University of Galway, Ireland
University of Galway| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full-time | 1 year | September | find out | find out |
Do you want to contribute to address major environmental challenges? Do you have an interest in economics? Then this course is for you! It will help you to make a career out of your interests.
Many of the greatest challenges facing societies around the world today relate to environmental concerns-from climate change to food and energy security, the need to achieve sustainable and resilient forms of economic development, sustainable use of natural resources, pollution or biodiversity loss. The discipline of environmental economics is central to our understanding of these challenges and to the framing and evaluation of appropriate policy responses.
This course will equip students with the skills to address these challenges through a unique combination of theoretical and applied subjects. These are delivered through small group teaching by academics as well as industry and policy experts. This guarantees a practical focus that is further strengthened through work placements in related companies or research institutes in Ireland or abroad, including for example with the UN Climate Change and Universities Partnership Programme.
The programme is specifically targeted to provide students with employability skills that are relevant to shape and influence future public policy, conduct environmental evaluations, lead research projects, work in a business or consultancy role, with international development and aid agencies or continue education through further academic study.
The aims of the MSc in Global Environmental Economics are to equip graduates with the following skills:
Environmental Economics at the University of Galway
The MSc Global Environmental Economics is hosted by the Discipline of Economics at the University of Galway, part of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, which is in turn one of three Schools in the College of Business, Public Policy and Law.
Throughout the programme you will mainly be engaged with academic staff of the Economics discipline. You can find staff profiles and contact details at this link: Economics Team Contact Details
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Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
Modules comprise of a combination of continuous assessment and an end-of-semester exam or purely continuous assessment. In line with employer needs, communication and presentations skills are implemented in the assessment structure.
Students have the option to undertake a work placement or dissertation during the summer semester. Students going on work placement are required to submit a Placement Report at the end of the placement, while those taking the dissertation option submit a research paper of approximately 6,000 words in length at the end of the summer semester (usually at the end of July). The dissertation usually involves close collaboration with an academic supervisor on an existing research project or on a topic chosen in discussions between the student and the supervisor.
Contact University of Galway to find course entry requirements.
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