DL927-Postgraduate Diploma in Business Circular Economy
Entrepreneurship


Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland, via the National Training Fund, and the European Union.
What is Circular Economy Entrepreneurship?
This part-time Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma in Business – Circular Economy Entrepreneurship is designed to create critically aware and relevantly skilled potential entrepreneurs and business people who have a depth of understanding of the Circular Economy – its roots and antecedents and its potential for the future.
This is a practical, hands on programme and assessments are all project based. The programme incorporates a project which will involve working on their own circular economy business idea.
What will I study?
- This innovative programme will provide students with valuable insights into emerging sectoral practices in the circular economy in Ireland and internationally. Using current research and relevant best practice. The aim of this programme is to ensure that learners:
- This is a practical, hands on programme and assessments are all project based. The programme incorporates a project which will involve working on their own circular economy business idea
- Enhance their critical thinking skills in the area of the circular economy
- Understand the current developments nationally and internationally that inform the development of the circular economy
- Evaluate and report on ‘real-world’ circular economy business scenarios
- Establish a competency in sustainable finance and marketing as it applies to the circular economy
- Develop their own circular business ideas and projects
- The need for this programme is supported by the trends and demands to use less materials to fulfil people’s needs across the global economy.
What modules will I study:
- Circular Economy
- Circular Finance and Investment
- Digital marketing and branding
- Circular Economy Case Studies
- Sustainable entrepreneurship
Future Careers
Entrepreneur, Sustainability Office, Sustainability Manager, Sustainability Policy Officer, Sustainability and Ethics Co-ordinator, Sustainability Analyst, Sustainability and Responsible Investing Associate, Sustainability Consultant, Sustainability Reporting Lead.