Sustainable Leadership and Management MSc
Manage, motivate and inspire people to understand the sustainable and economic challenges facing organisations. Develop the skills, expertise and mindset required to become a successful leader. You’ll be fully equipped to direct businesses to sustainable growth and success.
Overview
| Course length: | 1 year full-time 2 years part-time |
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| Start dates: | September 2025 January 2026 September 2026 |
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| Location: | Edge Hill University | |
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| Subject(s): | Business Management, Accounting and Finance | |
| Faculty: | Arts and Sciences | |
| Department: | Business School |
Businesses face increasingly complex obstacles in today’s global marketplace. You can be an agent for positive change.
Focusing on sustainability, this course explores how to successfully promote and implement sustainable change strategies within business environments. Gain key insights on how to balance economic objectives with long-term sustainability goals whilst developing the management skills and knowledge required to lead organisations.
As a graduate in management or a related area, this course is ideal if you’re interested in sustainability and are aspiring for a career in change management or organisational development. On this Masters degree, you’ll reflect on your own practice and strengthen your skills.
You’ll study sustainable strategies, innovation, and social responsibility. You’ll be fully prepared to meet the current and future challenges facing organisations.
Ready to reach your potential? Our MSc Sustainable Leadership and Management course will help you to focus your career on supporting an organisation’s growth, success and sustainability.
Course features
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International students can apply
What you'll study
This course is designed to provide you with everything you need to succeed in the world of sustainable leadership.
Throughout the programme, we’ll provide you with opportunities to enhance your existing knowledge and skills in leadership and management. You’ll strengthen your ability to transform an idea into an innovative product or service and critically evaluate risks from a range of perspectives. You’ll also develop the essential knowledge and skills needed to become a confident decision-maker and leader, capable of guiding teams and organisations through contemporary challenges.
You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of how the growing need for sustainability shapes decision-making linked to strategy, marketing and finance and you’ll explore how this will inform your future practice. We’ll also give you the opportunity to undertake a piece of independent research in this domain.
By the end of the course, you’ll be well-equipped to accelerate your career in the evolving field of sustainable leadership and management.
How you'll study
The course is delivered via workshops, seminars and lectures.
How you'll be assessed
The course utilises a variety of summative assessment methods, such as academic critical essays, simulations, case studies, reports, group presentations and portfolios.
Who will be teaching you
All modules are delivered by experienced lecturers and professors who have a research specialism and/or professional experience in their subject matter.
Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements. Some restrictions on optional module choice or combinations of optional modules may apply.
Entry criteria
A qualification equivalent to a UK upper second class (2:1) honours degree.
A lower second class (2:2) may be admitted where you can provide evidence of experience and/or prior learning.
Professionally qualified and/or experienced candidates who do not meet the formal qualifications will also be considered but assessed individually.
Overseas qualifications will be assessed using ECCTIS (formerly NARIC) to ascertain comparability.
Please note, the above examples may differ from actual offers made. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
If you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven't been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.
English language requirements
International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
If your current level of English is half a band, one band, or one-and-a-half bands lower, either overall or in one or two elements, you may want to consider our Pre-Sessional English course.
How to apply
There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred mode of study.
Apply for September 2025 Full-time
Apply for September 2025 Part-time
Application links for January 2026 entry will be added as soon as they’re available.
Please see our international student pages for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
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Facilities
A stunning £8million building provides impressive teaching and learning facilities for students in Edge Hill Business School.
The contemporary three-storey building offers a 100-seat lecture theatre and modern seminar and meeting rooms. There are also social learning areas which enc
ourages a more informal and interactive style of learning, in addition to an attractive roof garden and atrium.
Where you'll study
Finance
Tuition fees
UK Full-Time
£9,250
for the course
UK Part-Time
£51 per credit
for 180 credits
International
£17,000
for the course
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
Financial support
Please view the relevant Money Matters guide for comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining postgraduate courses at Edge Hill University.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals can ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). If you are an EU student who does not have settled or pre-settled status, or are an international student from a non-EU country, please see our international student finance pages.
Your future career
Our MSc Sustainable Leadership and Management course offers a crucial step towards a career in general and senior management, organisational development or as a consultant.
You’ll leave us with the skills to forge a successful management career in the commercial world, third sector or public sector and will be equipped to apply for roles in the following areas:
- Business consultancy
- Corporate social responsibility
- Community development and engagement
- Human resources
- Organisational development and change management
- Project management
- Research and innovation
- Strategy and sustainability analyst or consultant
The skills and experience you gain through this Masters degree can also prepare you for higher research qualifications, such as MPhil and PhD.
