Resource and Environmental Economics D18 7.5 credits
About the course
The course aims to stimulate critical thinking about environmental and natural resource challenges and policies designed to overcome them. The course focuses on a range of environmental policy instruments available to attain sustainable environmental outcomes and on the mechanisms by which environmental policy instruments operate in attaining these outcomes.
The course encompasses both theoretical and practical aspects related to the design of environmental policy instruments to address important environmental challenges e.g. climate change, local air pollution, overfishing, soil erosion and degradation. The use of pollution taxes, tradable emission permit systems, market certification, and other voluntary and mandatory policy instruments are discussed in depth. Furthermore, the course will also examine criteria for assessing the relative merits of environmental policy instruments.
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Spring 2026
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Resource and Environmental Economics D18
Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
Spring 2026 / Umeå / English / On site
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Starts19 February 2026
Ends23 March 2026
Number of credits7.5 credits
Type of studiesOn site
Study pace100%
Teaching hoursDaytime
Study locationUmeå
LanguageEnglish
Application codeUMU-23106
Eligibility 90 credits of which 75 credits in economics including 15 credits bachelor courses (G2F). Additionally, Mathematical Economics I D7 or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.SelectionAcademic Credits
ApplicationOnline applications are now open. Application deadline is 15 October 2025. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
Application and tuition feesAs a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 12,075
Total fee: SEK 12,075
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