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The following list includes postgraduate courses in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics offered in the United Kingdom and internationally in Environment and Development.

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UK courses

International courses

Postgraduate Courses in Environmental Economics (United Kingdom)

School of Economic Studies
University of Manchester
M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4823
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 4928
postgrad.ses@man.ac.uk

Course title: PG Diploma/MA (Economics) in Development Economics
Duration: 9 months
Contact: Trevor Young

Course title: MA (Economics) in Agricultural and Environmental Economics
Duration: 1 year (full time)
Contact: Dr N Russell, School of Economic Studies, +44 (0)161 275 4797

Course title: MA (Economics)/ PG Diploma in Economics and Management of Rural Development
Notes: Offered jointly with the Institute for Development Policy and Management
Contact: Dr P Woodhouse, IDPM, + 44 (0) 161 275 2800

Course title: M.Phil in Agricultural Economics

Course title: MA/PG Diploma (Economics) in Environment and Development
Duration: 12 months or 24 months
Notes: Notes: Offered jointly with the Institute for Development Policy and Management
Contact: Dr P Woodhouse, IDPM, 0161 275 2800

Institute for Development Policy and Management
The University of Manchester
Crawford House
Precinct Centre
Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9GH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 2800
Fax: +44 (0)161 273 8829
idpm@man.ac.uk

Course title: Training programme - Integrating Environmental Assessment with Economic and Social Appraisal
Duration: 12 weeks
Contact: Jane Reeves, Programme Administrator

Student Recruitment Office
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London, WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 73236180
Fax: +44 (0)20 73236277
jb26@soas.ac.uk

Course title: MSc in Development Economics

Course title: MSc in Economics with reference to either Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific Region
Duration: 12 months or 24 months (part-time)

Course title: Postgraduate Diploma
Duration: 9 months
Notes: Conversion course for those with good non-Economics first degrees. Successful students can proceed to an MSc.

Course title: MPhil/ PhD Political Economy of Development or Environmental Economics

Department of Economics
University College of London
UCL, Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 5200

Course title: MSc in Environmental and Resource Economics
Duration: 12 months

Environment Department
University of York
Heslington, York YO1 5DD, United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 (0)1904 432999
Fax: + 44 (0)1904 432998
eeem@york.ac.uk

Course title: MSc in Environmental Economics
Duration: 1 year

Course title: MSc/Diploma Environmental Economics and Environmental Management

Wye College
University of London
Ashford
Kent, TN25 5AH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1233 81355, ext. 280
Fax: +44 (0)1233 812 138
epadmin@wye.ac.uk

Course title: MSc Agricultural Economics (Distance learning)
Duration:

Course title: MSc in Applied Environmental Economics (Distance learning)
Duration: External Programme Begins 3rd week in February. Minimum completion period is 2 years.

Course title: Environmental Economics for Sustainable Rural Development (short course)
Duration: 2 or 3 weeks

Course title: MSc Agricultural Economics
Contact: Professor Colin Thirtle, Course Director

Department of Economics
The University of Reading
PO Box 218
Reading, RG6 6AA, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)118 931 8233
Fax: +44 (0)118 975 0236
l.newcombe@rdg.ac.uk

Course title: MSc in Development Economics and Policy
Duration: 9 months (full-time)
Contact: Mrs L.P. Newcombe

Course title: MSc in Economic Development and International Trade
Duration: 9 months (full-time)
Contact: Mrs L.P. Newcombe

School of Development Studies
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1603 592 331
Fax: +44 (0)1603 451 999
dev.general@uea.ac.uk

Course title: MA in Development Economics
Duration: September - September

Course title: Graduate Diploma in Development Economics
Duration: September-June

School of Economic and Social studies
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1603 592098, +44 (0)1603 592065
Fax: +44 (0)1603 250434
pgsoc@uea.ac.uk

Course title: MA in Environmental Economics
Contact: Mrs Jan Northway, +44 (0) 1603 592065, J.Northway@uea.ac.uk

Centre for Development Studies
University of Glasgow
Adam Smith Building
Glasgow, G12 8RT, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)141 3304689
Fax: +44 (0)141 3304940
r.strachan@socsci.gla.ac.uk

Course title: MPhil Economic Development

Course title: MPhil Economic Planning

Institute of Ecology and Resource Management
Darwin Building
The King's Buildings
Mayfield Road
Edinburgh, EH9 3JU, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)131 5354049
Fax: +44 (0)131 6672601

Course title: MSc/Diploma in Ecological Economics

The Development and Project Planning Centre
University of Bradford
Bradford
W. Yorks, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1274 233975
Fax: +44 (0)1274 235280, +44 (0)1274 233981
l.j.knight@bradford.ac.uk

Course title: MSc in Macro-Economic Policy and Planning in Developing Countries
Duration: 1 year

Course title: MSc in Agricultural Development and Rural Finance
Duration: 1 year

Course title: Diploma in Development Economics
Duration: 9 months (full-time)

Course title: Research in MPhil and PhD in macro-economic planning methods, development policy, environmental economics

Graduate Research Centre for Culture, Development, and Environment
University of Sussex
Falmer
Brighton, BN1 9RH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1273 606755
Fax: +44 (0)1273 678335
CDE@sussex.ac.uk

Course title: MA in Environment, Development and Policy
Duration: 1 year (full-time) or 2 years (part-time)

International Courses in Environment and Development

The Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Walter-Flex-Str. 3
53113, Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)228 73 1794
Fax: +49 (0)228 73 1889
docp.zef@uni-bonn.de

Course title: International Doctoral Program for Development Studies
Duration: 3 years
Notes: Fellowships available, offered primarily to students from developing countries. Course taught in English.
Contact: Program Coordinator, Dr. Guenther Manske

Center for International Development Research (CIDR)
Duke University
Box 90237
Durham
NC 27708-0237, USA
Tel: +1 919 6137333
Fax: +1 919 6842861

Course title: Program in International Development Policy (PIDP)
Duration: Between 1 semester and 2 years
Notes: Provides training in policy analysis and problems related to sustainable economic development.

Institute of Social Studies Student Office
P.O Box 29776
2502 LT
The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 426 0517
Fax: +31 70 4260755
student.office@iss.nl

Course title: MA Programme in Development Studies
Duration: 15.5 months
Notes: Courses include Agricultural and Rural Development, Economics of Development, Employment and Labour Studies, Local and Regional Development

Institute of World Economics
Advanced Studies
D-24100, Kiel, Germany
Fax: +49 431 858 53

Course title: Advanced Studies in International Economic Policy Research
Duration: August-May
Notes: Designed for economists with a university degree. Courses include Environmental Economics, International Trade, Economic Growth and Development

Sida
International Training Programmes
SE-105 25, Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 698 50 71
Fax: +46 8 24 92 90
itp@sida.se

Duration: Programmes running 3-8 weeks
Notes:

• Programmes aim at enhancing managerial and technical skills in partner countries and cover subjects of strategic importance to economic and social development. Most programmes concern the fields of transport, communications, energy, environmental protection and industry. A number of training programmes cover the social sector, for instance health and human rights.
• International training programmes are open to candidates from lower and lower-middle income developing countries. Programmes are also arranged for participants from Central- and Eastern Europe.
• Minimum qualifications are a university degree and relevant working experience. Organisations, institutions, corporations and authorities from both the public and private sectors are welcome to nominate candidates.

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