Carbon Accounting & Life Cycle Assessment
This programme provides the competency, knowledge and skills required to work with ISO standard methods for carbon footprinting, GHG inventory and life cycle assessment in a commercial environment.
| Award Name | Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ) | Major | National University of Ireland | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
1 Year Part Time.
MODE OF DELIVERY: Blended
Entry Requirements
Level 8 honours degree in a relevant subject or >5 years relevant professional experience.
Application Assesment: Applications will be assessed before the end of June and may include a short 10 minute interview.
Careers / Further progression
There is an ever increasing demand for employees the with skills that this Graduate Diploma provides. While theoretical knowledge of GHG and other emissions is important, there is a clear demand in Ireland for people with the skills necessary to complete Carbon Footprint, GHG Inventory and Life Cycle Assessment of product and organisations. This skill is transferable across sectors and can be aligned with the different parts of a business, be that process and production, management, health and safety, sustainability or even marketing. This graduate diploma will be ideal for professional development or for reskilling by those looking for a new career opportunity.
Graduates progress into:
Sustainability team member or leader
Corporate Social Responsibility
Energy management
Consulting
Sourcing and Procurement
Employers include, Veolia, Arup, Codema and RPS.
Further information
NEXT INTAKE: 2024/2025 September.
GradDip Carbon Accounting & Life Cycle Assessment (T384) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 6440
nonEU fee per year - € 13780
***Fees are subject to change
How to apply?
The following entry routes are available:
Grad Dip Carbon Accounting & Life Cycle Assessment PT (T384)
Duration 1 Years
Attend Part Time
Deadline Rolling*
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised
Climate change, environment, and Corporate Social Responsibility are creating an ever increasing demand for employees with skills in carbon footprinting, GHG accounting, and Life Cycle Assessment. Drivers of this demand are the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (particularly understanding and managing scope 3 emissions), the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (2021) Act, Future Jobs initiative “transition to low carbon economy’ and Ireland’s National Plan on Corporate Social Responsibility. This programme provides the competency, knowledge and skills required to work with ISO standard methods for carbon footprinting, GHG inventory and life cycle assessment in a commercial environment.
Modules: The Graduate Diploma in Carbon Accounting and LCA comprises 60 credits over a calendar year. In the Autumn students take BSEN30360 Life Cycle Assessment, BSEN40820 Carbon Footprinting and BSEN40720 Carbon and Sustainability (15 ECTS in total), in the Spring, BSEN40400 LCA Applications and BSEN40810 Greenhouse Gas Accounting (15 ECTS in total) and in the summer BSEN40800 Industry Project (30 ECTS).
Delivery: All lectures, tutorials and practicals can be completed online, with the option of attending some on campus if desired. Practicals are offered in the late afternoon to facilitate online attendance. Most learning activities can be completed at a different time if necessary.
Course Hours: The programme is delivered over three trimesters, starting in September, January and May. Each trimester is 12 weeks of teaching plus 3 weeks for final assessments. The workload is around 6-9 contact hours plus time to work on assignments per week between September and April. In May a similar amount of time is dedicated to project work.
Stage 1 - core
Life Cycle AssessmentBSEN30360
LCA ApplicationsBSEN40400
Carbon & SustainabilityBSEN40720
Industry ProjectBSEN40800
GHG AccountingBSEN40810
Carbon FootprintingBSEN40820
Following completion of this Graduate Diploma, students will be able to:
Explain and apply the theory of carbon footprinting, GHG accounting and life cycle assessment
Compile a data inventory, with calculations appropriate to ISO14044, ISO14064 and ISO14067
Interpret the inventory and impact data to identify hotspots and significant issues, and draw conclusions
Present a written report summarizing findings, and recommendations in accordance with the relevant ISO standard
Complete one of the following:
calculate the carbon footprint, using ISO14067, of an extant product currently in the market, or a new product that is market-ready
complete an institutional GHG inventory, using ISO 14064, and identify mitigation options
life cycle assessment, using ISO 14044, of an extant product, process or service, considering at least 4 impact categories relevant to the company/sector.
Katie O'Neill
+353(0)1 716 1781