Sustainability Principles

Description

In 2015, the United Nations launched Agenda 2030 with the agreement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.  These commit Governments, organisations and people to achieving sustainable development across the three pillars of sustainability, namely environment, society, and economy.  In other words, planet, people, profit.  These targets require innovative solutions to end inequalities in terms of poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, and the protection of Earth and its natural resources.  The current climate emergency is focusing society’s attention on the need for a more sustainable approach to manufacturing, processing and waste management with many countries adopting ‘net zero’ targets by 2050, including moving towards a more circular economy. 

The Sustainability Principles module (CEWM110012) examines the three principles of sustainability and their relationship to the circular economy.  These concepts and principles are then applied to a range of industrial and utility sectors including agriculture, water resources, construction and the energy industry, as well as resource recovery and recycling.

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of sustainability including ecosystem services and environmental justice.
  • Apply critical understanding of the principles of sustainability and circular economy in the development and application of complex environmental challenges.
  • Demonstrate and implement an extensive and detailed understanding of sustainability and the circular economy.
  • Critically evaluate circular economy activities and the relationship to sustainability and be able to communicate this to others.

This is an SCQF Level 11 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

To view the module descriptor, please visit Programme Specifications and Module Descriptors 

 

Delivery 

This module will be delivered at the Paisley campus.  Timetable to be confirmed.

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Gillian Clayton.

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk    

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further enrolment information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  

 

Further study

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our MSc Environmental Management.

Our MSc Environmental Management course prepares you for a career in the growing environmental and resource management sector, where there is increasing global demand for skilled graduates.

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our MSc Sustainable Technology.

Our MSc Sustainable Technology course prepares you for careers in the sustainable engineering sector where there is increasing demand for graduates. 

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

Also, you may wish to consider our ground-breaking Master’s in Professional Practice (MProf).

The provides a personal, tailored learning experience at postgraduate level, blending personal development with academic studies where you build your own programme of study.

For the first time, learners can choose modules from across a wide range of options offered by all four Schools at UWS, allowing you to create a bespoke curriculum, with support and guidance from programme staff.

This personalised approach ensures that each learner's unique needs are recognised, supported, and integrated into the qualification they receive.  There are options for you to achieve a Postgraduate certificate, a Postgraduate Diploma, or a full Masters qualification. 

The UWS CPD Centre can also support your first steps onto the MProf through the following module:

For further information regarding these postgraduate programmes, please contact ask@uws.ac.uk

For further information regarding any of the above modules, please contact cpd@uws.ac.uk