Professional Master programme in Sustainability Transition Management - 5769

Code 5769
Academic Year 2024-2025
Subject area Sociology, Economics, Law
Campus Bologna
Level First
Director Matteo Mura
Duration Annual
Teaching methods Conventional
Language English
Cost 14.800,00 euro
Instalments first instalment 1.850,00 euro; second instalment7.000,00 euro (to be paid within 31/01/2025); third instalment 5.950,00 euro (to be paid within 31/05/2025)
Study grants yes
Application deadline

Nov 04, 2024

PRE-ENROLMENT window 1 - 06/05/2024 PRE-ENROLMENT window 2 - 01/07/2024 PRE-ENROLMENT window 3 - 16/09/2024 PRE-ENROLMENT window 4 - 04/11/2024
Enrolment start and end Window 1: from 21/05/2024 to 11/06/2024; Window 2: from 16/07/2024 to 06/08/2024; Window 3: from 01/10/2024 to 22/10/2024; Window 4: from 19/11/2024 to 10/12/2024
Main Department
Department of Management - DiSA
Professional Profile
The programme aims the following learning outcomes reaching students who aim to develop their careers internationally in the field of sustainability by acquiring management tools and skills to address the process of transition to sustainability and the circular economy. The learning activities will be delivered partly on-line in synchronous mode and partly on campus.
Number of participants
Min: 7 Max: 40
Study grants
See article 6 of call for applications
Credits
60
International Professional Master's programme
Yes
Admission qualifications
- all first cycle degree and/or second / single cycle degree obtained under D.M. 270/04 or first cycle degree and/or second / single cycle degree obtained under the laws previously in force (DM 509/99 and Old Regulations);

- first cycle degree and/or second / single cycle degree obtained abroad deemed equivalent to those described in the point above by the admission committee, for the purposes of admission to the Master.
Linguistic skills
Proficiency of the English language
Selection criteria
Admission to the Master is subject to a positive total score of the selection process, which is based on a written aptitude test in English, a written English language test and a motivational interview in English.
The maximum score given by the Admission Board is 100 points. A minimum score of 60/100 must be achieved to pass the selection.
The written aptitude test and the written language test do not award any points but are instead judged on a pass/fail basis as a necessary qualification to attend the motivational interview.

The evaluation process will take place online on Microsoft Teams platform:
- for those enrolled to window 1: 09/05/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 15/05/2024
(motivational interview)
- for those enrolled to window 2: 04/07/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 10/07/2024
(motivational interview)
- for those enrolled to window 3: 19/09/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 25/09/2024
(motivational interview)
- for those enrolled to window 4: 07/11/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 13/11/2024
(motivational interview)

At Bologna Business School at a time that will be communicated and in any case between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Italian time.
Candidates attending the test must bring a valid identification document with them.
Place of teaching
The learning activities will be delivered partly online in synchronous mode and partly on-campus.
The learning activities delivered on-campus will take place one week in April 2025 at Bologna Business School - Via degli Scalini 18, Bologna, and one week in October 2025 at the University of Galway.
Study plan
  1. Sustainable Development Goals & Policies (Online) - ING-IND/35 
  2. Ecological Economics (Online) - SECS-P/01 
  3. Introduction to climate change (Online) - ING-INF/05 
  4. Geographies and geopolitics of climate change (Online) - ING-IND/17 
  5. Green Strategy and Sustainable Development (Online) - SECS-P/08
  6. Measuring Sustainable Performance (Online) - ING-IND/35 
  7. Business Ethics (Online) - ING-IND/35 
  8. Sustainable Finance and corporate governance (Online) - SECS-P/09 
  9. Industrial Transition (Residenziale e online) - ING-IND/35 
  10. Energy Transition (Residenziale e online) - ING-IND/33 
  11. Urban Transition (Residenziale e online) - ICAR/12 
  12. Agricultural Transition (Residenziale e online) - AGR/04 
  13. Mobility Transition (Residenziale e online) - ING-IND/32 
  14. Sustainability-Oriented Innovation (Online) - ING-IND/35 
  15. Launching Green and Sustainable Businesses (Online) - ING-IND/35 
  16. Social innovation (Online) - ING-IND/35
  17. Waste Management & Circular Economy (Online) - SECS-P/07 
  18. Geohazards and sustainability (Online) - GEO/05 
  19. Energy systems for sustainability and industry 4.0 (Online) - ING-IND/09
Compulsory attendance
70%
Internship
14 ects

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