This programme plan applies for students with the startup in Autumn 2026.
Read previous program structure here.
Year 1
Autumn
- ECN340 Introduction to Economics, the Global Economy and Environmental Governance (5 ECTS) - August block
- ECN215 Intermediate Microeconomics - Consumers, Producers, Market and Welfare (10 ECTS)*
- ECN306 Economics of Sustainability (5 ECTS)
- EDS355 Climate Change and Society (10 ECTS)
- * ECN215 Intermediate Microeconomics – Consumers, Producers, Market and Welfare is a mandatory course for students who do not have intermediate microeconomics as part of their bachelor’s degree. Students who already have intermediate microeconomics should not take ECN215, but instead choose an elective course, such as EDS306 Green Transformations in Theory and Practice06 Economics of Sustainability.
Spring
- ECN375 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (10 ECTS)
- EDS348 Global Environmental Governance (10 ECTS)
- Course in specialization profile or elective course *** (10 ECTS)
Year 2
Autumn
- ECN372 Climate Economics (10 ECTS)
- Methods package** (10 ECTS)
- Course in specialization profile or elective course *** (10 ECTS)
- M0-EEG Planning the Master's Thesis (0 ECTS)
Spring
** Methods packages
Methods package 1
- AOS340 Qualitative Methods (5 ECTS, Autumn) and AOS341 Quantitative Methods (5 ECTS, Autumn)
- Both courses in methods package 1 require basic background in statistics or research methods.
Methods package 2
- ECN201 Econometrics (10 ECTS, Autumn) or ECN301 Econometric Methods (10 ECTS, Spring)
- ECN201 Econometrics requires the equivalent of MATH100 Introductory Mathematics/ECN102 Introduction to Mathematics for Economists, STAT100 Statistics and ECN215 Intermediate Microeconomics - Consumers, Producers, Market and Welfare.
- ECN301 Econometric Methods requires the equivalent of ECN201 Econometrics.
- It is possible to also choose both ECN201 (1st semester) and ECN301 (3rd semester), but this means that none of the proposed profiles can be chosen.
*** Electives/specialization profile
The 20 ECTS of electives in the program can be either in one of the profiles in Energy Economics or Ecological Economics, or freely chosen among the courses offered at NMBU. In addition to the profiles, we provide a list of suggested/recommended courses.
Profile in Ecological Economics
- Spring (2nd semester): EDS330 Political Ecology (10 ECTS)
- Autumn (3rd semester): EDS351 Ecological Economics and Degrowth (10 ECTS)
Profile in Energy Economics
- Spring (2nd semester): ECN280 Energy Economics (10 ECTS)
- Autumn (3rd semester): ECN380 Energy Markets and Regulation (10 ECTS)
Other recommended courses
January block (2nd semester):
- EDS349 Energy and Society (5 ECTS)
- BUS360 Taxes, Inequality, and Sustainability (5 ECTS)
Spring parallell (2nd semester):
- AOS236 Sustainability Leadership (10 ECTS)
- BUS311 Environmental Management and Sustainability Reporting (5 ECTS)
- ECN271 Cost Benefit Project Evaluation and Environmental Valuation (10 ECTS)
Autumn parallel (3rd semester):
- EDS379 Global Political Economy (10 ECTS)
- EDS260 Global Environmental Changes (5 ECTS)
- ECN334 Internship in Economics (10 ECTS)