The minor will provide an overview of key concepts and methods used by economists to analyze problems associated with human use and misuse of natural resources and the environment and to evaluate policy options for better management of these resources for current and future generations.

Requirements

Students wishing to minor in Environmental Economics and Policy must take a total of at least 15 credits from the courses listed below. At least nine credits must be taken from the Core Courses and at most six credits must be taken from the Elective Courses.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Core Courses
Select nine or more credits from the following:		9
ARE 2434E	Environmental and Resource Policy
ARE 3438E	Climate Economics
ARE 4438E	Valuing the Environment
ARE 4444	Economics of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
ARE 4462E	Environmental and Resource Economics
Elective Courses
Select at most six credits from the following:		6
ARE 2235
ARE 2464	Measuring Impact of Programs that Raise Human Well-being
ARE 3305E	Economic Development, Environment, and Policy
ARE 3333	Computational Analysis in Applied Economics
ARE 3436
ARE 3437E	Marine Fisheries Economics and Policy
ARE 4305	Sustainable Economic Development
ECON 2467E	Economics of the Oceans
or NRE 3245E	Environmental Law
Additional Elective Courses with Minor Advisor Approval
Select up to three credits from the following:
ARE 4999	Independent Study
EVST 3100	Climate Resilience and Adaptation: Municipal Policy and Planning
or ENVE 3100	Climate Resilience and Adaptation: Municipal Policy and Planning
or ENVS 3100	Climate Resilience and Adaptation: Municipal Policy and Planning
EVST 3110E	Brownfield Redevelopment
or ENVE 3110E	Brownfield Redevelopment
or ENVS 3110E	Brownfield Redevelopment
GEOG 2400E	Introduction to Sustainable Cities
NRE 2600E	Global Sustainable Natural Resources
Total Credits		15

Note: ARE 1150 Principles of Applied and Resource Economics or ECON 1201 Principles of Microeconomics may be required for some 2000-level or above Agricultural and Resource Economic courses. Other courses listed may have additional prerequisites as well.

Students must earn a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher in each individual course listed above. Students must earn a combined grade point average of 2.5 or higher for all courses listed above. This minor is not open to Applied and Resource Economics majors who are concentrating in Environmental Economics and Policy.

The minor is offered by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.