| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-05-06 | - |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-07-31 |
| 2024-01-15 | - |
| 2023-09-25 | 2024-09-23 |
Program Overview
Overview
We aim to produce economists who are sought after by leading economics departments and research institutions around the world. Recent PhD students have been highly successful in securing internships and employment in academia and the private sector.
Our Economics faculty includes leading researchers in several fields, including macroeconomics, labour and development economics, microeconomic theory and agri-environmental economics. All students will receive expert supervision by a research-active member of staff. PhD students also have the opportunity to contribute to the teaching and research activity of the School and are encouraged to participate in seminars and present their own work.
Program Outline
Course structure
The Agri-Environmental Economics PhD programme is studied over four years full-time or six years part-time.
The first year of the Agri-Environmental Economics PhD programme is dedicated to PhD-specific training courses across microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. The content, structure and level of these courses provide the skills needed for independent economic research. By the summer term, students will have developed a set of detailed research questions and written a comprehensive literature review. A poster session is held within the School in which students present their research ideas.
Modules
The following modules are indicative of those offered on this programme. This list is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
There are three compulsory modules in the Autumn term:
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
Advanced Microeconomics and Game Theory
Computational Methods with Matlab
Students then choose at least two optional modules in the Spring term:
Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics
Macro-Econometrics
Topics in Advanced Microeconomics
Micro-Econometrics
All first-year modules involve assessed coursework and you are required to pass at least five modules in order to progress to the second year of the PhD.
Independent research
The final three years of the PhD are devoted to independent research, under the guidance of a supervisory panel. Throughout the academic year, there are regular reading groups, workshops and seminars in which students are encouraged to attend and participate. In the summer term, PhD workshops are held in which all students must present their work. At the end of four years, the student will submit a thesis that is examined by viva voce. Research generated during the PhD can result in the publication of papers in top economics journals.
PhD students are assessed on the basis of a thesis of between 60,000 and 80,000 words.
Teaching
Teaching and assessment
All first-year modules involve assessed coursework and you are required to pass at least five modules in order to progress to the second year of the PhD.
PhD students are assessed on the basis of a thesis of between 60,000 and 80,000 words.
Careers
A postgraduate degree in the area of economics is a particularly valuable and flexible qualification that can open the door to exciting careers in many professions. Our PhD programme provides rigorous training for careers in professional and academic economics. Our graduates have gone on to work as economists in international organisations, the financial sector, business, UK and overseas governments, and to academic careers at Kent, UK and overseas universities.