Climate Change & Sustainable Development

Climate Change & Sustainable Development


General study-units

Principles of Sustainability
Short Course Award
This is a foundational study-unit delving into the different aspects of sustainability, in different sectors
Transport Management
PG
The study-unit discusses sustainable mobility and the importance of transport management in different scenarios.
Waste Management
PG
Using a cradle to grave/cradle approach, the course provides an indepth assessment of waste management including legislative, economic, technological and social.
Environmental Managment for Business
UG
Examines the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and what this means for modern businesses. Pitfalls like greenwashing are also examined.
Environment, Politics and Government Policy
UG
The course examines how the environment is viewed under different political systems. An overview of environmental justice and different environmental agreements are also discussed.
The Sustainable Management of Waste
UG
The study-unit provides an overview of the waste issue and the social and economical factors that led to it. Legal and technological factors are also explored.
Environmental (Green) Marketing
UG
The course examines concepts like the marketing mix and how this can be utilised to accommodate environmental concerns including the use of green branding to differentiate a particular product from its competition at different stages of the production chain.
Principles of Sustainability
PG
This is a foundational study-unit delving into the different aspects of sustainability, in different sectors

https://www.um.edu.mt/about/sustainability/research/study-units/iccsd/