Academic Programs Catalog

Environmental Economics and Management prepares students for careers that require consideration of environmental sustainability and economic performance goals for the public sector and businesses. The business component has a particular focus on resource, agricultural, and food industries, as these have strong environmental linkages. The major develops skills in environmental economics and policy analysis as well as core business disciplines such as accounting, marketing, and supply chain management. Business skills and knowledge are developed to help manage or create environmentally and socially responsive business organizations that also deliver shareholder value. The major prepares students for sustainability related employment opportunities with state and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, the agricultural and food industry, and consulting firms. The major also offers students the opportunity to prepare for graduate study in environmental economics and policy or business programs.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Economics and Management

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Economics and Management.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Environmental Economics and Management major is met by completing Agricultural Food and Resource Economics 465. That course is referenced in item 3. a. below.
    
2. The requirements of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
   
   Students must achieve a grade of at least 2.0 or higher in each AFRE course referenced in items 3. a. and in courses taken to fulfill requirements 3. b. and 3. c.
   
   The following requirements for the major:

   a.	All of the following courses (38 credits):
   	AFRE	100	Decision-making in the Agri-Food System						3
   	AFRE	203	Data Analysis for the Agri-Food System						3
   	AFRE	206	World Food, Population and Poverty						3
   	AFRE	210	Professional Seminar in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics						1
   	AFRE	222	Agribusiness and Food Industry Sales (W)						3
   	AFRE	240	Food Product Marketing						3
   	AFRE	265	Ecological Economics						3
   	AFRE	360	Environmental Economics						3
   	AFRE	410	Advanced Professional Seminar in Agricultural Food and Resource Economics						1
   	AFRE	460	Natural Resource Economics						3
   	AFRE	465	Corporate Environmental Management (W)						3
   	EC	201	Introduction to Microeconomics						3
   	EC	202	Introduction to Macroeconomics						3
   	SCM	304	Survey of Supply Chain Management						3
   b.	Three of the following courses (9 or 10 credits):
   	AFRE	224	Information and Market Intelligence in the Agri-Food Industry						3
   	AFRE	300	Public Policy Issues in the Agri-Food System						3
   	AFRE	315	Labor and Personnel Management in the Agri-Food System						3
   	AFRE	322	Organization of the Agri-Food Systems						3
   	AFRE	327	Global Agri-Food Industries and Markets						3
   	AFRE	435	Financial Management in the Agri-Food System						3
   	AFRE	445	Strategic Management for Food and Agribusiness Firms (W)						3
   	AFRE	490	Independent Study in Agricultural Food and Resource Economics						3
   	AFRE	493	Professional Internship in Agricultural Food and Resource Economics						3
   	CSUS	354	Water Resources Management						3
   	CSUS	465	Environmental and Natural Resource Law						3
   	EC	450	Economics of Environmental Policy (W)						3
   	FOR	419	Applications of Geographic Information Systems to Natural Resource Management						4
   	A study abroad or independent study experience may also fulfill part of this requirement through enrollment in AFRE 490 with approval by the department.
   	Agricultural Food and Resource Economics 435 or 445 may be used to fulfill requirement 3.b. if not used to fulfill requirement 3.c.
   c.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   	AFRE	435	Financial Management in the Agri-Food System						3
   	AFRE	445	Strategic Management for Food and Agribusiness Firms (W)						3
   d.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   	ACC	201	Principles of Financial Accounting						3
   	ACC	230	Survey of Accounting Concepts						3
   	AFRE	130	Farm Management I						3
   	FI	320	Introduction to Finance						3
   e.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   	STT	200	Statistical Methods						3
   	STT	201	Statistical Methods						4
   	STT	315	Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Business						3
   f.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   	AFRE	303	Managerial Economics						3
   	EC	301	Intermediate Microeconomics						3
   g.	Complete 6 credits in sciences related to sustainability and the environment, as approved by the department. It is recommended that these credits be from the same discipline.