Grad Dip Environmental Sustainability Implementation FT (T390)

Sustainability is on the agenda for many sectors. All sectors are responding to sustainability goals, with many organisations setting targets to be achieved by 2030 for compliance, consumer or market retention purposes. Consultation with a range of industry stakeholders has identified that there is a deficit of expertise in the market to address the implementation of sustainability agendas, however the scale and speed of the change required is urgent.  Drivers of this demand are the National Sectoral Emissions Ceilings, the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (2021) Act, Future Jobs initiative 'Transition to low carbon economy', Ireland's National Plan on Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reporting).

This full-time Level 9 Graduate Diploma equips students with the core skills to quantify the sustainability of a product, process or system, identify areas for improvement and devise and manage measures for implementation to improve sustainability.

  • The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Sustainability Implementation comprises 60 credits of Modules (10 modules).  These modules are offered across the Spring and Autumn Trimesters.
  • All lectures and tutorials occur during weekdays.
  • It will be possible for students to complete the programme almost entirely online, there will be a need to attend campus for a number of scheduled workshops (maximum 3 per trimester). However, for those who want to attend campus, students enrolled in the programme are free to attend timetabled face-to-face lectures and practicals on campus if they wish.

The programme is designed to be suitable for people working in any sector in Ireland. It will be possible for students to complete the programme almost entirely online as the majority (97%) of lectures will be recorded. One module will require attendance on campus for four 2-hour sessions in Trimester 2 (Spring 2024). There will be a need to attend campus for a number of scheduled workshops (maximum 2 per trimester). However, for those who want to attend campus, students enrolled in the programme are free to attend timetabled face-to-face lectures and practicals on campus if they wish.

Funding: This programme is eligible for springboard funding, if you believe you are eligible please apply first on www.springboardcourses.ie

Pathway: This 60 ECTS Graduate Diploma is a Pathway programmes that can build to a Masters degree award. Students who complete the Graduate Diploma have the option of completing a 30 ECTS project which builds to a Masters degree award. The fee for the additional 30 ECTS project is 3000 euro.'

Curricular information is subject to change

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  • Advanced knowledge and systematic understanding of the sciences, engineering sciences and technologies underpinning the concept of environmental sustainability,

  • The ability to identify, formulate, and critically analyse processes and technologies for implementation of sustainability,

  • The ability to apply knowledge to quantify the environmental sustainability of products, process and systems using analysis and interpretation of relevant data,

  • An understanding of the need for high ethical standards in the practice of engineering, including the responsibilities of the engineering profession towards people and the environment,

  • The ability to work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multidisciplinary settings, and to act as a change agent within organisations to integrate and lead sustainability implementation initiatives,

  • The ability to communicate effectively on complex sustainability challenges and opportunities within organisations and with society at large.


Stage 1

T390 Grad Dip Environmental Sustainability Implementation FT is a one-year, 60-credit, 2 trimester full-time Graduate Diploma Programme. All students must take 60 credits of taught modules across the Autumn and Spring Trimesters, with a balanced workload of 30 credits per trimester. Students must take BSEN40210 & BSEN40630 in the Autumn Trimester and BSEN40720 in the Spring Trimester.

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
BSEN30360 Life Cycle Assessment Autumn 5
BSEN40480 Sustainable Energy & Environment Autumn 10
BSEN40820 Carbon Footprinting Autumn 5
BSEN40210 Green Technologies Project Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
BSEN40720 Carbon & Sustainability Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
BSEN40630 Bioeconomy Policy & Social O/L Autumn and Summer (separate) 5
BSEN40620 Biorefinery Process & Tech O/L Spring 5
BSEN40810 GHG Accounting Spring 10
BSEN40890 Renew Energy Syst Analysis O/L Spring 5
MEEN40310 Project Management Spring 5
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info  
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
GDENA001 Stage 1 - 100.00%
 Standard Honours Award First Class Honours

3.68

4.20
Second Class Honours, Grade 1

3.08

3.67
Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07
Pass

2.00

2.47

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