Programme Overview

The programme 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 specialist units in moral economy and sustainable development have been developed by subject specialists at Al-Maktoum College and complement the units on offer at Abertay University.

Units are taught mainly at Al-Maktoum College, with some teaching taking place at Abertay University; students will have full access to both campuses.

What you'll learn

The MSc Moral Economy and Sustainable Development is designed to provide students with the knowledge required to encounter and address challenges facing decision makers in the fields of human development, social work, environmental protection, policy making, and sustainability.

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.