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Environmental Economics and Policy Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
- Explain microeconomic theory at the intermediate level, including producer theory, how markets work and prices are formulated, market failure and its causes, and welfare theory.
- Analyze natural resource and environmental management issues, including the management of specific resources (such as fishery, forests, land, and water), by applying relevant economic theory and tools.
- Apply statistics and regression techniques to economic data and models and evaluate results.
- Communicate the process and results of economic analysis of environmental and natural resource issues through a variety of written and oral methods.
- Demonstrate the powers and constraints of US legal structures and policy tools to address environmental and natural resource issues.
Grade Requirements
All EEP majors must complete the Core Requirements, Mathematics, Statistics and Additional Writing Course with a grade of C– or higher.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| or ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | |
| AEC 253 | *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | 4 |
| AEC 311 | INTERMEDIATE APPLIED ECONOMICS I: PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS | 4 |
| AEC 313 | INTERMEDIATE APPLIED ECONOMICS II: MARKETS, WELFARE & POLICY | 4 |
| AEC 351 | *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| AEC 352/ECON 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| AEC 432 | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 4 |
| AEC 434 | ^BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS | 4 |
| ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select five 300/400 level courses with advisor approval, including at least two AEC courses: 1 | 15-20 | |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 2-6 | |
| RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP | ||
| PROJECTS (Development, Analysis or Service Project) | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| Computer Course | ||
| AG 111 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE | 3-4 |
| or CS 101 | COMPUTERS: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS | |
| GIS Course | ||
| FW 303 | SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE | 3-4 |
| or GEOG 360 | GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | |
| or HORT 414 | PRECISION AGRICULTURE | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| or MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| Statistics | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| AEC 446 | INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | 4 |
| Additional Writing Course | ||
| WR 323 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| or WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Remaining Bacc Core and Electives | 95-105 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
1
Upper-division electives cannot double count in the major
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3 |
| Computer Course | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Western Culture | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| WINTER | ||
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core: PAC | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| Bacc Core: Biological Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Bacc Core: Writing II | 3 | |
| Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| Bacc Core: Physical Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination | 4 | |
| Bacc Core: Social Processes & Institutions | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| WINTER | ||
| AEC 253 | *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | 4 |
| WR 323
or WR 327 |
*ENGLISH COMPOSITION
or *TECHNICAL WRITING |
3 |
| Bacc Core: Biological or Physical Science with Lab | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 4 | |
| AEC Upper Division Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| GIS Course | 4 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| WINTER | ||
| AEC 311 | INTERMEDIATE APPLIED ECONOMICS I: PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS | 4 |
| AEC 351 | *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| AEC 446 | INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | 4 |
| Upper Division Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| AEC 313 | INTERMEDIATE APPLIED ECONOMICS II: MARKETS, WELFARE & POLICY | 4 |
| AEC 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| AEC Upper Division Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| AEC 434 | ^BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| WINTER | ||
| Upper Division Elective | 4 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 4 | |
| AEC 406
or AEC 410 |
PROJECTS
or INTERNSHIP |
3 |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| AEC 432 | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
