Program Overview

Northumbria’s MSc Economics and Sustainability is designed both for those who have a background in economics and wish to specialise, and for those who don’t have a background in economics but are interested in a career in environmental economics or a related area.

Studying economics together with sustainability and examining the impacts of one upon the other, is a new and exciting discipline, which has excellent employment prospects.

As countries and governments globally look to try and change the way we work and live, in order to address climate change, environmental economics is becoming more important within policy-making.

Northumbria’s MSc Economics and Sustainability will give you a thorough grounding in resource and environmental economics as well as cutting-edge training in economics and policies for sustainability and climate change.

In the second year of this programme you will undertake an Advanced Practice placement or a -consultancy project in our award-winning Business Clinic.

Demand is growing in the environmental sector for well-trained economics graduates, and our MSc Economics and Sustainability is specially designed to prepare students for specialist careers in government, international organisations, industry, NGOs and consultancy, in addition to the possibility of continuing on an academic path and pursuing a research career.

The course combines the very latest theory and sustainability strategies with contemporary economics, giving students the change to explore the fields of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics and Environmental Economics.

As well as gaining a detailed understanding of economics and sustainability issues, you will learn how to apply theory to real world problems and graduate with a solid set of specialist and transferable skills which will set you apart.