This module aims to immerse the student in the principles of the circular economy and how they can be applied across the whole built environment supply chain. The module will explore the challenges and opportunities of embedding circular economy principles during each phase i.e., pre-development decision-making, planning, design, construction, operation, and end-of-life through the lens of stakeholder action.

1. Demonstrate an ability to critically explorethe complexities of sustainability issues within the built environment, the associated environmental impacts, and the need for leadership.

2. Employ systems thinking to critically evaluatecircular economy principles that apply within a built environment context.

3. Critically evaluate and analyze the application and impact of planning and client-led circular economy interventions across the built environment value chain.

4. Critically evaluate and analyze the application and impact of design-led circular economy interventions at different scales across the built environment value chain.

5. Critically assess and evaluate the role of value chain stakeholders in the implementation of circular economy principles during the pre-construction planning and construction phases.

6. Employ foresight thinking to explore how the reconceptualization of waste as a resource can be applied at community and city-wide scales.

This module aims to immerse the student in the principles of the circular economy and how they can be applied across the whole built environment supply chain. The module will explore the challenges and opportunities of embedding circular economy principles across organisational and project-based structures.

1. Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate and assess leadership, organisational change and transition management best practice related to sustainabilityto inform circular economy leadership at different scales across the built environment value chain.

2. Map and critically assess the level of circular economy maturity within an organization and their associated value chain.

3. Employ systems and futures thinking to develop an organizational circular economy vision and strategy.

4. Critically evaluate and analyze potential circularity interventions across the value chain at different scales.

5. Prepare and present a business case for organizational circular economy transitions across the value chain.

6. Demonstrate an ability to reflect on and frame ongoing professional development and personalised learning pathways to develop circular economy leadership qualities.

This module aims to immerse the learner in applied research that will critically evaluate and examine the design, development, and piloting of circular economy interventions within an organizational and/or project-based workplace context. The module will introduce contemporary research paradigms, methodologies, and methods within an applied work-based research framework that will include setting out research aims and objectives; undertaking a focused literature review; critically evaluating and selecting an appropriate methodology i.e., qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods; recognizing the ethical dimensions and limitations.

The aim of the module is to support learners in translating the knowledge and competences gained in the 'Circular Economy Principles for a Sustainable Built Environment' and 'Circular Economy Leadership and Organizational Transitions' modules into an applied research task that will address a current, circular economy-related, and possibly ill-defined challenge or opportunity that is based in practice.

1. Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate evolving applied work-based research paradigms, methodologies, and methods, which are applicable within a built environment setting.

2. Evaluate and critically assess the applicability of built environment and circular economy research strategies and frameworks at different scales across the value chain.

3. Critically examine the feasibility and applicability of emerging concepts of communities of practice and learning organizations within a built environment and circular economy context.

4. Prepare a project-based and/or organizational applied work-based research plan of work that will set out the: aims and objectives; selected methodology; implementation and benchmarking framework; and critical reflection milestones.

5. Undertake a detailed and focused applied research study within a workplace context that will critically evaluate and examine the design, development, and piloting of circular economy interventions.

6. Critically evaluate different communication tools to translate and present applied work-based research findings to different audiences.