Law and Sustainability (with Al Maktoum College) Abertay University

Overview

The Law and Sustainability (with Al Maktoum College) MSc programme from Abertay University offers a valuable learning experience and opens employment opportunities and career development possibilities in public service, NGO/charitable and private sectors at national and international levels and in areas of ethics, law, sustainable development research, policy, management, consultancy and development.

The specialist units in law and sustainability have been developed by subject specialists at Al-Maktoum College and complement the units on offer at Abertay University.

Units are taught mainly at Al-Maktoum College with some teaching taking place at Abertay University; students will have full access to both campuses.

The programme begins with a two-week foundation module to introduce students to important learning resources within Abertay University and Al-Maktoum College. It also starts the process of encouraging students to work in teams and to see their fellow students as an important learning resource over and above the resources available at the University and the College.

This programme is designed to:

• Equip students with an understanding of theories and practices of law and sustainable development. It explores sustainability through the lense of law, policies and legal practices and in a variety of fields from environmental law, sustainable housing law to corporate social responsibility

• Provide students with advanced and specialist knowledge in key areas of environmental law and liability and housing law, together with a detailed understanding of corporate governance It explores this vital area of law and addresses the struggle to achieve a desirable long-term balance between economic and sustainable developments against a backdrop of global politics and the more immediate regulatory issues surrounding the UK’s departure from the EU

• Allow law and non-law graduates to acquire the necessary tool and skills to pursue successful career in the area of law and sustainable development