MSc Sustainability Engineering Leadership

University College Dublin (UCD)

This unique full-time MSc Double Degree between UCD and Northeastern University, where students will spend the 1st year in Northeastern University, USA and their 2nd year in UCD, Ireland, is a comprehensive programme designed to equip graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to become leaders in engineering sustainability across various sectors. It focuses on engineering design, development and assessment of sustainable technologies and is coupled with the engineering management and leadership skills needed to deploy the technologies in the marketplace. The programme addresses the growing Global demand for sustainability expertise in the labour market.

• Advanced knowledge, climate literacy 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 the implementation of sustainability,
• The ability to apply knowledge to quantify the environmental sustainability of products, processes 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, as part of a team and in multidisciplinary settings, and to act as a change agent within organisations to lead and integrate sustainability implementation initiatives,
• The ability to communicate and lead effectively on the implementation of sustainable engineering practices within organisations and society at large.
• The ability to integrate literature data with your work to advance your understanding of a subject and to generate new knowledge through synthesis, critical analysis or research into a subject.

Additionally, students have the opportunity to participate in Northeastern’s top-ranked cooperative education program, providing them up to eight months of professional work experience as part of the academic program. This experience gives students a competitive edge upon graduation and expands their professional network.