The MPhil in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management offer interdisciplinary research across economic and ecological sciences, concentrated in the following key areas:

• Economics of the environment
• Ecology and environmental management, with emphasis on marine systems, tropical and temperate forest systems, and agro ecosystems
• The nature and impacts of environmental pollution
• Sustainable use of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater resources
• Economic growth and environmental health outcomes
• Environmental health, migration, and socio-economic change

The MPhil is a research degree and requires a dissertation of up to 60,000 words to be submitted by full-time students after a period of two years' study (by part-time students after four years).

As a research student in the Department of Environment and Geography, you can expect:

• one or more supervisors to oversee your research and training
• potential collaboration with staff at SEI-York or in other departments such as Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Politics or Social Policy
• a Thesis Advisory Committee of three staff including your supervisors to guide progress and offer support
• opportunities to attend seminars by leading scientists from around the world, and to present your own work through posters and talks at departmental conferences
• a varied, comprehensive, and tailored programme of training in both core research methods and broader research-related skills that enhances your career prospects
• a variety of training and development programmes to assist you in your studies and your career, including teaching development for researchers who intend to pursue an academic career
• opportunities to enrol in any taught modules offered by the department and other departments in related fields of enquiry.