Leadership For Sustainability MA at Lancaster

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MA in Leadership for Sustainability

This programme explores theories and The MA in Leadership for Sustainability is for people who
practices relating to leadership and change are already convinced of the need to develop a more
sustainable society, and are taking leadership of some kind
for sustainability. Its highly participative to contribute to change. Some participants will already be
learning approach is based on action working in corporate responsibility and sustainability roles,
research. Significant elements of the degree and will use the programme to enhance their effectiveness
in leading change. Other participants will want to develop
are conducted through virtual learning. their careers in these directions.
Participants develop their own practice
The MA will provide:
throughout the programme.
• E ngagement in intellectual debates that reflect core
issues and dilemmas
• Development of research skills and understanding
KEY FACTS • E ngagement with systemic thinking and issues of
power, politics and diversity applied to change for
Duration: sustainability
2 years, part-time
• O
 pportunities to experiment with leadership for
Start date: sustainability both through participation in the
May annually programme and in work and professional lives.
Designed for: • A learning community of colleagues
People who recognise the need for attention to
Participative approaches based in critical inquiry and action
climate change, sustainability, social justice and
research underpin the programme. This learning model
corporate responsibility, and who are seeking to
provides a forum into which multi-dimensional examples
take leadership in relation to these issues.
relating to issues of change for sustainability will be
Intake: introduced, to be explored in depth. These will include
16-20 course participants discussions led by researchers from a range of disciplines
and case examples of organisational and systemic issues.
Workshops:
Sessions will provide both substantive material relating to
4 at Lancaster University Management School;
sustainability and opportunities to explore issues of
2 online; 2 at residential centres
leadership and change. Participants’ engagement in
Fees: learning sets and in an online networked learning
£5500 per annum (2009 intake) community are key elements of the programme.

Joint Programme Directors:


Dr Carole Elliott and Professor Judi Marshall

Contact:
Programme Co-ordinator
Tel: +44 (0)1524 594016
Email: [email protected]
www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/L4S
For workshop dates please see website

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