Master 2 år

Heltid

Samfunnsøkonomi og bærekraft

Learning outcomes
A candidate who has completed his or her qualification should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- Has advanced knowledge about microeconomic theory including producer and consumer behavior, and allocation of scarce resources, and how it relates to sustainability
- Is able to formulate research questions, identify and collect relevant data, and consult and critically assess economic literature.
- Has a strong understanding of how economic sustainability involves understanding trade-offs and opportunity costs in production, consumption, resource use and the government’s role in defining societal targets.
- Insight into one of the key specialties at the School of Economics and Business e.g., climate, energy, resource, environment, or developmental economics, public economics, and taxation.

Skills:
- Identify and analyze contemporary problems using economic theory and evaluate their relevance
- Undertake and complete an independent research project in economics including data collection, analysis, and draw conclusions.
- Formulate researchable questions that links understanding of economy theory with its relevance for natural and environmental sciences, other social science, development studies, finance and commodity market analysis, or food and agricultural sciences; and
- Apply advanced methods to analyze economic data and phenomenon, draw valid conclusions, and make relevant policy recommendations.

General competency:
- Identify, review and evaluate different theories and positions, primary and secondary data, and research and other publications; and to extract reliable information from these sources and identify knowledge gaps.
- Work independently, or with direct responsibility to a diverse, interdisciplinary team to organize, plan, and conduct assigned tasks to achieve common goals in a timely fashion.
- Build teams and inter-personal communication across cultures and across academic fields.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, in speech and writing, about complex problems and solutions in ways tailored to different audiences.
- Develop writing skills and learn to evaluate and use primary and secondary sources of data in the academic writing in line with ethical standards.

Studentene på Handelshøyskolen, NMBU blir oppfordret til å ta deler av utdanningen sin ved et universitet i utlandet, både for faglig og personlig utvikling. Fakultetet og NMBU har mange avtaler med anerkjente utenlandske universiteter i alle verdensdeler. Handelshøyskolen, NMBU har også en rekke faglige kontakter med internasjonale institusjoner og staben ved Handelshøyskolen, NMBU kan være behjelpelig med å finne fram til gode tilbud i utlandet, uavhengig av en avtale. NMBU og Handelshøyskolen, NMBU har også utvekslingsavtaler både med europeiske og amerikanske universiteter på masternivå.