Also available via Ecampus.

The BS degree in Environmental Economics and Policy focuses on the development of strong economic and statistical skills and their use in the analysis while providing flexibility to incorporate interests in the biological, physical or social sciences. They also will focus on course work in environmental sciences, political sciences, and related subject areas with a greater focus on the socioeconomic dimensions of environmental sciences.

Major Code: 237

• 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 list of courses with a grade of C– or higher.

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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Must earn a grade of C- or higher

Major Code: 237