BSc (Hons) Environment, Economics and Ecology (with a placement year)

The BSc in Environment, Economics and Ecology with a Placement Year is an exciting undergraduate program offered by the University of York. The program is specifically tailored to equip students with a deep understanding of environmental challenges from an economic and ecological perspective. It uniquely explores how economic activity affects the natural world and how ecological changes and constraints can influence economies.Course Content: The course combines the fundamentals of biology and economics to study the environment. It investigates biodiversity, conservation, energy, and natural resources, forest ecology with microeconomics and macroeconomics, decision theory and risk management. The course enables students to learn how organisms adapt and function in different environments, and how individual, economic and social choices influence the management of natural resources.Key Modules: Some of the central modules offered in this course include Biodiversity, Conservation and Public Policy, Wildlife and Landscape ecology, Macroeconomic Principles, Microeconomic Principles, and Integrated Economic-Environmental Modelling.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). Future Careers: Graduates from this program can proceed with careers in a wide variety of sectors including environmental consultancy, government advisory roles, NGOs, international agencies, finance or industry. Some students also go on to further study and research.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.