Environmental Economics and Sustainability Minor
The Environmental Economics and Sustainability Minor provides a broad understanding of how the environment and the economy are linked; to prepare students for careers in government, consulting, law and for-profit business. The program also offers the essential courses to prepare for a masters in environmental economics, agricultural economics or environmental management.
RELATED PROGRAMS
CURRICULUM
Requirements: 6 courses (18 hours); A maximum of 2 courses can count toward this minor and any other major or minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Classes | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ENVS 335 | Ecological Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 328 | Environmental Economics | |
| Sustainability Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Food Systems Analysis | ||
| Ecological Economics (if not taken as a minor Core Class) | ||
| Conservation Economics | ||
| Applied Environmental Statistics | ||
| Economics Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics (if not taken as a minor Core Class) | ||
| Intermediate Microeconomics | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| Economics of Growth & Development | ||
| Environmental Economics (if not taken as a minor Core Class) | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
ENVS Prerequisites
| Course | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|
| ENVS 327 | ENVS 203 -or- STAT 103 |
| ENVS 335 | ECON 201 |
| ENVS 384 | ECON 201 |
| ENVS 388 | ENVS 203 -or- STAT 103 |
ECON Prerequisites
| Course | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|
| ECON 303 | ECON 201 -and- ECON 202 |
| ECON 320 | ECON 201 -and- ECON 202 |
| ECON 325 | ECON 201 -and- ECON 202 |
| ECON 328 | ECON 201 |
| ECON 329 | ECON 201 -and- ECON 202 |
| ECON 346 | ECON 201, ECON 202, MATH 131, -and- ISSCM 241 |
Students wishing to pursue graduate study in applied economics or related field should also take intermediate microeconomics (ECON 303 Intermediate Microeconomics) and the calculus course sequence (MATH 161 Calculus I and MATH 162 Calculus II).
Suggested Sequence of Courses
| Year Three | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ECON 201 or ECON 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVS 335 or ECON 328 |
Ecological Economics or Environmental Economics |
3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| Sustainability Elective | 3 | |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| Sustainability Elective | 3 | |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Undergraduate Policies and Procedures
Please see Undergraduate Policies and Procedures for academic policies that supersede those of academic units within the University.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Understand how the economy, the environment, and human development goals are linked.
- Understand how economic theory and quantitative analysis can be used to evaluate social and economic outcomes.
- Analyze who benefits or is harmed by economic and environmental policies; identify how benefits and harms are distributed in a population.
- Communicate with professionals about tradeoffs, property rights, ecosystem services, values and related economic measures, inequities, externalities, environmental degradation, and systems thinking.