MSc, PG Diploma and PG Certificate in Applied Environmental Economics
Structure and Syllabus
MSc: 10 modules (4 core, 4 elective plus 2 research)
Postgraduate Diploma: 8 modules (4 core plus 4 elective)
Postgraduate Certificate: 4 modules (at least 3 core plus up to 1 elective)
Core modules
Economic principles (C02)
[this module must be taken in the first year]
Economics of environmental
policy (C121)
Environmental valuation: theory,
techniques and application (C122)
Natural resource economics (C105)
Elective modules
Applied econometrics (C05)
Climate change and development (C124)
Environmental science and management (C200)
Environmental assessment (C207)
Environmental auditing and environmental management systems (C208)
Ethics and environmental practice (C163)
International environmental
law (C114)
Project planning and management (C134)
Either Water
resources management (C126) or Sustainable
land management (C168) or
Sustainable forest management (C185)
One module selected from another
programme
Research modules (MSc only)
Research methods (R106)
Research report (RR01)
Short courses
Many modules can also be taken as short courses for professional development or as a taster of the full degree, diploma or certificate programme. To apply please fill in the short course application form available on the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (SOAS) website [external link].