Sustainability
Explore this fast-changing evolving subject with obvious implications for policy and practice across societies worldwide.
- Courses delivered online from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, a region intrinsically linked with its natural environment and sustainable futures
- Learn from world-class researchers with industry expertise
- Flexible online study across a variety of study levels
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Postgraduate Masters MSc / PGDip / PGCert awards (SCQF Level 11)
12-18 months postgraduate studies
- Aquaculture, Environment and Society
- Extreme Weather
- Net Zero Communities
- Sustainable Energy Solutions
- Sustainable Mountain Development
- Sustainability and Rural Regeneration
Interested in undergraduate study? Take a look at our BA (Hons) Sustainable Development or visit our science, nature and the environment subject area.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Awards (SCQF Levels 7-9)
Three module awards – 60 credits*
* Learners should note that while these can be studied as discrete awards, credits can also be accumulated over time to achieve undergraduate awards or as a bridge to more advanced study.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (SCQF Level 11)
Short online study modules – 10-20 credits*
September to December (Semester 1):
- Energy, Climate and Carbon
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Sustainable Land Use
- Water Resources in a Changing Climate
January to May (Semester 2):
- Developing a Community Energy Project
- Energy Modelling for Buildings
- Extreme weather
- Net Zero Society
- Sustainable Deer Management
- The Economics of Community Wealth Building
- Tidal, Wave and Future Energy
- Understanding GIS for Spatial and Data Analysis
- Working with Communities
* Learners should note that while these courses can be studied independently, credits can also be accumulated over time to achieve postgraduate awards.