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Concentration in Environmental Economics
Catalog description:
An examination of issues and policies relating to the environment and
natural resources from the perspective of economics.
- Required courses in the major -- 34 hours, including: ECON 101,
102, 301, 302, 365, 380, 480; one course from 316, 406 or 450;
337, 345; one course from 245, 250 or 310; 3 additional hours in
Economics.
- Required courses outside the major -- 13-15 hours: ENVR 130,
334, and one additional course in ENVR; STAT 185 or 225.
- Other departmental requirements -- Senior demonstration of
competency and oral competency are met by completion of ECON 480
with a grade of C or higher. Demonstration of computer
competency is met by completion of ECON 365.
- Suggested courses outside the major -- Courses that complement
the concentration include: ENVR 241, 332, 383, 384. Students with
limited computer experience should take CSCI 107. Students
interested in graduate school in economics should take MATH 191
and 192.
Discussion:
In the concentration in environmental economics you will be introduced
to a wide variety of economic concepts and you will learn to apply
these concepts in ways that will help you better understand many
environmental and natural resource issues and policies. Because
it shares a common core with the other concentrations in economics, it
offers a program of study consistent with many career objectives, be
they graduate study in economics, law or MBA programs, and/or
employment in a specific field such as environmental economics.
As described above, students in the concentration in environmental
economics are required to take 34 hours of courses in the major and
13-15 hours outside it. Of the 34 hours in the major, 3 are elective.
Though the set of courses that can be used to fulfill the requirements
for the Concentration in Environmental Economics is smaller than the
set that can fulfill the requirements for the Concentration in General
Economics, enough flexibility is built in to allow you to design a
course of study that best meets your interests and needs. Keep
in mind that every course is not offered every semester. See an economics faculty member
to confirm that the economics courses
you'd like to take are offered the semesters you'd like to take them;
see an environmental science faculty member to do the same for the environmental studies
courses you'd like to take.
To learn how other students have successfully navigated their way
through the Concentration in Environmental Economics' required and
elective courses, see an economics faculty member.
Economics Department
159 Karpen Hall CPO # 2110
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: 828-251-6550
FAX: 828-251-6572
Copyright © 2001-2007
[Chris Bell (email), Economics Department, UNC Asheville].
All rights reserved. Revised:
April 03,
2007
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