Overview
The Environmental and Natural Resource Economics programme at the University of Copenhagen is a social science programme where you study economics, the environment and natural resources in both a national and global context.
Career opportunities
- With the increasing global focus on sustainability, you will have excellent career opportunities as a graduate from the MSc programme in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. You will typically work with environmental and natural resource economic analyses, project and policy assessments, as well as management and development assignments.
- You will often be working in a multidisciplinary setting and often with some degree of leadership or management as you, with your knowledge of both social and natural science, will often become the link between different disciplines, e.g. between economists and biologists and developers and conservationists.
- You may work in private companies, public institutions or NGOs, both nationally and internationally – and often in the green sector where the strong growth creates more and more interesting job opportunities for environmental and natural resource economists.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Applied Econometrics
- Natural Resource Economics
- Incentives and Regulation
- Economic Valuation Methods and Cost Benefit Analysis
- Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Ecology and Ecosystems Science in relation to Environmental Economics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , International
- Apply before , EEA/EU
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Environmental Economics & Policy Natural Resource Management View 24 other Masters in Economics in DenmarkAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
If you hold one of the degrees listed below, you are considered to meet all academic requirements.
- BSc in Natural Resources with the specialisation in Environmental Economics from the University of Copenhagen
- BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Copenhagen
- BSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen
Other bachelor’s degrees
- If you have a bachelor’s degree other than those listed above, you must submit additional documentation along with your application so the University can evaluate whether or not you meet the admission requirements.
Tuition Fee
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International
14788 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7394 EUR per semester during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per semester during 24 months.
- Tuition fee: DKK 55,000 per semester
Living costs for Copenhagen
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.