MPhil in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management

Our research is ranked joint second in the UK for impact, according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021). The Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York offers an outstanding, dynamic and multidisciplinary environment in which to carry out postgraduate research. Our current Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) come from many countries around the world and are funded via research councils, charities, industry, government grants, and private resources. The PhD is a higher degree awarded for a thesis presenting original research that makes a publishable contribution to knowledge or understanding. A student will be working on their own research project, working closely with their academic supervisor and with the support of other postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff in their research group. The MPhil and PhD programmes in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management offer interdisciplinary research across economic and ecological sciences, concentrated in the following key areas:Economics of the environmentEcology and environmental management, with emphasis on marine systems, tropical and temperate forest systems, and agro-ecosystemsThe nature and impacts of environmental pollutionSustainable use of terrestrial, marine and freshwater resourcesEconomic growth and environmental health outcomesEnvironmental health, migration and socio-economic change

PhD applicants should have, or be expecting to achieve, a 2:1 undergraduate degree in a relevant, related discipline or a higher qualification such as MSc or Masters by Research. International equivalent qualifications are accepted. We have research students from a range of backgrounds on a variety of projects. A 2:1 is the minimum requirement to be considered for a PhD, funded studentships are very competitive and it is likely that you would need to be predicted a high 2:1 / First-class degree.