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The course deals with the mechanisms behind and the effects of international trade. The course uses an advanced treatment in terms of topics and methodology, qualifying the student to carry out advanced analyses and the study of issues…

The course aims at deepening the student's theoretical and methodological knowledge of development economics. The point of departure is that economies are low-income because of a lack of economic growth. This in turn depends on low…

The course contains the following building blocks: Investment decision under certainty: the risk free rate and Fisher-separability Risk aversion and expected utility Arrow-Debreu securities Portfolio theory Market equilibrium:…

The course begins with a brief discussion of estimation methods that can be used to analyse financial models, such as Least Square (LS), Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Generalised Method of Moment (GMM). This is followed by a description of…

The objective of this course is to give the students an understanding and hands-on knowledge of fundamental methods within financial risk management. The course deals with two main topics: measurement and management of market risk and…

The course primarily treats issues related to economic growth using advanced dynamic macroeconomic models with intertemporally optimising agents. Within the framework of growth theory, dynamic models in continuous and discrete time…

The course provides an advanced, organised, and comprehensive discussion of theoretical and empirical research in public economics. It focuses on the relationship between the government and the market and arguments for and against…

The course consists of four partially integrated sub-sections. The first part covers basic mineralogy, geology and soil science. Here, geomorphology (landscape features) is introduced, covering endogenous, exogenous and ecological…

Remote sensing is the common name for methods used to study the Environment around us without actually being in contact with the study objects. Examples of remote sensing methods are photography, echo sounding and radar. The course gives…

The course gives an introduction to the functioning of different ecosystems and the effects of climate and geology on the ecosystem processes with for example the carbon and nutrient cycle. The course aims to supply basic scientific…

Building on students’ prior knowledge, the course introduces fundamental physical, mathematical and statistical methods of relevance to approaching questions in physical geography. The relationship between measurement and modelling as a…

This course will provide you with in-depth and applied knowledge of Earth's landscapes. You will learn about the processes by which landscapes evolve and change in different climate and space scales. The course focuses on: the Earth's…

The course aims to introduce the student to basic knowledge regarding global climate systems, climatological processes and their effect on global and local climate. The course contains components of both theoretical and practical character…

The overall goal of the course is to give you hydrological knowledge from different perspectives. This means that you must have knowledge of the water cycle in nature and how humans affect this in different ways. Important components are…

This course gives you broad practical and theoretical knowledge for future work with digital geographical data and GIS (Geographical Information Systems). You will learn how to manage, analyse and visualise digital geographical data and…

This is a continuance for those who already have basic knowledge in GIS (Geographical Information Systems) but would like a deeper knowledge and understanding. The course consists of a number of modules with advanced use of constructing…

A pass on the course is compulsory if the student is to obtain a master’s degree in Physical Geography. The course is carried out as an independent project. In the project the student should display an ability to apply and compile…

The aim of the course is to provide increased knowledge of the effects on the environment of observed and future climate change. Considerable significance is attached to the study of the causal connections that can explain climatic…

The course contains lectures aiming a solid theoretical knowledge about the carbon cycle, greenhouse gases and environmental issues. Topics covered are assimilation of carbon in ecosystems via the photosynthesis, discharge of carbon from…

This course provides tools for analysing the interaction between climate, land use, biodiversity and ecosystem services at different spatial scales. The content of the course includes natural ecosystems, ecosystems with agricultural and…