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Environmental Economics and Management, Master

  • Application Deadline
  • 24 months
    Duration
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We are increassingly aware of our responsibilities in the use and management of the natural environment. Knowledge is needed to find solutions to environmental problems, such as pollution and depleted resources. This Environmental Economics and Management programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to address these issues.

About

How do we find solutions to the world´s growing environmental problems? Would you like a career dealing with environmental issues in national or international businesses?

Knowledge and understanding of our biological natural resources and their sustainable use is urgently needed. In this programme, you will heighten your knowledge of economics or business administration, and learn how that knowledge can be applied to environmental issues. Environmental issues are brought to the classroom via SLU´s extensive links with natural resource-based industries.

These meetings aid understanding and application of skills in economics and business administration as a tool for addressing current problems.

UN's sustainable development goals in the education

SLU's educations creates knowledge which contributes to the goals for sustainable development, both in Sweden and internationally.

Depending on your major (either business administration or economics), you will develop understanding and insight into local and global use and management of natural resources. You will learn to address complex problems from both an industrial and societal perspective, with an interest in understanding and promoting sustainable development.

With business administration as a major, you will study environmental management, production economics, quantitative finance, strategic management, environmental risk management and accounting as well as ethics. As an economics major, you will develop your understanding of micro economic theory, environmental policy, econometrics, policy evaluation and sustainable development. Part of the programme is arranged jointly with Uppsala University.

Future

This Environmental Economics and Management programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is in English. It is intended for students with a Bachelor´s degree in business administration or economics who wish to extend their understanding of environmental resource issues.

After completing the programme, you will possess the skills to deal with environmental issues in national and international businesses and organisations, government agencies and other public sector organisations.

As an economist with a profile in environmental and natural resources you will have ample employment opportunities in industry, the media, consultancy firms, authorities, international organisations and policy agencies. You will also be well equipped to apply to a Ph D programme.

Programme Structure

Courses Included

  • Environmental and Social Responsibility Marketing Management
  • Production Economics
  • Research Methods - Master Level
  • Environmental Risk Management and Assessment
  • Value Chain and Networks in the Bio-economy
  • Ethics
  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Analytical Methods
  • Macroeconomic Theory
  • Management of Biological Resources
  • Production Economics
  • Topics in microeconomics
  • Econometric Theory
  • Quantitative Finance - Theory and Applications
  • Independent project in business administration
  • Leadership and sustainability
  • Independent project in business administration
For more information please visit the programme website.

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 24 months
  • Credits
    120 alternative credits
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

English Language Requirements

You only need to take one of these language tests:

  • Minimum required score:

    90

    The TOEFL iBT ® measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The test has four sections (reading, listening, speaking, and writing), each with a score range of 0-30, for a total score range of 0-120. Read more about TOEFL iBT ®.

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  • Minimum required score:

    575

    The TOEFL®PBT is administered in a paper format and measures your ability to use and understand English in a classroom setting at the college or university level. It accurately measures how well you can listen, read and write in English while performing academic tasks. Read more about TOEFL®PBT.

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  • Minimum required score:

    6.5

    The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.

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Academic Requirements

Admission to the Environmental Economics and Management – Master’s programme requires a first-cycle qualification comprising 180 credits and specialised studies comprising 90 credits within one of the following subjects/disciplinary domains: 

  • Business Administration
  • Economics.

The qualification must include at least 15 credits Statistics or 5 credits awarded within Mathematics and 5 credits in Statistics.

Applicants with the corresponding qualifications obtained by means of a degree from another country, or with the corresponding knowledge obtained in some other way, may also be regarded as fulfilling the specific entry requirements. 

Tuition Fee

  • International

    8856 EUR/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 17700 EUR for the full programme and a duration of 24 months.

  • EU/EEA

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 0 EUR for the full programme and a duration of 24 months.
We've labeled the tuition fee that applies to you because we think you are from and prefer over other currencies.
  • First instalment: 42 500 SEK
  • Total programme: 170 000 SEK

Living costs for Uppsala

  • 7620 - 12070 SEK/month
    Living Costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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