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, EA 010 PO or EA 010 PZ , EA 020 PO , and EA 030 PO or EA 030E PO and the one senior capstone course (EA 190 PO or EA 191 PO ). 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:
Two courses from the following list:
One higher-level methods course in Economics:
One of the following courses or an acceptable substitute:
Politics and Public Policy
Anthropology
Values and Ethics
Natural Sciences (higher level environment-related science courses with prerequisites are likely to be approved, please clear with advisor)
- EA 085 PO - Food, Land, and the Environment
- GEOL 020C PO - Introduction to Geology: Environmental Geology
- BIOL 001D PO - Ecology fo rNon-Majors with Lab
- CHEM 112 PO - Analysis of Scientific Literature
