MSc Economics and Sustainability
The study of economics alongside environmental and sustainable issues is an emerging discipline with excellent employment prospects.
With the World waking up to the need to address climate change, economics is often at the centre of environmental policy-making.
Northumbria’s MSc Economics and Sustainability will provide you with state-of-the-art training in economics and policies for sustainability and climate change, as well as a broad grounding in environmental and resource economics.
Well-trained economics graduates are in high demand in the environmental sector, and this unique programme is specifically designed to prepare students for specialist roles as environmental economists in government, international organisations, industry, NGOs and consultancy, as well as for academic careers in research.
Focussing on combining cutting edge sustainability strategies with contemporary economics you will engage with the theories of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics and Environmental Economics.
As well as gaining a detailed understanding of economics and sustainability issues, you will learn how to apply theory to real world problems and acquire the intellectual and personal skills to develop as a professional economist, or pursue further study with academic research in economics.
Newcastle Business School is proud to be a member of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) global compact. Through our membership of this organisation, the School commits to providing distinctive education for our students that is relevant to global sustainability challenges.
The study of economics alongside environmental and sustainable issues is an emerging discipline with excellent employment prospects.
With the World waking up to the need to address climate change, economics is often at the centre of environmental policy-making.
Northumbria’s MSc Economics and Sustainability will provide you with state-of-the-art training in economics and policies for sustainability and climate change, as well as a broad grounding in environmental and resource economics.
Well-trained economics graduates are in high demand in the environmental sector, and this unique programme is specifically designed to prepare students for specialist roles as environmental economists in government, international organisations, industry, NGOs and consultancy, as well as for academic careers in research.
Focussing on combining cutting edge sustainability strategies with contemporary economics you will engage with the theories of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics and Environmental Economics.
As well as gaining a detailed understanding of economics and sustainability issues, you will learn how to apply theory to real world problems and acquire the intellectual and personal skills to develop as a professional economist, or pursue further study with academic research in economics.
Newcastle Business School is proud to be a member of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) global compact. Through our membership of this organisation, the School commits to providing distinctive education for our students that is relevant to global sustainability challenges.
