Allmänt

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

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

• Understand the role of governance, organisation and standards in the field of sustainability

• Present and discuss examples that illustrate how sustainability is governed within different organisational settings.

• Analyse the role of different types of organisations and standards in relation to the governance of sustainability

• Critically examine and discuss complex problems and dilemmas related to the governance of sustainability

Innehåll

The course is based on scholarly work from different disciplines and practical examples that illustrate how problems, activities and processes connected to sustainability might be governed through organisation and standards. Governance is here used in a wide sense and might include: environmental standards and certificates, eco-system assessments, share-holder pressure, agenda-setting, public procurement, and international environmental regulations. The course thus aims at giving students a in broad understanding of how sustainability is governed with a particular focus on its organisational dimensions.

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.