Circular Economy Leadership for the Built Environment - Galway

This programme has been developed in close collaboration with construction industry professionals to provide a flexible, multidisciplinary and industry-focused programme that seeks to address the current competency and skills gap in the construction sector both nationally and in a global context. Students will discover a focused set of mandatory modules that cover all stages in the design-construction-operation and end-of-life process. The programme is designed to embrace experiential and collaborative learning opportunities by continuously embedding evolving circular economy best practice through an academic-industry reciprocal learning framework.



Who should apply?

This programme is suitable for professionals across the built environment value chain i.e., local authorities, planners, engineers, project managers, consultancies, architects, building manufacturers, contractors, technicians, building surveyors, purchasing officers etc.

Master of Science:

Circular Built Environment Thesis

Candidates must hold a cognate Level 8 Bachelor (Hons) degree with a minimum grade classification of H2.2 or equivalent e.g. Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architectural Technology, Architecture, Construction Economics and Surveying etc. Candidates who do not meet the H2.2 performance standard in a Level 8 award will be required to pass a qualifying assignment at an H2.2 performance standard as established by the Programme Board for the programme in question and as approved by the Registrar. Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate in Circular Economy Leadership for the Built Environment are eligible to continue on to the M.Sc.



Recognition of Prior Learning: Yes.

Flexible learning courses are popular, and they fill on a first come, first served basis. There are two major intake periods throughout the academic year, September and January.



For January start courses, applications typically open in October, and for September start courses, applications typically open in February. Closing dates for applications are listed on the individual course webpage.

3 years part-time online delivery.



Study Hours

The course is fully online with 4 hours of online workshops and 6 hours of self-paced online activities each week.



On-Campus Attendance: No attendance required.

Start Date: September 2025.

Progression Pathways

Many of our Masters programmes are structured in a way that includes recognised entry and exit awards. This means that you can apply for part of Masters first and learn at your own pace or if you are unable to complete the full programme, you can still gain a recognised qualification. Our entry and exit awards typically include Postgraduate Certificate award and a Postgraduate Diploma award.