the following core modules in order to develop your knowledge and skills relating to issues concerned with Corporate Social Responsibility:
-Advances in Corporate Social Responsibility
-Business Ethics
-Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Context
-Research Methods
-Social and Environmental Accountability
-Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibilit
-In addition, you will be able to choose from a broad range of elective modules:
Over the summer period towards the end of the course, you will undertake a 60-credit supervised dissertation on a subject of your choice relating to CSR.
Course Structure
The MA in Corporate Social Responsibility is taught on a full-time basis over one year