Developed and Awarded by Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore

As the expectations on corporate responsibility increase, and as transparency becomes more prevalent, companies are recognizing the need to act on sustainability . This is an opportune time for SIM to provide conceptual, skills-based, and practical learning in the emerging field of sustainability through our Graduate Diploma in Business Sustainability.

Structure

• Lecturers are both academic and industry-based professionals with work experience and knowledge in their domain.
• Average teacher-student ratio is 1:15
• View a list of lecturers’ teaching modules 
• Blended learning is an approach to education that combines online lesson delivery and interaction with traditional face-to-face (F2F) classroom learning. It requires the physical presence of both the teacher and student, with some elements of student control over time, place, path, or pace. While students still attend physical lessons with a teacher, the lesson delivery is combined with computer-mediated activities for students to do more independent learning with guidance.
• Approximately 50% of teaching will be conducted F2F (6 lessons of physical interaction), and the other 50% conducted via synchronous online teaching (7 lessons of online interaction per module).
• Coursework includes attendance at lectures, e-learning, discussions of case studies and interactive presentations, tests and completion of the group and individually written assignments.
• Contact hours: 39 hours per module, total 234 hours
• 3 Terms. Each term is a period of two months.
• Lessons at least 4 sessions a week (Mon - Sat)
• 2 Weekday night (online) & 2 sessions (Full Day) on Saturday (Physcial)
• Each Session: 3 hours
• Additional classes and workshops provided to teach study skills, academic writing and presentation.
• Academic materials include module outlines, reading lists and handbooks on study strategies.
• Minimum class size: 25 students. Students will be informed within 30 days before class commences.

Show more Show less

Assessment & Attendance

• Continuous assessment throughout the programme, e.g., individual assignment, group project, case study, quiz/class test, presentations, and class participation.
• In addition to continuous assessments, students are required to take a test or an exam for all modules.
• To attain a pass for each module, students must achieve overall minimum GPA of 1.0 (grade D).
• This is an intensive programme. All students are encouraged to attain a minimum attendance rate of 75%.

Requirements to Graduate

Students who pass all modules will be issued a transcript and awarded with a certificate from SIM upon graduation.

Modules

6-month programme of 6 modules:
Part-Time: 3 Terms 
Full-Time: 2 Terms

• Sustainability and Stakeholder Management
• Sustainable Marketing
• Sustainable Finance and Reporting
• Corporate Sustainability and Human Resource Management
• Strategies for Business Sustainability
• Sustainable Supply Chain for a Green Economy

View module descriptions

Accepted Entry Qualifications

Applicants who complete the EoS series, which consists of six micro-credential (MC) courses and meet the admission criteria for Graduate Diploma in Business Sustainability, can progress to the following programmes with advanced standing.

The following qualifications are accepted:

• A degree from a recognised university; or  
• Candidates (30 years old and above) who are Diploma holders or hold equivalent qualifications with a minimum of 8 years of working experience.

English Language Requirements

Applicants whose academic qualifications are not attained in the English medium are required to demonstrate proficiency in English in one of the following minimum test scores:

• TOEFL iBT Band Score ≥ 4.5
• TOEFL iBT (Test Centre) 88
• TOEFL iBT (Home Edition) 88
• IELTS 6.0
• Duolingo 100

Note: TOEFL,IELTS and Duolingo test scores must be less than 2 years at point of test date.

Programme Fees 

All fees inclusive of prevailing GST. The course fee does not include textbooks.

- Total Programme Fees: $8,720.00
- Per Module Fees: $1,453.33

Wef from 2027

- Total Programme Fees: $8,894.40
- Per Module Fees: $1,482.40

Mandatory Fees 

All fees inclusive of prevailing GST.