Environmental Effects and Conflicts in Long-run Economic Development

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. The aim of this course is to critically examine key concepts of environmental economic theory, through the use of historical analysis. For this purpose both case-studies on micro level and comparative measures of global change are used. The development of small scale manual production for local consumption to large scale energy-intensive production for inter-regional and global markets put significant stress on energy, infrastructure and institutional regimes. This motivates that the use and conflicts around natural resources are given special attention in long-run historical analysis of environmental history. A Bachelor's degree (180 hec) from an internationally recognized university, including a thesis of minimum 15 hec. Applicants must prove their knowledge of English: English 6/English B from Swedish Upper Secondary School or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS. Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits. Studies in Economic History give you the possibility to work in a variety of professions, both in the public and private sectors. For example analysts, information officers, and economists. The School of Business, Economics and Law (usually nicknamed "Handels") is located at Vasagatan 1 and at Viktoriagatan 13. The building at Vasagatan houses the Economics Library, which is several floors high and offers many study places.