理学硕士（全球环境经济学）

当今世界社会面临的许多最大挑战涉及环境问题，从气候变化到粮食和能源安全，实现可持续和有弹性的经济发展形式，自然资源的可持续利用，污染或生物多样性丧失的需求。环境经济学学科对于我们理解这些挑战以及制定和评估适当的政策对策至关重要。该课程将使学生具备通过理论和应用学科的独特结合来应对这些挑战的技能。这些是由学者以及行业和政策专家通过小组教学来提供的。这保证了实际工作的重点，可以通过在爱尔兰或国外的相关公司或研究机构的工作岗位得到进一步加强。<br> <br>该计划专门针对向学生提供与塑造和影响未来公共政策有关
This course will equip students with the skills to address these challenges through a unique combination of theoretical and applied subjects. These are delivered through small group teaching by academics as well as industry and policy experts. This guarantees a practical focus that is further strengthened through work placements in related companies or research institutes in Ireland or abroad, including for example with the UN Climate Change and Universities Partnership Programme.<br><br>The programme is specifically targeted to provide students with employability skills that are relevant to shape and influence future public policy, conduct environmental evaluations, lead research projects, work in a business or consultancy role, with international development and aid agencies or continue education through further academic study.<br>The aims of the MSc in Global Environmental Economics are to equip graduates with the following skills:<br>Understand and analyse global environmental issues from an economic perspective<br>Critically evaluate and inform future public policy in relation to the environment<br>Advanced knowledge of economic methods used to analyse environmental problems<br>Understand global interlinkages of environmental problems and how these differ around the world<br>Effective communication skills and be proficient with various media<br><br>Career Opportunities<br>Graduates have found employment in international development and aid agencies, the European Commission, utility companies, government departments, investment banks, corporate environmental investment funds, United Nations organisations, consultancy firms and local authorities, and many of our graduates have gone to undertake PhDs.<br>Graduate Employers include: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) Marine Institute, Galway County Council, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Bord na Mona, Coillte, Teagasc, Environment Agency (UK), Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Bord Iascaigh Mhara.