Sustainable Development (SCQF level 7) CPD Award
Course code: D4SU
Study mode: You take fewer course units/modules per week compared to full time.
Course type: CPD Award
International: Not eligible for international students
Study at: Argyll; North, West and Hebrides
Start in: January; September
Learning mode: You access classes and/or materials digitally.
Duration: Part time: 12-18 months
How: You attend classes at scheduled times, shown on your timetable., You complete course tasks independently. These may be set by your lecturer or chosen by you.
What is special about this course?
Do you want to learn about current thinking on sustainable development, climate change, economics and globalisation, and the role they all play when planning for present and future development needs? If your answer is yes, then this CPD Award Sustainable Development (SCQF level 7) is the course for you. With fellow students from across Scotland and beyond, you will discuss the climate emergency, the need to move to a wellbeing economy, and the solutions required to tackle the issues our communities and the wider world are facing.
Understanding the principles of how to sustain our communities is vitally important. Rural and urban community activists, graduates, practitioners, and professionals, with a role in implementing sustainable development in our communities, can:
- Gain a unique and up-to-date short course qualification, online from home over a period of 12-18 months
- Access the latest thinking and approaches to sustainable development
- Develop key scientific knowledge and policy skills
Special features
- Study from anywhere in the world with a PC and broadband connection
- Delivered by a team with many years of experience in online learning and teaching
- Comprised entirely of continual assessment, no exams
Entry requirements
- Qualifications and experience will be considered on an individual basis
- You must have regular and reliable access to the internet and a computer for any online degree at UHI in order to take advantage of our full range of online learning services, which include support from your tutors and fellow UHI students as well as access to UHI’s Virtual Learning Environment and vast online learning library. Click here for more information on the minimum requirements.
You will study the following core module:
- Understanding sustainable development
You will also study two of the following optional modules:
- Climate science
- Climate, land and people
- Exploring economics in a changing world
- Geo-political development issues
- Globalisation and sustainable development
How will I study my course?
- Part-time (unstructured)
- You will learn through a combination of video-conference lectures and tutorials, and online study via the university's virtual learning environment (VLE), with support from your tutors
How long will my course last?
- Part-time (unstructured): 12-18 months @ up to 20 hours per week during term-time
Number of hours per week indicates the total number of hours you should dedicate to the course, which includes time spent in lectures and your own time spent on individual study and research.
- Argyll
- North, West and Hebrides
- This fully online course can be studied from anywhere in the world
- Students based near to one of the listed campuses may choose to apply to, and be enrolled and supported by, their local campus
- All other students should apply to, and will be enrolled and supported by, UHI North, West and Hebrides
Start date
- September
- January
Fees
For information on costs of this course please contact the campus where you wish to study.
What can I do on completion of my course?
This course offers a recognised academic award which would be of benefit in a range of employment areas, such as:
- Government departments and development agencies
- Economic development departments of local authorities
- Community enterprises and community energy groups
- Community land initiatives
- Natural and rural heritage organisations
- Voluntary sector development posts
- International non-governmental organisations
Can I progress into further study?
You may wish to progress from the CPD Award Sustainable Development (SCQF level 7) to the following courses:
If you have additional experience/qualifications, you may be able to progress to our MSc Sustainability and Rural Regeneration.
Apply for Sustainable Development (SCQF level 7) CPD Award
We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at the University of the Highlands and Islands. We operate a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of gender, age, disability, ethnicity and socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.