BS Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Course Overview
This major equips students to apply powerful economic tools to evaluate and manage our natural environment and resources. You will learn to analyze societal choices from local to global scales, predict policy impacts, and devise solutions to pressing environmental challenges. The program provides a unique framework for understanding the critical intersection of economics and sustainability.
Key Program Highlights
- Apply economic theory to solve real-world environmental and natural resource problems.
- Gain expertise in evaluating the public and private implications of policy and regulation.
- Pursue a dual major with Natural Resource Management for a powerful, interdisciplinary skillset.
- Prepare for diverse careers in government, research, business, and non-profit sectors.
- Build practical experience through recommended internships and cooperative education opportunities.
Course Overview
This major equips students to apply powerful economic tools to evaluate and manage our natural environment and resources. You will learn to analyze societal choices from local to global scales, predict policy impacts, and devise solutions to pressing environmental challenges. The program provides a unique framework for understanding the critical intersection of economics and sustainability.
Key Program Highlights
- Apply economic theory to solve real-world environmental and natural resource problems.
- Gain expertise in evaluating the public and private implications of policy and regulation.
- Pursue a dual major with Natural Resource Management for a powerful, interdisciplinary skillset.
- Prepare for diverse careers in government, research, business, and non-profit sectors.
- Build practical experience through recommended internships and cooperative education opportunities.
