Master of Science in Environmental Economics and Management Thompson Rivers University - Kamloops Campus, Canada

Meet the urgent global need for environmentally responsible and sustainable business practices by gaining your Master of Science in Environmental Economics and Management (MScEEM).

With the MScEEM, you will learn the management practices and research skills required to balance economic demands with environmental sustainability. Prepare yourself to meet the needs of public and private organizations worldwide that are actively seeking out managers who can build and support business models that balance planet with profit.

As a MScEEM student, you will have the opportunity to complete a required graduate thesis or project. The thesis or project serves not only as a stepping stone to a PhD program, but also a competitive advantage by providing you the academic and applied research expertise, management skills and specialized knowledge you need to succeed in the emerging area of environmentally sustainable economics and management in the business sector.

What will I learn?
The economic sustainable management sector is set for considerable growth and prolific job opportunities. The MScEEM will help you stand out to employers and land a job in the green market where you can be part of the preservation and restoration of environmental quality worldwide.

Upon graduation, you will be prepared to:

• Analyze and synthesize local, regional and global environmental, natural resource and economic development problems.
• Employ positive and normative economics for the study of sustainable management.
• Formulate multiple and alternative solutions to problems effectively using analytical tools, individually and as a team player.
• Illustrate that knowledge can be uncertain, ambiguous and limited, and how these limitations might influence results and interpretation of environmental problems and solutions.
• Identify and analyze ethical and equity issues associated with environmental problems and solutions.
• Practice the scientific methods, research preparation and styles of communication used to disseminate research.
• Prepare and defend a thesis or project relating to an economic sustainability management issue or problem.
• Prepare and effectively communicate scholarly work, opinions and analysis, both oral and written.