Environmental Analysis - Economics
The most important questions concerning the environment often concern the interactions between production, consumption, and the environment. Economics provides the analytical and computational tools to understand how economic and policy decisions affect the environment and in turn how the environment affects the economy. Students in EA-Econ often go on to careers in energy, environmental consulting, urban planning, and other careers that require an understanding of the linkages between economics, the environment, and human well-being.
Faculty Advisor:
B. Cutter (Economics)
Affiliated Faculty:
J. Jurewitz (Economics)
S. Marks (Economics)
Course Requirements (13 Courses):
Students must complete the core courses, course or EA 010 PZ, course, and course or course and the one senior capstone course (course or course). EA-Econ students must take the methods requirement prior to the senior capstone course. In addition, EA-Econ majors are required to take the following courses:
course - Introduction to Macroeconomics
course - Introduction to Microeconomics
course - Economics Statistics
course - Microeconomic Theory
Two courses from the following list:
course - Natural Resource Economics and Policy
course - Environmental Economics
course - Energy Economics and Policy
One higher-level methods course in Economics:
One of the following courses or an acceptable substitute:
Politics and Public Policy
course - California Beaches
course - Desert Conservation Field Seminar
course- Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
course - Global Politics of Food & Agriculture
course - Global Politics of Water
course - NGOs and Transnational Politics
POST 140 HM - Global Environmental Politics
Anthropology
course - Anthropology of Environmental Justice
Values and Ethics
course - Values and the Environment
Natural Sciences (higher level environment-related science courses with prerequisites are likely to be approved, please clear with advisor)