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Environmental Economics and Policy
Minor in Environmental Economics and Policy
The minor in Environmental Economics and Policy teaches students how economic analysis can be used to improve environmental policymaking. The minor examines pollution problems and how economic principles can be used to inform public policy; it considers the role of economics in the management of natural resources such as fishery, forest and water resources; and it examines the economics of land use for urban, agricultural, and other uses. Students will address questions such as: How can zoning be used to create greenways? What is the effect of a carbon tax on energy consumption? How should commercial fishing be regulated to ensure efficiency and sustainability? This minor is open to students of all majors, with the usual stipulation that no more than six credits can be used to meet requirements of a major and of a minor.
The courses listed below are required for this minor.
AREC 240 Introduction to Economics and the Environment
Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
AREC 332 Introduction to Natural Resource Policy
Prerequisites: AREC 240, which has prerequisites: ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
Credits: 3
AREC 382 Computer-based Analysis in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Prerequisites: AREC 240 and MATH 111, STAT 100, or equivalent
Credits: 3
AREC 445 Agricultural Development, Population Growth, and the Environment
Prerequisites: ECON 306, which has prerequisites: ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
Credits: 3
AREC 455 Economics of Land Use.
Prerequisites: ECON 306, which has prerequisites: ECON 200, 201, MATH 220
Credits: 3
Total Credits: 15
Another AREC course can be substituted for one of the courses listed with permission of the AREC Undergraduate Coordinator.
Declaring the minor:
To ensure appropriate academic advising, students who wish to pursue this minor should inform both the college responsible for their major and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics as early as possible, but in no case later than one full academic year before the expected date of graduation. When a student has completed all requirements for the Minor, the Department shall notify the student's college, which verifies that the student has met all requirements and officially notifies the Registrar's Office. The completion of the Minor is posted on the student's official transcript only when the student completes all requirements for the bachelor's degree.
In order to enroll in the minor, you must schedule an appointment. Please use the link below.
Make an appointment onlineIf you have questions about the minor, please send an email to Adaire Parker, aparker@arec.umd.edu.
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Last updated: 05/1/2012