MSc Sustainability (Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility)

Student Stories

“On coming to India and interacting with people working in the CSR field, I find that a lot of what we learnt in school is quite useful and that the scope for professional CSR experts in India is very good at the current moment.”
(BECR graduate 2008-9)

“After working in the same field for several years and then doing this Masters has been a great value addition. I hope that I can add value to the field of CSR by my work and make a difference in the end, whilst also enabling companies to do business in a more inclusive way.”
(BECR graduate 2008-9, who came as a mature student looking for a new role in the Indian bank where he worked)

“[this] programme is able to integrate a broad range of theories and approaches to this complex topic. Moreover being taught by the SRI professionals, whose teaching is informed by a variety of backgrounds, was insightful into the many different perspectives and shades of Sustainability. This interdisciplinary curriculum was essential in providing us students with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and trends facing business today. Another aspect that differentiated this programme was having our core modules held with students from other streams. What an excellent way to have the sustainability professionals of tomorrow already interacting with each other today to truly understand their complementary but sometimes competing agendas.”
(BECR graduate 2009-10)

“I am very glad I chose to complete my Masters at Leeds, it has certainly helped to bridge the gap between university and work, as well as making me potentially more employable.”
Lorna Eden, BECR graduate from 2006/07, now working for Scott Wilson

“What I've liked most about the programme, 'Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility' is its freshness and critical intelligence. It's full of emerging academic factors about sustainability and filled with analytic, creative differences. More importantly, such factors help me do my work as a journalist sustainably. I've reported the CSR implementation of two media companies in the UK and issued a special edition about CSR management since I've come back to my work.”
Hyun-Sang Jeong, BECR graduate 2009-10, deputy editor of South Korean daily newspaper

“Leeds provided me access to leading sustainability researchers and provided an interdisciplinary experience that helped me to grasp the full scope of sustainability. Additionally, having course mates from all over the world provided a unique perspective that is difficult to obtain by simply reading a journal article. My MSc prepared me for my current job working at 2degrees by giving me awareness of current trends in the field and the tools to be able to discuss sustainability with a wide range of audiences.”
Stephen Nemeth, MSc Sustainability (Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility) 2009-2010, now in New York working for '2degrees' a collaboration platform for sustainable professionals, following a short period as an intern in their Oxford office