Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

The W. A. Franke College of Business

Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Certificate


Academic Information

Students earning the Environmental Economics Certificate will embark on an interdisciplinary study that exposes them to considering trade-offs in decision-making processes and furthering their quantitative analytical skills. The Environmental Economics certificate incorporates economic thought processes into the students' major disciplines through three core economics courses (ECO 284, ECO 301, and ECO 324) and two economics elective courses.

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The W. A. Franke College of Business

Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Certificate


Careers

What Can I Do with a Certificate in Environmental Economics?

The Environmental Economics Certificate expands the quantitative analytical skill set of individuals. Upon completing the certificate, students will be equipped to analyze the tradeoffs society faces in the allocation of scarce resources in the decision and policy-making process. These Highly transferable skills allow students to enhance analysis and decision-making in their chosen disciplines when analyzing projects or policies.

Career opportunities that might be pursued:
  • Graduate School
  • Sustainable Land Use Development
  • Project Viability Analysis

With further education, one of these paths is possible:
  • Policy Analyst
  • Consultant
  • Faculty Member
  • Environmental Advocacy
  • Conservation

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

The W. A. Franke College of Business

Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Certificate


University Requirements

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The W. A. Franke College of Business

Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Certificate


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 15
Major GPA 2.0
Highest Mathematics Required MAT 114

Purpose Statement

The Environmental Economics Undergraduate Certificate (EECert) exposes non-economics majors to incorporating economic thought processes into their field of study through three core economics classes and two additional economics classes of their choosing. Environmental Economics encompasses a broad range of topics that would introduce and expand economic decision-making regarding environmental problems and natural resource usage.

Thinking in terms of "efficiency" is a central concept to economic theory. Given limited budgets or resource allocations, students will study how to best address environmental problems and sustainability issues. The EECert will expose students to the trade-offs society faces in decision and policy-making processes to come to solutions that markets will not reach on their own. EECert includes the W.A. Franke College of Business' Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (ECO 284), Quantitative Methods in Economics (ECO 301), and Environmental Economics (ECO 324). In these core classes, students will study the fundamentals of microeconomic theory, market structures, types of goods and externalities, quantitative skills of applied economics, regression analysis and modeling, risk assessment, pollution problems and policies, natural resource use, and sustainability. Through electives, students can choose to study intermediate microeconomics, econometrics, natural resources and climate change, or applied environmental economics.

Students in the EECert from outside of the W.A. Franke College of Business may embark on an interdisciplinary certificate that exposes them to considering tradeoffs in decision-making processes and may further their quantitative and analytical skills. Students wanting to pursue a master's degree or higher will have additional exposure to STEM-related studies. This certificate criterion will enhance the student's understanding of factors to be considered when making business decisions on potential projects undertaken by an employer.

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The W. A. Franke College of Business

Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Certificate


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The W. A. Franke College of Business

Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting

Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Certificate


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