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Postgraduate Course: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (ECNM11028)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Economics CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course intends to provide students with an introduction to the application of economic theory to the subject area. There is a strong focus on policy issues and policy remedies to identified problems, and the course will be structured around an organising theme of sustainability.
Students should have developed a good awareness of the major literature in the area and be able to apply the relevant tools of economic analysis (which in some cases they will have met in other parts of the course) to the identified problems. This extends to an appreciation of the policy implications of issues developed during the course and to the quality of available policy instruments.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesStudents should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  9
Course Start Block 4 (Sem 2)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 18, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The course is assessed through a final examination in the April / May diet and a coursework essay. Each of these will account for 50% of the final mark.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of the major literature in the area and ability to apply the relevant tools of economic analysis (which in some cases they will have met in other MSc Economics courses) to the identified problems. This extends to an appreciation of the policy implications of issues developed during the course and to the quality of available policy instruments.
Reading List
Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. R. Perman, Y. Ma, M. Common, D. Maddison and J. McGilvray. (Fourth Edition), Pearson, 2011.
Environmental Economics in Theory and Practice. (2nd edition). Hanley N, Shogren J and White B. Palgrave, 2007.

Additional Information
Course URL http://www.sgpe.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
Email: Jonathan.Thomas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9905
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk
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