Environment and Sustainable Development

Entry requirements

2:1 Honours degree or equivalent in an accepted subject, with at least 10% of credit bearing modules in Economics.

Accepted subjects include:

• Economics
• Finance
• Engineering
• Earth Sciences
• Geography
• A related discipline within Social Sciences and Humanities.

Degrees in other subjects may also be accepted if you have 10% of credits in Economics or equivalent relevant work experience.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This multi-disciplinary programme is designed for those wanting to pursue a career in environmental project management. It will give you the tools to apply economic analysis to a range of environmental management problems with a focus on developing countries. You will gain a scientific perspective on how environmental and resource constraints impact upon development.

Environment & Sustainable Development will provide you with a good understanding of:

• the key issues confronting economies in attempting to reconcile economic growth with environmental and ecological constraints
• the relationship between environment and the economic system with an emphasis on environmental valuation, cost-benefit analysis, market and policy failure, trade and the environment, the economics of pollution control and climate change
• the role of international environmental agreements

This programme provides the empirical tools, data, and STATA software training that will enable students to investigate economic development and to prepare an independent empirical analysis.

You will have access to all conferences and seminars hosted by the Glasgow Centre for International Development. This means you will be exposed to interdisciplinary research and approaches to development in the fields of medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental management, sustainability, or education.

The Adam Smith Business School celebrates the legacy of Adam Smith by developing enlightened, enterprising and engaged graduates and internationally-recognised research with real social impact.

Take advantage of our individualised skills development programme, which will ensure you balance academic theory with crucial employability skills to help you maximise your potential and achieve your career goals.

Information for international students

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• 6.5 with 2 sub-tests at 6.5 and 2 sub-tests at 6.0.
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.