Master's Degree Programme in Corporate Environmental Management
Description
Master鈥檚 program in corporate environmental management consists of compulsory environmental management courses, minor studies in environmental/natural science (students with business background) or basic business studies (students with environmental/natural science background), and language/communication skills courses, and optional courses. Compulsory environmental management studies include courses on societal transformation towards sustainability, material flow management, environmental management systems, environmental management strategies, sustainable marketing and consumption, project working, and environmental management in stakeholder networks. Master鈥檚 thesis is included in the studies.
Supplementary studies
Depending on the individual background, the student may be required to take some supplementary courses.
CEMA2110 Business, Society and the Environment course (5 ECTs) is compulsory for all CEM students, unless an equal course has been completed during previous studies. This course does not count against the 120 ECTS credit points necessary to complete the Master' Programme in Corporate Environmental Management.
Learning outcomes
Discipline based knowledge, knowledge application, and responsible business
CEM graduates master the three core content areas of their discipline: identifying environmental impacts, managing environmental impacts, and eco-competitiveness. CEM graduates are able to apply the core scientific knowledge of their discipline in practice.
Research skills
CEM graduates are competent in critically analyzing interdisciplinary challenges related to sustainability in business.
Communication and language skills
CEM graduates have good communication skills in international business environment.
Degree structure
- Grading scale
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- 0-5
- Objective
- Discipline based knowledge, knowledge application, and responsible business
CEM graduates master the three core content areas of their discipline: identifying environmental impacts, managing environmental impacts, and eco-competitiveness. CEM graduates are able to apply the core scientific knowledge of their discipline in practice.
Research skills
CEM graduates are competent in critically analyzing interdisciplinary challenges related to sustainability in business. - Content
- Advanced studies in Corporate Environmental Management include courses on societal transformation towards sustainability, material flow management, environmental management systems, environmental management strategies, sustainable marketing and consumption, project working, and environmental management in stakeholder networks.
- CEMS2110 Sustainability Transition and Business (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2120 Material Flow Management (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2130 Managing a Green Organization (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2140 Corporate Environmental Management, Project Work or internship (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2150 Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Business (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2160 Sustainable Consumption and Marketing (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2170 Environmental Management in Stakeholder Networks (5听肠谤)
- JSBS1110 Research Methodology (4听肠谤)
- CEMS1930 Master Level Research Tutorial (3听肠谤)
- CEMS1940 Master鈥檚 Thesis (35听肠谤)
- JSBS1940 Maturity Test (0听肠谤)
- Optionality
- Minimum of 5 credits
- CEMS2180 Material Flow Management, Computer Demos (3听肠谤)
- CEMS2190 Introduction to International Environmental Law (5听肠谤)
- CEMS2210 Aspen Case Competition (3听肠谤)
- CEMS2220 Nespresso Case Competition (2听肠谤)
- YRIS2450 Aalto Strategy Case Competition (3听肠谤)
- YLAS2150 Social and Environmental Accounting (6听肠谤)
- YCCA2120 Corporate Reputation and Crisis Communication (6听肠谤)
Advance Studies in Corporate Environmental Management (82聽cr)
Optional Studies (Minimum of 5聽cr)
Optional studies are not restricted to the courses listed above, but may be chosen according to the personal research interests of the student ideally supporting the topic of the Master鈥檚 thesis. The optional studies should be subject or advanced level courses in the School of Business and Economics, in other faculties or Universities e.g. during exchange period abroad.
- Optionality
- Select one
- Optionality
- Select 25-28 credits
- Optionality description
- Basic Business Studies study module includes minimum 25 ECTS credits. YTTP2160 Basic Business in Practise (3 ECTS cr) is optional.
- Grading scale
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- 0-5
- Objective
- - The student gains a holistic understanding of doing business and can apply this understanding in practice.
- The student can identify current issues related to business and is able to consider his/her own interest in different fields of business.
- The student can evaluate business also from the perspectives of responsibility and ethicality. - Content
- Basic business studies provides an introduction to business in the fields of management and leadership, accounting, marketing, communication and entrepreneurship. The students acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes for understanding business issues from different perspectives and in different environments.
- Further information
- Basic Business Studies study module includes minimum 25 ECTS credits. YTTP2160 Basic Business in Practise (3 ECTS cr) is optional.
- YTTP2110 Introduction to Management and Leadership (5听肠谤)
- YTTP2120 Introduction to Marketing (5听肠谤)
- YTTP2130 Introduction to Accounting (5听肠谤)
- YTTP2140 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (5听肠谤)
- YTTP2150 Introduction to Corporate Communication (5听肠谤)
- YTTP2160 Basic Business Studies in Practice (3听肠谤)
- Optionality
- Minimum of 8 credits
- ENVS1130 Environmental risk perception and communication (3听肠谤)
- ENVS1124 Environmental technology (5听肠谤)
- BENP1001 Prerequisite of life on Earth (5听肠谤)
- BENP1002 Water and water systems (5听肠谤)
- BENP1005 Humans and the Environment (5听肠谤)
- ENVS1135 Sustainable water supply and sanitation (5听肠谤)
- Optionality
- Minimum of 7 credits
Compulsory Other Studies (25 - 28聽cr)
Depending on the individual background, the compulsory minor is either Basic Business Studies (25 ECTS ) for the students who have not
completed business studies previously, or a study module of environmental studies for the students who have not completed environmental studies previously.
Basic Business Studies (25 - 28聽cr)
Optional Studies (Minimum of 8聽cr)
Optional courses in environmental studies are not restricted to the courses listed above, but may be chosen freely according to the personal research interests of the student. The optional courses can be basic or subject level courses in environmental sciences, virtual courses organised by UniPID, or other courses in other faculties or universities e.g. during exchange period abroad.
Optional CEM courses (Minimum of 7聽cr)
Choose 7 ECTS of CEM optional courses which have not been included in the optional courses for advances studies of CEM. Optional studies are not restricted only to those courses, but may be chosen according to the personal research interests of the student ideally supporting the topic of the Master鈥檚 thesis. The optional studies should be subject or advanced level courses in the School of Business and Economics, in other faculties or Universities e.g. during exchange period abroad.