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Environmental and Resource Economics
Major in Environmental and Resource Economics at the 91原创: youtube.com/watch?v=1VuIoXwkrpI
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Our environment is filled with scarce and finite resources 鈥 including clean air and water, fertile land, critical minerals, and energy resources听鈥 that are all impacted by human decisions. Environmental and resource economics students are trained to examine and understand relationships between producer and consumer decisions, environmental conditions, climate change, and resource availability in our changing world. Students work to answer key questions that help them identify sustainable solutions for global challenges facing society. How do human behavior and decisions affect the environment? How do resource scarcities, like water scarcity, affect our natural world and our communities? How are people responding to climate change? And how can we innovate and spearhead solutions to overcome those challenges? If you have an interest in solving these questions, building strong quantitative skills, a passion for the environment, and a curiosity to understand human decision making, our environmental and resource economics major is for you.听
AREAS OF ST91原创Y
- Resource Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Law
- Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Economics of Biotechnology and New Technologies
- Surveys and Economic Experiments
- Statistical Research Methods
- Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy
- Geographic Information Systems
- Community Economic Development
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Natural Sciences听
CAREER OPTIONS
- Economic Consultant
- Environmental Consultant
- Database Management
- Environmental Lawyer
- Public Policy Analyst
- Geographic Information System Analyst
- Peace Corps Volunteer
Economic Resource Service (and other U.S. government agencies)
- Environmental Scientist
- Environmental Protection Specialist
- Natural Resource Educator
- Natural Resource and Environmental Control
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Economics
- Resource Economics
- Environmental Law
- Urban Affairs and Public Policy
- Statistics
- Economic Policy Analysis
What鈥檚 special about this program?
You can choose to concentrate in either 1) economics of sustainability and policy or 2) natural resource management. Opportunities abound for hands-on undergraduate research experience with 91原创鈥檚 Center for Experimental and Applied Economics. Here, you engage with faculty one on one to learn about their research and how it is affecting the environment. Our environmental and resource economics faculty specialize in experimental and behavioral economics. Our team aims to nurture a diverse and inclusive community to dig into environmental challenges and conduct research that can inform environmental and agricultural policy.听 After graduation, many of our environmental and resource economics majors choose to pursue graduate programs, including degrees in economics, business, environmental science, and law. Others immediately enter careers in consulting, non-profits, education and government.
鈥淲ith the tools students learn in our program, they are well positioned to get a job immediately after graduation. Our graduates are ready to tackle important societal challenges, and they have the tools to identify solutions that will make a meaningful impact.鈥澨鈥 Leah Palm-Forster, associate professor of applied economics and director of the Center for Experimental and Applied Economics
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Animal Science Club
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Collegiate FFA
Entomology Club
Equestrian Team
Food Marketing Club
Food Recovery Network
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Sigma Alpha Sorority (SA)
Students for the Environment
The Wildlife Society
UNIV101听 听 | First Year Experience |
| APEC100 | Sustainable Development 听 |
| APEC135 | Introduction to Data Analysis 听 |
| APEC150 | Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources 听 |
| MATH221 | Calculus I 听 |
| ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics 听 |
| ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition 听 |
| ENWC201 | Wildlife Conservation Ecology 听 |
| 听 | University and College Breadth Course 听 |
| 听 | Free electives 听 |
| POSC220 | Introduction to Public Policy 听 |
| COMM212 | Oral Communications in Business 听 |
| ENGL312 | Written Communications in Business 听 |
| APEC224 | Introduction to Resource Economics 听 |
| STAT200 | Basic Statistical Practice 听 |
| 听 | Physical Science Requirements 听 |
| 听 | University and College Breadth Requirements 听 |
| 听 | Free electives 听 |
| ECON300 OR ECON301 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory听 听 |
| APEC310 OR APEC315 | Strategy and Behavior: Introduction to Game Theory OR Behaviorial Economics 听 |
| APEC343 | Enviromental Economics 听 |
| ECON303 OR ECON304 OR ECON308 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory OR Banking and Monetary Policy 听 |
| APEC410 | International Agricultural Trade and Marketing |
| APEC343 | Environmental Economics 听 |
| ECON300-level elective | Elective (1/2) 听 |
| 听 | Free electives 听 |
| APEC429 | Community Economic Development 听 |
| APEC480 | Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management 听 |
| APEC409 | Surveys and Economic Experiments 听 |
| APEC406 | Agricultural and Resource Policy 听 |
| 听 | Economics of Sustainability Concentration Elective (1/2 and 2/2) 听 |
| ECON300-level elective | Elective (2/2) 听 |
| 听 | Free electives 听 |
Sample curriculum - Natural Resource Management Concentration
APEC135 听 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| APEC150 听 | Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources 听 |
| BISC207 OR PLSC101 and PLSC104 | Introductory Biology I OR Botany I and Botany I Laboratory 听 |
| BISC208 OR PLSC204 and PLSC205 | Introductory Biology II OR Introduction to Soil Science and Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory 听 |
| ENGL110 | FIrst Year Writing 听 |
ENWC201 听 | Wildlife Conservation and Ecology 听 |
MATH221 听 | Calculus I |
听 听 | First Year Seminar 听 |
STAT200 听 | Basic Statistical Practice 听 |
| 听 | University Breadth Courses (1/2) 听 |
| APEC100 | Sustainable Development 听 |
| CHEM101/CHEM131 OR CHEM103/133 | General Chemistry with Laboratory 听 |
APEC224 听 | Introduction to Resource Economics 听 |
ECON103 听 | Introduction to Macroeconomics听听听 听 |
ENGL301 OR ENGL312 OR ENGL410 听 | Advanced Writing OR Written Communications in Business OR Technical Writing 听 |
COMM212 听 | Public Speaking and Professional Presentation 听 |
| 听 | Group Requirements (1/2 and 2/2) 听 |
| 听 | University Breadth Courses 听 |
APEC310 OR APEC315 听 | Strategy and Behavior - Introduction to Game Theory OR Behaviorial Economics 听 |
| APEC343 | Environmental Economics 听 |
| APEC480 | Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management 听 |
| 听 | Group I through V Requirements 听 |
| 听 | University Breadth Courses 听 |
APEC409 听 | Surveys and Economic Experiments 听 |
| 听 | Group IV Requirement (3/3) 听 |
| 听 | Electives 听 |
