Offered By	Crawford School of Economics and Government
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	Professor Quentin Grafton (Convener)
Academic Plan	7823XMEREC
CRICOS Code	054601F

The objective of the Masters in Environmental and Resource Economics degree is to provide students with rigorous and specialist training in economics and the environment. The degree is designed for individuals with a strong background in economics.

On completion of the degree all students have well developed skills in quantitative analysis and modelling and an understanding of the economic approaches to resolve the challenges of resource overexploitation and misuse of the environment. Graduates are in high demand and have found employment in research, policy analysis and as consultants in Australia and overseas.

It consists of five core courses (Environmental Economics, Sustainability & Ecological Economics,  Agricultural & Resource Economics, Econometrics, Microeconomcis), two electives and a research essay. The program attracts both Australian and overseas students who are in high demand upon graduation. Students without a background in economics can enroll in the Graduate Diploma in Environmental & Resource Economics which offers the necessary background to undertake the MERE degree.

Prerequisites

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Environmental and Resource Economics, normally with a distinction average (70%), may be admitted to candidature for the Master of Environmental and Resource Economics. At the discretion of the Program Director, other participants can be enrolled directly into the Master degree if they have:

• qualifications equivalent to a degree of bachelor with first or upper second class honours from an Australian University, in economics.

• for exceptional candidates, qualifications equivalent to a degree of bachelor from an Australian University, and an outstanding record in statistics and/or mathematics.

International students on development assistance scholarships, e.g. AusAID, normally take two years to complete the Master degree, as they are required to do the Graduate Diploma first.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.